Comestevents for October 10-12, 2008

Consider celebrating the season at one or more of the following comestible-related events:

Friday, 10 October:

Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival

It's practically impossible to have escaped the ubiquitous promotion of Food & Wine magazine's Wine & Food Festival over the past several weeks.   Begun six years ago in South Beach, Miami, this comestible extravaganza makes its New York debut this weekend.  It features numerous food celebrities as well as various tastings, talks, walking tours, readings, book signings, and more.

The festival takes place primarily in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan.

9-12 October.  Check ticket prices and availability.

(866) 969-2933

http://www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com/

The Big Brooklyn Pig Roast and Harvest Hoedown

This is the first annual porcine roast in Brooklyn's version of Venice:  The Yard.  The main event involves a pit-roasted, 200-pound heritage hog, a variety of salsas, corn two ways, fresh greens, rice and beans.

The Yard
388-400 Carroll Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn
6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.  Tickets:  $32 in advance; $40 at the door.  Cash bar.

http://brooklynbased.net/everything/the-big-brooklyn-pig-roast

By train: F,G to Carroll Street; M,R to Union Street
By bus: B71

Saturday, 11 October:

The Gowanus Harvest Festival

Partake of the cornucopia of Kings—County, that is—at The Yard on the banks of the Gowanus Canal.  Last year, more than a thousand people came for the "farm fresh food, live music, local vendors, pumpkin carving contests, pony rides, delicious brews and other triumphs of sustainable urban living."

The Yard
388-400 Carroll Street, Gowanus, Brooklyn
11:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.  Tickets:  $12; free for children under 5.

By train: F,G to Carroll Street; M,R to Union Street
By bus: B71

Street Fairs:

Eighth Avenue Autumn Festival (from 42^nd to 57^th Streets), Manhattan

Third Avenue Bronx Fall Festival (from 149^th to 156^th Streets), Melrose, Bronx

West 4^th Street Festival (from Sixth Avenue to University Place), West Village, Manhattan

Sunday, 12 October:

Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship

Major League Eating is awarding a total of $14,000 in prizes at its inaugural world pizza-gorging competition.

Military Island, Times Square (43^rd St & Seventh Av), Manhattan
10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

http://www.majorleagueeating.com/

By train: 1,2,3,7 (IRT),N,Q,R,W (BMT) to Times Sq-42^nd St
By bus: M10, M20, M27, M104

Cheese Tasting at Food Emporium

Sample cheeses from The Cheese Embassador's American Artisanal and Mediterranean collections at Food Emporium.

1331 First Avenue (near 71^st St), East Side, Manhattan
12 Noon to 4:00 P.M.  Free.

2415 Broadway (near 90^th St), Upper West Side, Manhattan
4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.  Free.

Street Fairs:

Amsterdam Avenue Fall Fair (from 76^th to 86^th Streets), Upper West Side, Manhattan

Court Street Fair (from Joralemon Street to Atlantic Avenue), Brooklyn
10:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M.