Taste of the Nation NYC: Hot Dogs & A Good Cause

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Category: Food/Wine

Published on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 11:36

Written by Neil Wolfson

Arriving at Taste of the Nation NYC 2017, I was elated to find Walters Hotdogs of Mamaroneck serving from there truck at the entrance.  The venerable art deco pagoda was a regular culinary destination of my misspent youth in Westchester.

While waiting for my dog, I chatted with Danny Meyer, honorary chair of the benefit for the worthy No Kids Hungry charity. The restaurateur was pleased with the turnout and told me that he was awaiting upcoming reviews of his newly relocated  flagship Union Square Cafe.

Inside the multi level space, I feasted on offerings from more than 50 purveyors of food and drink. Standout dishes included a delicious gnochetti with rabbit ragout from Freek's Mill and and a toothsome "eggs and ham" deviled eggs with prosciutto di Parma from restaurant  Pig Bleeker.

Upstairs there was a casino, where the restaurant from the Empire Casino served buttery lobster ravioli and prime beef sliders.

Desserts included amazing strawberry and cream donuts from Underwest Donuts. Nobody left this splendid event hungry.

Experience the Future of Food at Food Loves Tech June 11-12, 2016

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Published on Monday, 06 June 2016 13:29

Written by Brad Balfour

Food Loves Tech — taking place from June 11-12, 2016, at The Waterfront (241 11th Ave at 27th St) — offers the chance to see, smell, touch and taste the technologies that are transforming our food culture. From farm drones and smart ovens to cultured meat and hyper-personalized coffee blends, attendees get to stroll through the food chain oftomorrow, while tasting and sipping from Edible‘s signature roster of local food and drink makers. Launched by the Edible Magazine family — with editions for Brooklyn, East End, Long Island, and Manhattan — embrace the future of flavor.

Enter a portal into the future, when food tech innovators, start-ups and thought leaders join with food aficionados and enthusiasts alike at the intersection of food and technology.

Discover the latest tech shaping our food via interactive installations, conversations and other immersive food experiences, both high tech and low — from 3-D printing and virtual reality to DIY food crafting and alt agriculture.

Partners and participants in this the food tech spectacular  are listed here:

• BeeHex 
• C-Fu Foods 
• Edenworks 
• EXO 
• Farmbot 
• Farmer’s Fridge 
• Gelzen 
• Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
• Grove 
• Home Grown Cricket Farms 
• Ingredient1 
• Juicebot 
• June Oven 
• Loliware 
• Oliso 
• One Hop Kitchen 
• Pryme Vessyl 
• Seedsheet 
• Sir Kensington’s and Smarty Pans
• 6Sensor Labs 
• AeroFarms
• Bartesian  

Featured chefs include José Andrés and Marcus Samuelsson and the Food Team at Google's #makefuturefood competition will be participating as well.

There will be a Food Tech Bazaar with Califia Farms, Eboost, Lavit, Le Fusion and Make My Cake.

Interactive dinner tickets are still available. Day-time tickets start at $35 (use code EDIBLEFLT), with discounts for buying a pair or a foursome. So bring a few friends and join the Edible team at this three-day event.

For more info go to: http://foodlovestech.com/

Food Loves Tech
June 11–12, 2016

The Waterfront
241 11th Ave (at 27th St), NYC

Crab Fest Attracts Thousands To Andros Island, The Bahamas

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Published on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 15:20

Written by Brad Balfour

Over 10,000 people traveled to the largest island of The Bahamas recently for the much anticipated Land Crab Fest. Bahamians from all across the archipelago and visitors from China, Greece, Belgium, England and the United States called on Central Andros for what officials say is the most exciting culinary experience in The Bahamas and perhaps the entire Caribbean.

Over 17 years ago, the Central Andros community looked for an economic boost. Through their efforts, the local government partnered with the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism to create this cultural-heritage festival. The event started with two to three vendors serving a few crab dishes to what has now become the largest cultural-heritage festival of The Bahamas. 

Crab catchers, the best chefs and various vendors from North, South and Central Andros (including other islands of The Bahamas) entice festival attendees to taste their delectable crab creations that make up a huge assortment of unique dishes including: 

• crab n’ dough
• stuffed crab
• crab n’ rice 
• curried crab
• crab souse
• crab fritters
• crab salad
• garlic crab

There were 12 hours of non-stop Bahamian music, including Elon Moxey as the Androsian headliner.

Other Bahamian performers included:

• Lassie Doe & The Boys
• D-Mac
• Veronica Bishop
• Ra Pa Pum Pum
• Lavant Pratt
• the Mighty Pencil
• Ira Storr & The Spank Band

The crowd danced the night away to sweet sounds of rake n’ scrape and Junkanoo music from the Valley Boys Junkanoo Showtime Group as well.

Other events held during the fest also included:

• a watermelon-eating contest
• “keep what you catch” crab competition
• heritage games