Stuff to do This Weekend and Beyond AUG19-25

Ah yes, it’s that time again. The weekend is here! Whether you’re going to Parked!, eating some Oysters, eating BBQ by Pier54 or simply chillaxin’, hopefully the weather won’t put a damper on your plans. As for us, we’re going over to a friend’s place for a home-cooked meal, doing some volunteering then heading on over to the Hamptons to hang. The i8 Test kitchen will also be in full force this wknd in preparation for next week’s i8 Supper Club (Family Style). Over and out!

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Free Lunch @ Korilla BBQ Truck by Food Network AUG19

great food truck race lunch
From New York to California, Korean barbecue to waffles, food trucks are taking the nation by storm as season 2 of The Great Food Truck Race kicks off…

Food trucks across the country have established cult followings by harnessing social media and grass roots marketing. Now, you can get in on the action, too. All season long, follow Food Network’s Facebook and Twitter updates to learn how you can score a free lunch. Continue reading

Event – A Hamptons Bao-BQ w/ Eddie Huang AUG20

Thx to Zagat Buzz for this…

A HAMPTONS BAO-BQ
Saturday, August 20, 2011, 7 – 11 PM
The Paige Estate
2136 Deerfield Road, Southampton NY
End summer with a bang at the ultimate cookout: a Hamptons “Bao-BQ” hosted by Zagat’s own 30-under-30 chef Eddie Huang at the coveted Paige Estate in Southampton, NY – full of surprise guests, gifts and good eats!
You’ll lounge poolside with free-flowing cocktails before heading to the table, where chef Huang will serve up his infamous BaoHaus spin on summer cookout fare with help from chef Sean Scotese and Top Chef Leah Cohen. The evening’s menu items such as Char Siu Pork and Taiwanese Fritas will showcase the sustainable meats of Fleisher’s Grass-Fed & Organic Meats, whose own Jessica Applestone and Bryan Mayer will also be on hand to sign Fleisher’s new book, The Butcher’s Guide to Well-Raised Meat, and share their carnivorous expertise. And since it’s the Hamptons, there will be surf with that turf: chef Huang’s Lu Wei crawfish! After dinner, you’ll have the option to hop in an Estate-provided car to the exclusive Axe Lounge after-party, featuring DJ Vice, all the evening’s special guests and, of course, a few more surprises…
Event Details: $65 for a four-course cookout with chef Eddie Huang, open bar and access to the Axe Lounge after-party; tax and gratuity included. Valet parking provided by The Paige Estate.
To Reserve: Click here: http://baobq.eventbrite.com/

Goodburger Partners With The Bowery Mission To Do A Little Good This Fourth of July

On July 4th, 2011, New York City based burger chain goodburger will host a BBQ at The Bowery Mission on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

06.30.2011– New York, NY—On July 4th, 2011, New York City based burger chain goodburger will host a BBQ at The Bowery Mission on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In partnership with Pat LaFrieda Wholesale Meat Purveyors, Greater Omaha, Certified Hereford, Pepsi, Arnold and Hebrew National, goodburger will be donating hamburgers, hotdogs, beverages, and all the fixings to feed NYC’s hungry in celebration of Independence Day.

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Event – Palo Santo Turns Five JUL3

When any New York restaurant reaches the five year milestone a huge party is in store, so we’re throwing a rager! Expect to see us roasting a Whole Pig while you dance your #$$ off to live Vallenato, music performed by our special guest band: Very Be Careful! Coming straight from L.A. these guys know how to get down, and everyone who came out to see them play last summer at Palo Santo can vouch for that.

Celebrate with us and see the band for free. There’s no cover. We’re throwing this shindig to thank you for your support, because that is what has gotten us this far. Tell your friends. Bring the family. It’s a whole pig BBQ and everyone is invited!

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Event – LTO NYC presents Ayinde Howell ‘WildFlower’ PopUp Dinner JUN10-12

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Interested in a Detox or Plant-based PopUp Dinner? Chef Ayinde Howell is featured next for 3 days, so get in where you fit in. BUY TIX.

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Stuff to do this Weekend and Beyond JUN10-16

From Big Apple BBQ to Midtown Lunch 5th Anniversary Party to our i8 Supper Club, there is never a lull of delicious nosh in this Concrete Jungle. We’re hosting our i8 Supper Club (Breakfast for Dinner) tomorrow as well! Want to know more stuff to do? Read on…

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NYC Food Friendly Events JUN6-12

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Did y’all get your FastPass for the Big Apple BBQ? How about tickets to chill on a boat w/ Iron Chef Morimoto? You can always check our right sidebar for up to the minute events in real-time, but to make it easier our friends over at Zagat chose a select few events they deemed noteworthy, starting with today…

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JBF Previews – July ’11-September ’11


(Courtesy: Official Website)

Here are the JBF Dinners for JULY-SEPTEMBER 2011… If you haven’t sign up as a JBF Member yet, you may want to consider it. Here’s why…

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Event – Tastes: Meatpacking meets Chelsea JUN4 – we’ll be there

RECAP: Today a heap of Culinary Talent took over the Cobblestone Streets of the Meatpacking District by storm. We checked out all the action including the merchandise, Old Navy van, as well as stage performances by a young talent. The event lasted from 11:30am-3:00pm, with the ticket format much like Taste of TriBeCa, except here you get 6 tastes instead of 5 for $35. Beverages were $2 and not inclusive. We didn’t get to try everything, but two of our favorites included Spice Market’s Green Tea Granita w/ red currant mousse as well as Pastis’s Chicken Liver Foie Gras Mousse w/ pickled red onions. Many were on hand to partake in the festivities as blue skies provided for the perfect backdrop to some of NYC’s great restaurants. Coupled with a great cause, good times were had by all. PICS HERE Continue reading

Event – Southern Hospitality Presents Teacher Appreciation Happy Hour MAY27

Friday May 27th  – Happy Hour Specials Noon-7pm

$3 Drafts, $5 Well Drinks, $5 House Wines,$6 Frozen Drinks, $5 Select Appetizers

A – Appletinis
B – Beer
C- Cosmopolitans

1460 Second Avenue (bet 76th & 77th sts)

Event – Meatopia @ Brooklyn Bridge Park JUL23

Joshua Ozersky via the Meatopia Facebook page -

 We know, we know….the lines were long last year and toward the end we ran out of food. That’s why I DOUBLED the number of chefs and am feeding fewer people. Meatopia will sell out fast this year, so get your tickets ASAP. You won’t regret it!

 Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, May 25th.  MORE INFO

Stuff to do this weekend MAY21-22

 
By no means is this list cumulative, so cherry pick what suits you best. If you haven’t made plans this weekend yet or are simply lost, allow us to guide you…