{"id":229,"date":"2015-03-30T18:31:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T22:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/2015\/03\/30\/2015330your-weekly-guide-to-good-food-events-march-30th-april-5th\/"},"modified":"2016-03-30T14:14:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:14:02","slug":"your-weekly-guide-to-good-food-events-march-30th-april-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/2015\/03\/30\/your-weekly-guide-to-good-food-events-march-30th-april-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Weekly Guide to Good Food Events: March 30th-April 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Top 5 Food Events to Check Out This Week<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Here are this week’s not-to-miss food events where you can meet folks who love indulging in their favorite eats, just as much as you do. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Foodstand and Food Book Fair\u2019s Ugly Food Soir\u00e9e
SOLD OUT <\/strong>(<\/a>but check back tomorrow<\/span><\/span> in case spots open up!)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Join <\/span>Food Book Fair<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Foodstand<\/span><\/a> for an Ugly Food Soir\u00e9e — a cocktail party to celebrate the beauty on the inside of some of our favorite foods. We’re bringing together artists, makers, growers, and changemakers to help us see food differently. We will have beverages, treats, and great conversations. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 31st<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6:30-8:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

@ The Yard Williamsburg (33 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, 2nd floor)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RSVP Required<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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1. <\/span>Tues, March 31st<\/span><\/span> @ 6:30pm<\/span><\/span>| Leonard Nimoy Thalia| 2537 Broadway| Manhattan<\/strong><\/p>\n

FoodFight screening of FedUp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FoodFight invites you to a private viewing of the spirited and critically acclaimed documentary Fed Up, narrated by Katie Couric. $20 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space. Share your views and learn about FoodFight over light bites, beer or wine after the screening.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Tues, March 31st<\/span><\/span> @ 7PM<\/span><\/span>| Darrow\u2019s| 115 E. 18th St| Manhattan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Manhattan Slur – Darrow\u2019s<\/a><\/span>
Slow Food NYC\u2019s monthly Happy Hour! It is free and open to everyone- this month\u2019s is hosted at Darrow\u2019s Farm Fresh Takeout in Union Square (famous for their functional plates, organic beer, wine, and cocktails, and featuring an in-house nutritionist).  Mingle with Slow leadership and other \u201cslow\u201d minded people, while enjoying 50% off cocktails, beer, and select wines, or an $8 specialty cocktail of the day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>Wed, April 1st<\/span><\/span> @ 7PM<\/span><\/span>|<\/strong>Room& Board| 236 West 18th Street<\/strong>|Manhattan<\/strong><\/span>
Thaw<\/a>
Bring in the spring with the GrowNYC Community!  Seasonal cocktails presented by Gotham Bar and Grill, beer from Brooklyn Brewery, and hors d’oeuvres by Poppy’s. Tickets are $70.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>Thurs, April 2nd<\/span><\/span>@ 7PM<\/span><\/span>| NYU Education Building| 35 West 4th Street, Room 1080| Manhattan<\/strong>
Inventing Baby Food with Amy Bentley<\/a>
Join Amy Bentley, author of <\/span>Inventing Baby Food: <\/span>Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet<\/em><\/span><\/span>, for a discussion about the rise of baby food, and its connection to other processed, unhealthy foods. Hosted by The James Beard Foundation, in partnership with Natural Gourmet Institute and Slow Food NYC, this discussion is part of the Enlightened Eaters series.  It’s free, with yummy snacks and refreshments provided by the Natural Gourmet Institute.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/span> Fri, April 3rd<\/span><\/span> @ 6pm<\/span><\/span>| Back Label Wine Merchants| 111 W 20th Street| Manhattan<\/strong>
The Virtues of Acid! Wine Tasting<\/a>
A free wine tasting of high-acid wines is sure to put a SPRING in your step! Head to Back Label Wine Merchants on Friday<\/span><\/span> evening for an exciting sampling of bright, crisp, gorgeously-high-acid wines from Acid Inc. Selections.  Seriously, it\u2019s free, and no RSVP required!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FYI on Grants for Farmers Market or Local Food Promotion<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2015 Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) <\/a>and 2015 Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)<\/a> application deadlines are May 14th, 2015<\/span><\/span>. More information is available on the Agricultural Marketing Service website<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Top 5 Food Events to Check Out This Week Here are this week’s not-to-miss food events where you can meet folks who love indulging in their favorite eats, just as much as you do.  Foodstand and Food Book Fair\u2019s Ugly Food Soir\u00e9eSOLD OUT (but check back tomorrow in case spots open up!) Join Food Book Fair and Foodstand for an Ugly Food Soir\u00e9e — a cocktail party to celebrate the beauty on the inside of some of our favorite foods. We’re bringing together artists, makers, growers, and changemakers to help us see food differently. We will have beverages, treats, and great conversations. Tuesday, March 31st 6:30-8:30pm @ The Yard Williamsburg (33 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, 2nd floor) RSVP Required 1. Tues, March 31st @ 6:30pm| Leonard Nimoy Thalia| 2537 Broadway| Manhattan FoodFight screening of FedUp FoodFight invites you to a private viewing of the spirited and critically acclaimed documentary Fed Up, narrated by Katie Couric. $20 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space. Share your views and learn about FoodFight over light bites, beer or wine after the screening. 2. Tues, March 31st @ 7PM| Darrow\u2019s| 115 E. 18th St| Manhattan The Manhattan Slur – Darrow\u2019sSlow Food NYC\u2019s monthly Happy Hour! It is free and open to everyone- this month\u2019s is hosted at Darrow\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1111,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions\/1111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}