
THE 14TH ANNUAL NEW YORK CHOCOLATE SHOW will take place Thursday, November 10-November 13, 2011 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City

THE 14TH ANNUAL NEW YORK CHOCOLATE SHOW will take place Thursday, November 10-November 13, 2011 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City



L: The Chefs, R: One thirsty Master Sommelier
RECAP: Daniel Boulud is a troublemaker, but you already knew that.
Chefs and Champagne kicked off in a monster tent in the Hamptons w/ Mercedes Benz automobiles sprawled all over the lawn. Over 40 Chefs were on hand to present their culinary creations. The winners? Without a doubt, the Beef Kebab w/ Chipotle Mayo from Chef Jehangir Mehta of Mehtaphor and Graffiti fame. We had a Cougariffic time! PICS HERE


Mark your calendars for the next PbP NY event: Speed Networking!
7-9 p.m. $20
Croton, 108 W. 40th btwn 6th and Broadway
Drink specials include $3 beers (select bottles), $5 martinis and margaritas, $6 wines (chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet), and more! MORE INFO/BUY TIX


UPDATE: JUNE 18. The Festival of the 7 Ingredients: a night of delectable tasting stations to preview Eat Drink Local at the Openhouse Gallery,
Saturday June 18, 6:00-9:00pm
To launch their week long celebration “Eat Drink Local,” Empire State Edibles is throwing this bash featuring local restaurants, breweries, wineries and distilleries. Come try dishes like oyster stew and spicy lamb salad with pea greens, and Kelso’s beer from Brooklyn. $25/person. OpenHouse Gallery in SoHo, 201 Mulberry Street; tickets, $26, available BUY TIX.
In the city and across the Empire state, join us in celebrating everyone who feeds us.
The 3rd annual Eat Drink Local week kicks off June 24, with the collaboration of all Edible magazines in New York State, and involves partners from the entire food chain. Dine out, cook in, and celebrate the ingredients, landscape and people behind our food and drink. And be sure to enjoy Eat Drink Local meals at these partner restaurants in Manhattan, Brooklyn and on the East End. (You can search our whole Eat Drink Local guide by neighborhood right here, too.)
Eat Drink Local—including the Challenge, the Ingredients of the Day and other weeklong promotions—raises awareness about the bounty of products grown in the region, drives customers to the restaurants and other businesses that feature these products, and raises funds for charitable partners dedicated to regional agriculture throughout the state.

6 European and American chefs will share their way of cooking and discuss their inspirations during 30 minutes long master classes taking place at Dovetail. Space is limited and is reserved for journalists, professionals and New York chefs.
Friday, June 10th
10 : 00 am – 10 : 30 am Carlo Mirarchi (Roberta’s, Brooklyn)
10 : 35 am – 11 : 05 am Giovanni Passerini (Rino, Paris)
11 : 10 am – 11 : 40 am John Fraser (Dovetail, New York)
11 : 45 am – 12 : 15 pm Jean-François Piège (Thoumieux, Paris)
12 : 20 pm – 12 : 50 pm Mads Refslund (Copenhagen)
Don’t forget to check out THE OMNIVORE F*** DINNERS JUN9-11 as well

Go catch some rays this weekend with weather hitting 80 plus degrees in NYC! The Concrete Jungle never sleeps, and here’s proof:

A Go Gaga Look-Alike Competition will be held as a part of the festivities. Lady Gaga look-alikes will compete for the crown of best Lady Gaga impersonator. With Lady Gaga as a former resident of the Lower East Side, competitors are encouraged to incorporate items from the Lower East Side into their costumes, which can be replicas of Lady Gaga’s real outfits, or original costumes that evoke Lady Gaga’s look. Download the rules and application here. Continue reading
Thx to NYStreetFood for this…
You’re gonna have to cross the Hudson for this one, but it will totally be worth it. If you’re already in NJ, then it’s even easier.
Freixenet USA announces the launch of the Freixenet Tastings & Tapas Truck. The “Black Bottle Bubbly” will stop in Hoboken and Asbury Park, NJ from June 2-5 on its tour of five east coast cities to introduce the first food truck created to share the beauty and versatility of cava, Spain’s sparkling wine, one glass of Freixenet at a time. Continue reading

KNIFE SHARPENING SERVICE BY PROFESSIONAL SUSHI CHEF
The Japanse Culinary Center now offers a knife sharpening and repair service!
Nozomu Abe, who is reputed as one of the best sushi chefs in NYC, will sharpen your knife by hand. This is a great opportunity to have your knives sharpened by a true professional. Please ask our staff for more details. Continue reading
Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline traces the personal journeys of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional scientist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former top surgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic. Inspired by remarkable discoveries in their young careers, these men conducted several groundbreaking studies. Their separate research led them to the same startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented—and in many cases reversed—by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet. In addition, cameras follow “reality patients” who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes, and are taught by their doctors to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments.
Director: Lee Fulkerson
An Evening of Wishes – Annual Gala
Benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Metro New York
June 16, 2011
6:30p.m. – 10:30p.m.
Cipriani Wall Street
55 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005 Continue reading