Appetite for Good

Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, the annual culinary event dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America, bursting with fantastic fare from over 50 top-tier local restaurants and libations from a revered group of mixologists and wineries alike. Familiar faces filled the space on Monday night, as celebrity chefs and restaurateurs such as Aaron Sanchez, Danny Meyer and Marc Murphy were signing books, cooking or simply chatting with elated foodies at the nonprofit fête.

Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation— the philanthropic culinary extravaganza— is slated for Monday, April 30 at 82 Mercer Place in Soho in New York City. The event brings together the top restaurants, chefs, bakers, mixologists and food personalities

All good things must come to an end. But that doesn’t mean things can’t go out with a bang!
On Sunday evening, the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival came to an official close with its final event, Party in Guy’s Garage presented by Pucker Flavored Vodka. Right in the heart of the Meatpacking, at 440 West 15, food lovers and charity supporters alike gathered together at the Highline Stages to bid a fond farewell to the four-day long festival dressed as their favorite 1980s stars, munching on some of the city’s best pub grub.

This year the taco offerings were heavily skewed toward meats, primarily beef and pork with a few lamb, chicken, and duck even thrown in. Given the carnivorous offerings, after my 6th meat taco, the rest started to blur and only a handful really stood out, mostly the seafood tacos.

They say you should never have too much of a good thing. But a plentiful amount of two good things is an ideal balance, right? With this principle in mind, I marveled at the balance of great things offered at the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival

This year was my first Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival’s. I felt like Charlie on his tour through the Chocolate Factory. Though there was chocolate (my old favorite Lindt and a new favorite, Pure Dark), [...]

Presented by Corcoran. Help fight against hunger Meatpacking Uncorked is Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival’s version of Fashion’s Night Out. Each ticket holder received a passport which had a map of all the wine and food stops. Most of the wine stops where in the apparel stores and the food stops [...]

This year’s Chelsea Market After Dark was hosted by Emeril Lagasse. This was Emeril’s first appearance at the Food Network’s Wine & Food Festival. I started my night with a delicious glass of chardonnay from Joseph Carr and began browsing around.

Last Friday night I was lucky enough to be in attendance at SWEET, a late-night dessert party that kicked off the weekend events of the fourth annual Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival. The Festival is one of the finest culinary events in the city, both in terms of taste and of philanthropy.

Awaiting Angelenos this Labor Day weekend is what promises to be a tremendous four (yes, four!) day citywide culinary event, appropriately titled “THE TASTE.” Presented by the Los Angeles Times and Food&Wine, this food festival promises a whopping 4 days, 3 locations, and 9 events of unlimited tastings from over 200 local eateries