RFQ: Public Retail Markets Advisor

The NYCEDC is seeking public markets advisors who could offer future consultant services related to its public retail markets portfolio, including the new Essex Street Market facility that will be part of the Essex Crossing project.

Essex Crossing in the Lower East Side, will become a 1.65-million- square-foot mixed-use development. This historic project is the product of a collaboration between the local community and the City, through NYCEDC and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The development will include a state-of-the-art public market facility to be the new home of the Essex Street Market.

The submission deadline is 4:00 pm on Monday, December 16, 2013.

Hale & Hearty: Celebrity Chef Soups

Hale & Hearty will feature celebrity chef-created soups from mid-January until mid-March of 2014. Chefs Geoffrey Zakarian, Andrew Carmellini, John DeLucie and Marc Murphy have been confirmed for now. A portion of the proceeds from each soup sold will be donated to charity.

MOFAD Roundtable: NYC Soda Regulation

On Thursday, December 5th from 6:30-8pm, The Museum of Food and Drink will host a free roundtable event in which participants will debate their philosophies on soda regulation. Debaters will hail from a wide range of backgrounds including the New York City government, the beverage industry, public health professionals, small business groups, journalists and academics in the fields of public policy, philosophy, public health, and behavioral economics. The MOFAD roundtable will take place at CUNY School of Public Health, 2180 Third Ave, New York, NY. To RSVP, visit mofadroundtable.eventbrite.com.