Restaurateurs prepare for huge crowds at Choice Eats 2015 (photo by tw-ny/ees)
Who: More than fifty restaurants, in addition to beverage purveyors and sweets dispensers
What: Village Voice ninth annual Choice Eats tasting event
Where: Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves.
When: Friday, March 11, $70-$99 (includes souvenir tasting glass), 6:00 – 10:00 (21 and older only)
Why: Tickets are now on sale to the ninth annual Choice Eats, taking place March 11 at the Metropolitan Pavilion. More than fifty restaurants will be participating in the festivities, serving signature dishes; the list so far includes Awadh, Broken Spoke Rotisserie, Fletcher’s Brooklyn Barbecue, Fonda, the Handpulled Noodle, Kuma Inn, Le Fond, Luke’s Lobster, Mable’s Smokehouse, the Meatball Shop, Meat Hook Sandwich Shop, No. 7 Veggie, Queens Comfort, Raclette, Socarrat Paella Bar, StreetsBK, Swine, and Veselka, with many more to be announced. But you don’t want to wait for the final lineup, as tickets could very well be gone by then. General admission is $70 for 7:00 entry; for $85, you can get in at 6:30, while $99 earns you VIP status, with 6:00 entry, a gift bag, and access to the VIP Lounge with private bar, snacks, and bathroom access.