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This website began as a collection of field notes on interesting food I'd tried, or planned to try, in and around New York. Since its launch, in January 2005, I've visited thousands of venues, from white-linen restaurants to elbows-on-the-table eateries, as well as street vendors, fairs, festivals, grocers, and greenmarkets — and my "to eat" list is longer than ever.

New York-area food events, October 3-10

KAAGNY Korean Festival
Saturday, October 5, 10:00-6:00
Accompanied by a parade, scheduled for noon, that proceeds down Sixth Ave. from 38th St. to 27th St. and near the festival site, on 32nd St. between Broadway and Fifth Ave., Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/C_6vtk-PePa
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/10/korean-festival.html
Free admission

Coptic Carnival
Saturday, October 5, 10:00-9:00; Sunday, noon-7:00; repeats October 12-13
St. Mina & Pope Kyrillos VI Cathedral, 3 Church Rd., Suffern, New York
www.Eventbrite.com/e/coptic-carnival-2024-tickets-1001274568187
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, October 5, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly, by and large
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/DATa1bYOegR
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Nigerian Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, October 5, midmorning-late afternoon
Accompanied by a parade, scheduled for 11:00, that proceeds down Madison Ave. from 38th St. to the festival site near Madison Square Park, Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/DAMaSC6u2eh
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/11/nigeria-independence-day-festival.html
Free admission

Staten Island Egyptian Festival
Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29, 11:00-8:00; repeats October 5-6
Archangel Michael and St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church, 4095 Amboy Rd. (at Linderwood Rd.), Great Kills, Staten Island
www.Facebook.com/ges2000/posts/pfbid02vJX2EMohx7GbmcncPrJwWew7ryabmTd31o5XYj7kaE266QovBdVscPUyN7XG85uTl
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&view_all=1&text=michael%20mena%20staten
Free admission

Salty Lunch Lady’s Little Luncheonette: Big at Heart

It’s a common bond shared by children all across the United States: lining up for lunch at the school cafeteria.

Our own fond memories of these meals are few and far between, particularly when we think of the institutional food on the menu. We had better luck with lunches packed from home — in part because we could show off our TV-themed lunchboxes — but for many schoolchildren, then and now, this isn’t always an option.

Enter the lunch lady: a nostalgic, nurturing figure who presides over the cafeteria, and who ensures that the children get what they need.

This is Dria Atencio’s adopted persona at Salty Lunch Lady’s Little Luncheonette, in Ridgewood — someone, she explains, who’s “taking care of you in a simple, basic way.” Even nowadays, when we sit down to lunch, there's little that’s simpler or more satisfying than a good sandwich and a nice dessert. Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, September 26-October 3

Evening Under the Sphere
Thursday, September 26, 6:00-9:00
At the Unisphere, inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
www.Eventbrite.com/e/evening-under-the-sphere-2024-tickets-929236761167
Tickets: Queens residents, $54; all others, $107; proceeds benefit the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Greek Festival on the Harbor
Thursday through Sunday, September 26-29, various hours
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, 100 Fairway Dr., Port Washington, New York
www.Facebook.com/GreekFestPW
Free admission

Sts. Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 27-29, various hours
Sts. Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church, 2230 33rd St. (23rd Ave.-Ditmars Blvd.), Astoria, Queens
www.AstoriaPost.com/greek-annual-festival-astoria
Free admission

Roseland Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 27-29, various hours
Sts. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave., Roseland, New Jersey
www.RoselandGreekFest.com
Admission: in recent years, $2

Holy Trinity Greek Fest
Friday through Sunday, September 27-29, various hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 250 Gallows Hill Rd., Westfield, New Jersey
www.NJGreekFest.com
Admission: $2

Dragon Fest and Japan Fes
Saturday, September 28, 10:00-6:00; both events repeat periodically
Broadway between 114th and 116th Sts. (within a longer street festival), Manhattan
www.Instagram.com/p/DARp6eaO3-C
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/928-upper-west-side
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 19-26

Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund Annual Benefit
Thursday, September 19, 6:00-10:00
Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Ave. (15th-16th Sts.), Manhattan
www.AnneSaxelbyLegacyFund.org
Tickets: adults, $150; children under age 12, $75; hour-earlier VIP entry, $400; proceeds benefit the Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund

Feast of San Gennaro
Concludes Thursday, September 19, through Sunday, September 22, generally 11:30-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 20-22, various hours
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.Instagram.com/p/C-fX1L_tX4U
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission

St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 20-22, various hours
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, New Jersey
www.StNicholasNJ.org/greekfest
Free admission

Stamford Greek Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 20-22, various hours
Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, 1527 Bedford St., Stamford, Connecticut
www.StamfordGreekFest.com
Free admission

Mexican-Filipino Piesta
Saturday, September 21, 10:00-6:00
Woodside Ave. between 62nd and 63rd Sts., Woodside, Queens (one block of a longer street festival)
www.Instagram.com/p/C_NoDNxOYn3
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 12-19

St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 12-15, various hours
Vicinity of the Cathedral of St. Markella, 2268 26th St. (near 23rd Ave.), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161433460604666&set=gm.10159666372280728
Free admission

Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday, September 12, through Sunday, September 22, generally 11:30-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

Night Markets NYC: West Harlem
Thursday, September 12, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through October
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.Eventbrite.com/e/night-markets-nyc-west-harlem-tickets-767641936697
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/eatingintranslation/52013600345/lightbox
Free admission

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 12-15, various hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Rd., New Rochelle, New York
www.HTFestival.org
Admission: in past years, adults, $2; children under age 12, free when accompanied by a parent

New York Latin Food Festival
Friday, September 13, 4:00-10:00; Saturday, noon-8:00
Pier 76, Hudson River Park, 408 Twelfth Ave (on the river side of the Javits Center), Manhattan
www.eventbrite.com/e/new-york-latin-food-fest-nylff-tickets-859754156827
Free admission

Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 13-15, various hours
Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 1641 Richmond Ave., Bulls Head, Staten Island
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160649509779403&set=gm.1671630783622475
Admission: adults, $2; children under age 5, free

St. Paraskevi Greek Fest
Friday through Sunday, September 13-15, various hours
Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, 1 Shrine Pl., Greenlawn, New York
www.StParaskevi.org/ministries/recreational/greek-festival
Free admission

Japan Fes, Korea Fest, and Thai Fest
Saturday, September 14, 10:00-6:00
Various locations on Eighth Ave. between 14th and 23rd Sts. (within a longer street festival), Manhattan
www.JapanFes.com/new-blog/2024/914-chelsea
www.Eventbrite.com/e/first-korea-street-food-fest-in-manhattan-tickets-1009686458377
www.ThaiFests.com
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at Moore Homestead Park
Saturday, September 14, 11:00-5:00; repeats periodically
45th Ave. at Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens
www.Instagram.com/p/C_vqjGDOmmZ
Previously, by the same organizers, at various locations: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20gastronomy%20association&view_all=1
Free admission

NYC Honey Fest
Saturday, September 14, 11:00-6:00
Boardwalk at Beach 106th St., Rockaway Beach, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo?fbid=921107863379645&set=a.561319782691790
Free admission