10
Mar/16

CHOICE EATS 2016

10
Mar/16
Food purveryors await the annual massive crush at the Choice Eats food festival at Metropolitan Pavilion  (photo by twi-ny/ees)

Food purveyors await the annual massive crush at the Choice Eats food festival at Metropolitan Pavilion (photo by twi-ny/ees)

THE VILLAGE VOICE CHOICE EATS NINTH ANNUAL TASTING EVENT
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West Eighteenth St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves.
Friday, March 11, $70 – $90, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
choiceeats.villagevoice.com
www.metropolitanevents.com

Spending Friday night feasting on interesting, innovative fare is not unusual in New York, but tasting signature dishes from more than sixty restaurants, with complimentary craft beer, liquor, and wine pairings, all in one place, certainly is. Doing it for one price, without ever needing to hail a cab or get an Uber? That’s one of the many benefits of attending Village Voice Choice Eats, and it’s probably why VIP ($99, 6:00), Early Entry ($85, 6:30), and General Admission ($70, 7:00) tickets to this super-popular once-a-year event are now sold out. Once inside, you will find healthy samples of dishes from Javelina Tex-Mex to Kailash Prabat, from Luke’s Lobster and Littleneck to Maima’s Liberian Bistro, as well as Awadh, Broken Spoke Rotisserie, Fletcher’s Brooklyn Barbecue, Fonda, the Handpulled Noodle, Kuma Inn, Le Fond, Mable’s Smokehouse, the Meatball Shop, Meat Hook Sandwich Shop, No. 7 Veggie, Queens Comfort, Raclette, Socarrat Paella Bar, StreetsBK, Swine, and Veselka, washed down with Califia Farms coffee drinks, Union Beer, Tsingtao, Asahi, Stella Artois, Vita Coco water, Four Roses bourbon, and other beverages. And you can mix in desserts too, not necessarily saving them for the end; among your options are Butter Lane, Dough Handmade Artisanal Doughnuts, Robicelli’s, and Sugar Couture. Most of the chefs will be on hand and are only too happy to talk about their food and restaurant. And one of our favorite DJs, Delphine Blue, who hosts “The Rest Is Noise” on Wednesdays at noon on Little Water Radio, will be spinning tasty tunage throughout. Like all great New York events, it’s advisable to get your tickets early (we warned you back in mid-January) and be prepared to get in line; bring an empty stomach and an adventurous palate for one of the great food events of the year.