Eating In Translation

New York-area food events, September 23-30

Feast of San Gennaro
Concludes Thursday, September 23, through Sunday, September 26, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

St. Nicholas Greek Festival, Wyckoff, New Jersey
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Ave., Wyckoff, New Jersey
www.StNicholasNJ.org/greekfest
Free admission

Roseland Greek Festival, Roseland, New Jersey
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
Sts. Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 80 Laurel Ave., Roseland, New Jersey
www.RoselandGreekFest.com
Admission: adults, $2; children ages 12 and under, free

Greek Festival on the Harbor, Port Washington, New York
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, 100 Fairway Dr., Port Washington, New York
www.Facebook.com/GreekFestPW/photos/3699669546806458
Free admission

Stamford Greek Festival, Stamford, Connecticut
Friday through Sunday, September 24-26, various hours
Archangels Greek Orthodox Church, 1527 Bedford St., Stamford, Connecticut
www.StamfordGreekFest.com
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 16-23

Feast of San Gennaro
Thursday, September 16, through Sunday, September 26, generally 11:00-11:00
On and around Mulberry St., Little Italy, Manhattan
www.SanGennaroNYC.org
Free admission

St. Markella Greek Orthodox Church Street Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 16-19, various evening and weekend hours
Cathedral of St. Markella, 2268 26th St. (near 23rd Ave., Astoria, Queens
www.SaintMarkellaGOC.org/annual-festival
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2017/09/st-markella-greek-orthodox-church-street-festival.html
Free admission

Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Ridge Blvd. between 84th and 86th Sts., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/09/08/holy-cross-greek-festival-in-bay-ridge-9-17-9-19
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/09/holy-cross-greek-cultural-festival.html
Free admission

St. John the Theologian's Greek Festival, Tenafly
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various hours
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, 353 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly, New Jersey
www.TasteOfGreeceFestival.com
Free admission

St. Paraskevi Greek Fest, Greenlawn
Friday through Sunday, September 17-19, various evening and weekend hours
Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, 1 Shrine Pl., Greenlawn, New York
www.Facebook.com/stparaskevi/photos/a.1433714510255019/2683036631989461
Free admission

Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair
Saturday, September 18, 11:00-4:00
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 8407 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=994462701389755&set=g.394535003928451
Free admission

New York-area food events, September 9-16

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, September 9, 4:00-???; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

Hoboken Italian Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
Sinatra Promenade between 2nd St. and Sinatra Dr., Hoboken, New Jersey
www.HobokenItalianFestival.com
Free admission

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 721 Rahway Ave., Union, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/785592159016938
Admission: $2

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Festival
Thursday through Sunday, September 9-12, various evening and weekend hours
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 10 Mill Rd., New Rochelle, New York
www.Facebook.com/holytrinityNR/photos/a.1809535669362193/2885068928475523
Donation: adults, $2; children under age 12, free when accompanied by a parent

Chinatown Nights
Friday, September 10, 8:00-11:00; repeats periodically
Forsyth Plaza, Forsyth St. at Canal St., Manhattan
www.ThinkChinatown.org/nights
Free admission with online registration, where donations will be encouraged

Foda Egyptian Sandwiches: Falafel Mavens

Sautéed beef liver — deposited, with its pan juices, onto the absorbent inner surface of homemade fino (Fee-no) bread — is a specialty of Foda Egyptian Sandwiches. Read about this Astoria street cart and its hard-working namesake on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, August 26-September 2

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 26-29, various evening and weekend hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/07/16/18th-avenue-feast-in-brooklyn-2
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/08/lucys-palace.html
Free admission

Indonesian Cuisine and Culture Festival
Saturday, August 28, 10:00-5:00
Outdoors at Greenpoint Terminal Market, 2 Noble St. (at the East River), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/events/271124121141207
Previously, from the same organizers at another location: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/12/indonesian-gastronomy-association-bazaar.html
Free admission

Brooklyn 24th St. Festival
Saturday, August 28, noon-7:00
24th St. between Fourth and Fifth Aves., Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn
www.Eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-24th-street-summer-cultural-festival-tickets-167192133171
Previously: www.BrooklynReporter.com/2017/08/tenth-annual-brooklyn-24th-street-festival-another-hit-in-sunset
Free admission

Festival Minokan: A Celebration of Haitian Culture
Saturday, August 28, 4:00-8:00
The Wyckoff House Museum, 5816 Clarendon Rd. (East 58th-59th Sts.), East Flatbush, Brooklyn
www.WyckoffMuseum.org/calendar/festival-minokan-a-celebration-of-haitian-culture-2
Free admission

Plus Polish Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 28-29, 11:00-10:00
German Masonic Park, 89 Western Highway, Tappan, New York
www.PlusFestival.com
Admission: adults, $10; children under age 12, free

Japan Street Festival
Sunday, August 29, 10:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 9th and 10th Sts., Manhattan
www.Facebook.com/JapanFes
Free admission

Brighton Beach Jubilee Festival
Sunday, August 29, 10:00-6:00
Brighton Beach Ave. between Coney Island Ave. and Corbin Pl., Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
www.BrightonBeach.com/jubilee-festival.html
The festival chow may be humdrum, but many restaurants, bakeries, and markets are nearby; so are the boardwalk and beach
Free admission

Grenada Family Sports Day
Sunday, August 29, 1:00-??? (postponed from August 22)
Canarsie Park (enter on Skidmore St.), Canarsie, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/grenadaday/photos/a.232787547095591/1435071996867134
Also open to "guests who simply wish to purchase refreshments" and, perhaps, seek out a shade tree. Previously, at another event by the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=grenada%20day&view_all=1
Free admission

Ongoing
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Greenpoint Terminal Market, Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Trenton Pork Roll Festival, September 4; MAHAA Burmese fundraiser at St. James Episcopal Church, September 4; Festival de la Pupusa de New Jersey, September 5; Macedonian Food Festival, Totowa, September 10-12; Pig Island, September 11; Nansen Lodge Scandinavian Heritage Fair, September 11; Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, September 11; Ferragosto, September 12; Feast of San Gennaro, September 16-26; Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival, September 17-19; Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair, September 18; Slavonic Festival, Rahway, September 25

New York-area food events, August 19-26

Hey Stamford (Connecticut) Food Festival
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 19-22, 1:00-9:00
Mill River Park, 1050 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
Tickets: general admission, per day, $15

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 19-29, various evening and weekend hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/07/16/18th-avenue-feast-in-brooklyn-2
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/08/lucys-palace.html
Free admission

Last evening till mid-September: Queens Night Market
Saturday, August 21, 6:00-midnight; weekly markets resume September 18
Near the New York Hall of Science, 4701 111th St. (inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Corona, Queens
www.QueensNightMarket.com
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=queens%20night%20market
Free admission

Milford (Connecticut) Oyster Festival
Saturday, August 21, 10:00-6:00
Along both banks of the harbor, Milford, Connecticut
www.MilfordOysterFestival.org
Free admission

Ramsey (New Jersey) Food Truck & Music Festival
Saturday, August 21, 11:00-7:00
Parking lot and field of The Academy of St Paul, 187 Wyckoff Ave., Ramsey, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/195805779106343
Admission: adults, $5; children under age 5, free; proceeds benefit St. Paul Church

New Jersey African Restaurant Week Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 21-22, noon-7:00
Outside the Bisrate Gebriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, 1046 South Orange Ave., Newark, New Jersey
www.Eventbrite.com/e/new-jersey-african-restaurant-week-festival-2021-tickets-157851464981
Tickets: $15 each day or $25 for the weekend

Grenada Family Sports Day
Sunday, August 22, 1:00-???
Canarsie Park (enter on Skidmore St.), Canarsie, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/grenadaday/photos/a.629795550728120/1414398625601138
Also open to "guests who simply wish to purchase refreshments" and, perhaps, seek out a shade tree. Previously, at another event by the same organizers: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=grenada%20day&view_all=1
Free admission

Ongoing
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Greenpoint Terminal Market, Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Indonesian bazaar at Greenpoint Terminal Market, August 28; Plus Polish Festival, Tappan, August 28-29; Japanese street fair, August 29; Trenton Pork Roll Festival, September 4; Festival de la Pupusa de New Jersey, September 5; Macedonian Food Festival, Totowa, September 10-12; Pig Island, September 11; Nansen Lodge Scandinavian Heritage Fair, September 11; Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, September 11; Ferragosto, September 12; Feast of San Gennaro, September 16-26; Shan Traditional (Burmese) Foods Fundraising Fair, September 18; Slavonic Festival, Rahway, September 25

Beyond the Courts: CB's U.S. Open Eating Guide 2021

"Each year in late summer, some of the best athletes on the planet converge on Flushing Meadows Corona Park to compete in the United States Open Tennis Championships. ... The tournament site does provide hungry fans with several cafés and casual bar-restaurants as well as a pair of 'food villages.' But when in Queens — where some of the best food in the city is so close at hand — why would we confine ourselves to the boundaries of the tennis center?" Read more on Culinary Backstreets.

New York-area food events, August 12-19

Uptown Night Market
Debuts Thursday, August 12, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the famous Harlem arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
Free admission

La Festa Italiana, Jersey City
Concludes Thursday through Sunday, August 12-15, 5:00-11:00
Vicinity of Holy Rosary Church, 344 Sixth St. (Brunswick-Monmouth Sts.), Jersey City
www.LaFestaJC.com
Free admission

Puerto Rican Festival and Parade, Jersey City
Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15, noon-9:00
Festival: Columbus Dr. between Marin Blvd. and Warren St., Jersey City
Parade: kicks off at noon on Sunday near Lincoln Park; in past years it proceeded toward City Hall, 280 Grove St., not far from the festival
www.JerseyCityCulture.org/event/puerto-rican-parade-and-festival/2021-08-15
Free admission

Burmese Food Street Fair
Sunday, August 15, 11:00-4:00
Woodside Ave. between 78th and 79th Sts., Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/110617121305326/photos/a.114472140919824/114809520886086
Free admission

Greek Jewish Festival
Sunday, August 15, noon-4:00
Outside the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum, 280 Broome St. (Allen-Eldridge Sts.), Manhattan
www.KKJFestival.com
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2019/06/greek-jewish-festival.html
Free admission

Paramus Food Truck Festival
Sunday, August 15, 11:00-7:00
Paramus Park Mall, 700 Paramus Park (East Main entrance, in front of Old Navy and L.L. Bean), Paramus, New Jersey
www.Facebook.com/events/116503843877635
Admission: adults, $5; children ages 5 and under, free

Hey Stamford Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 12-15, 1:00-9:00; repeats August 19-22
Mill River Park, 1050 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
Tickets: general admission, per day, $15

Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast)
Thursday through Sunday, August 19-29, various evening and weekend hours
18th Ave. between 67th and 75th Sts., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
www.QueenOfTheClick.com/2021/07/16/18th-avenue-feast-in-brooklyn-2
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2012/08/lucys-palace.html
Free admission

Ongoing
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Greenpoint Terminal Market, Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
New Jersey African Restaurant Week Festival, Newark, August 21-22; Grenada Sports Day, August 22; Indonesian bazaar at Greenpoint Terminal Market, August 28; Plus Polish Festival, Tappan, August 28-29; Japanese street fair, August 29; Trenton Pork Roll Festival, September 4; West Indian Day Parade, September 6; Macedonian Food Festival, Totowa, September 10-12; Pig Island, September 11; Nansen Lodge Scandinavian Heritage Fair, September 11; Indonesian bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church, September 11; Ferragosto, September 12; Feast of San Gennaro, September 16-26; Slavonic Festival, Rahway, September 25

33 Bah Kut Teh

During my first meal at this new Malaysian food-court stall, I didn't try the namesake herbal pork soup. The owner tells me he comes from Penang (the mainland, not the island), and I couldn't pass up his fully loaded asam laksa. I'm not sure if the plentiful fish was mackerel or some sort of sardine, but it's hard to mistake thin-sliced torch ginger.

33 Bah Kut Teh
13335 Roosevelt Ave. (Prince St.-College Point Blvd., inside the New York Food Court, stall 19), Flushing, Queens
929-204-4651
www.33BahKutTeh.com

New York-area food events, August 5-12

Giglio di Sant' Antonio Feast
Thursday through Sunday, August 5-8, various evening and weekend hours
Pleasant Ave. between East 114th and East 116th Sts., Manhattan
www.EastHarlemGiglio.org
Free admission

Indonesian bazaar at the St. James Parish House
Saturday, August 7, 11:00-4:00; repeats monthly
Parish house of St. James Episcopal Church, 84-07 Broadway (St. James-Corona Aves.), Elmhurst, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/404133487585956
Previously: www.Flickr.com/search/?user_id=61177627%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=indonesian%20james&view_all=1
Free admission

Gran Festival de Comida Boliviana
Saturday, August 7, noon-late
Local Club Cultural Dominicano, 4119 108th St. (41st-42nd Aves.), Corona, Queens
www.Facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2652241611750689&set=pcb.2652241768417340
Free admission

Morenada Central de New Jersey (Bolivian) Kermesse
Saturday, August 7, noon-???
922 West Side Ave. (Sip-Stuyvesant Aves.), Jersey City
www.Facebook.com/CRBNJ/photos/1226938811112566
Free admission

Creole Food Festival
Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8, 2:00-8:00
Skinny's Cantina on the Hudson, 701 West 133rd St. (at Twelfth Ave.), Manhattan
www.CreoleFoodFestival.com
See website for ticket details and for the lineup of chefs on each day

Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah
Sunday, August 8, 11:00-5:00; repeats monthly during warmer weather
4801 31st Ave. (at 48th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.Facebook.com/events/620260445612352
Previously: www.Flickr.com/photos/EatingInTranslation/albums/72157623906730604
Free admission

Ecuadorian Parade of New York
Sunday, August 8, noon-???
Northern Blvd. from 69th to 87th Sts., Jackson Heights, Queens
www.Facebook.com/ECCNY/photos/a.672460499562745/2143679325774181
No festival is formally scheduled, but look for opportunistic food vendors on the south side of the boulevard, especially where the parade winds down
Free admission

Pakistan Independence Day Brooklyn Mela
Sunday, August 8, 12:30-???
Coney Island Ave. between Foster Ave. and Ave. H, Kensington, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/BrooklynMela/photos/a.415123575202114/4154715097909591
Previously: www.EatingInTranslation.com/2016/08/pakistani-independence-day-mela.html
Free admission

Uptown Night Market
Thursday, August 12, 4:00-10:00; repeats monthly through November
"Under the arches," Twelfth Ave. at West 135th St., Manhattan
www.UptownNightMarket.com
See website for ticket details

Hey Stamford Food Festival
Thursday through Sunday, August 12-15, 1:00-9:00; repeats August 19-22
Mill River Park, 1050 Washington Blvd. (near West Park Pl.), Stamford, Connecticut
www.HeyStamfordFoodFest.com
Tickets: general admission, per day, $15

Ongoing
Queens Night Market, Saturday
Bronx Night Market, Saturday
Red Hook Food Vendors, Saturday and Sunday
Governors Island food carts and trucks, busiest Saturday and Sunday
Grand Bazaar NYC, Sunday
Smorgasburg, various days and locations

On the radar
Greek Jewish block party, August 15; Burmese street fair, August 15; Santa Rosalia Society Festival (a.k.a. the 18th Avenue Feast), August 19-29; Grenada Sports Day, August 22; Indonesian bazaar at Greenpoint Terminal Market, August 28; Japanese street fair, August 29; Trenton Pork Roll Festival, September 4; West Indian Day Parade, September 6; Macedonian Food Festival, Totowa, September 10-12; Pig Island, September 11; Ferragosto, September 12; Feast of San Gennaro, September 16-26; Slavonic Festival, Rahway, September 25