On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events

September 28-30: Grand Central Oyster Frenzy
Oysters, oysters, and more oysters -- three full days of bivalve bounty are here at this historic restaurant. Tonight and tomrrow night from 7-9 pm for $95, you can eat your fill of 15 varieties of oysters paired with 20 different wines, while Saturday brings a day full of chef demonstrations, a slurp-off, and a professional shucking contest, 1-5pm. Call 212-490-7108 or visit oysterbarny.com for more information.

September 30: Stone Street Oyster Festival
In case you didn't overdose at the frenzy, head downtown for freshly shucked oysters and pints of Guiness while listening to live music downtown. Free shuttles available from Puck Fair and Swift. 12-11pm, $10 for half-dozen oysters, $6 for drink tickets. 58 Stone Street, call 212-482-0400 for further information.

October 3: Brooklyn Eats
This year marks the 10th Annual tasting event, featuring food from over 55 Brooklyn restaurants and food purveyors, including Cake Man Raven, Bierkraft, and The Farm on Adderly. Visit Brooklyneats.com for the full list of participants. Tickets are $75 per person in advance (available online); $95/person at the door. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, 333 Adams Street, 866-468-7619.

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By Laren Spirer in Food on September 28, 2006 12:54 PM

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Dave H.

To consider eating raw seafood prepared in a NYC alleyway, one basically must be drunk. The Stone Street Oyster festival is one of the best annual events all year. It was great when it was further uptown, but the Stone St. location only adds to the ambiance. Highly recommended.

toby

$10 for half-dozen oysters, $6 for drink tickets

That's a little steep for an oyster festival. The best in the land comes October 13-16th in Wellfleet, MA. $1 oysters and $3 beers.

http://www.wellfleetoysterfest.org/