This Sunday, October 23rd, the Hester Street Fair is partnering with New York food blog Grub Street to present what is now an annual street food festival. Admission is free for the massive feast, which last year drew over 13,000 eaters. But this year the event has greatly expanded by taking over the tennis courts adjacent to Hester, creating four times more space. And they're gonna need it: 75 restaurants, food trucks, purveyors and vendors are participating this time (up from 50 last year), plus over 30 shopping vendors.
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Plus-Size Grub Street Food Festival Returns Sunday
Food Fest Flop?
The food festivals were out in full force this weekend, from the 12th Annual Taste of Tribeca, to the behemoth Ninth Avenue International Food Festival, to newcomers BLT Crab Fest (more on that later) and the NYC Culinary Festival. It was a hectic weekend, so the jury was still out on visiting the NYC Culinary festival, at least, that is, until we got an email from the gentleman behind the Big Apple Dining Guide with the ominous subject heading "Don't go to the NY Culinary Festival this weekend." Intrigued, we read on.
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Chile Peppers But Were Afraid to Ask: the BBG Chile Pepper Fiesta
beat.So while the humble street fair will never be abandoned by Gothamist, we can't help but make the more upscale Chile Pepper Fiesta part of our annual autumn ritual.Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, (718) 623-7200
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