ICE: How To Open A Specialty Food Shop

January 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Tomorrow, January 10th, TaraPaige’s founder and managing partner, Tara Berman,  will be leading a lesson at the Institute of Culinary Education on how to open a specialty food shop. Four years after earning her CPA, Tara attended ICE, and after graduation she started her tenure at the Thomas Keller Group. Tara is an expert on conceptual development, marketing analysis, financial planning, brand positioning, and strategic operations.

If you have an idea for a specialty food store, this course will help you to evaluate and develop your idea into a real business. From concept and niche marketing to controlling costs and making money, this lesson will teach you exactly how to navigate all the pitfalls of opening your own business, including:

– Developing an overall business plan
– Adding a café, catering, or party planning to an existing business
– Finding a location and understanding the lease
– Designing the business
– Figuring out money and budgeting: financial benchmarks
– Controlling revenue and inventory
– Looking for investors
– Hiring the best and training for service
– Advertising and promotion
– Selling psychology
– Knowing the cycle of service for repeat business

Seats are still available for the lesson Tara Berman is teaching tomorrow, so sign up now! For more information on the course or to reserve a seat, click here

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3 Day Food + Enterprise Event in Brooklyn

January 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On February 27th-March 1st the exciting Food + Enterprise three day food event will take place in Industry City Brooklyn. Food + Enterprise was founded in 2013 as a social impact, mission driven platform dedicated to promoting understanding and collaboration amongst multiple stakeholders; be it farmers, entrepreneurs, consultants, funders or investors who aim to accelerate change in the local food system.

The event will consist of multiple speakers, workshops, and lastly a fun ‘shark-tank style’ pitch competition! The competition gives selected growth-stage food and farm enterprises an opportunity to present their business plans and launch crowdfunding programs on Barnraiser to an audience of investors, consultants, peers and consumers at the three-day summit dedicated to collaborating to finance for a better food system. The three day Food + Enterprise event will take place at Industry City in Brooklyn which is accessible from the D, N, or R trains to 36th Street. For more information on the event schedule and speakers or to register click here.

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Toklas Society Networking Event

January 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment

This Wednesday, January 14th, the Toklas Society is hosting an exciting event: MM.LaFleur will be inviting attendees to sneak a peak of their New York City showroom. Sarah LaFleur, Founder and Entrepreneur, will be sharing her story which can be applicable for all women looking to start their own businesses, regardless of which industry be it food or fashion. Sarah’s all female executive team, including designer Miyako Nakamura, will be joining her for the discussion.

Following the talk, cocktails designed by Lynnette Marrero will be available courtesy of Zacapa Rum. Attendees will also have the opportunity to shop MM.LaFleur’s great items with 10% of proceeds going to the Food Bank for New York City. The talk given by Sarah and her executive team will begin at 7PM and will take place at 611 Broadway, Suite 309 on the 3rd floor. The event will run until 9PM, so hurry and reserve a spot! RSVP is mandatory as there is a 50 person maximum capacity for this event. To RSVP, click here

 

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Empire State Producers Expo in Syracuse

December 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The Empire State Producers Expo will be held January 20-22nd, 2015 at 800 South State Street in Syracuse, New York. The show combines the major fruit, vegetable, and direct marketing associations of New York State in order to provide a comprehensive trade show and educational conference for the fruit and vegetable growers of this state, as well as the surrounding states and Eastern Canada.

The various exhibitors can expect dedicated trade show hours, trade show educational sessions and opportunities to present new information regarding their company and products. Events will be held throughout the Expo including the popular Expo social and ice cream social. The Expo is a great opportunity to make new contacts, network with existing customers and introduce new products and/or services that your business offers. For more information on the Expo or to become an exhibitor, contact Dan Wren from Lee Trade Shows at dwren@leepub.com, or visit the Expo homepage by clicking here.

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Pinot Days Festival NYC

December 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment

On Sunday, January 18th the 4th Annual Pinot Days Festival will take place at City Winery at 154 Varick Street. The Grand Tasting will showcase 35 phenomenal producers of pinot noir. Consumers will be able to sample up to 100 pinots from every important pinot noir region, from the Russian River Valley to the Santa Rita Hills, Oregon to the Anderson Valley, Burgundy to New Zealand to the Sonoma Coast. Attendees will be able to taste these highly acclaimed wines, meet the gifted and charming winemakers who create them, and experience the passion and romance that the pinot noir industry continues to embody.

Attendees will get the chance to discover and celebrate pinot noir in its many diverse styles, explore new producers, and perhaps even become a new pinot devotee! The standard price for the festival is $75 per person. For more information on the festival or to read about other events and exhibitors, click here

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Slow Wine US Tour 4th Edition

December 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment

On February 2nd, 2015 Slow Food International will be presenting the 4th edition of Slow Wine Guide. This will consist of a wine tasting featuring over 5- different Slow Wine producers from 15 Italian wine regions. Tickets are currently $60 per person to discover and taste over 100 wine, and attendees will also be receiving a copy of the Slow Wine Guide 4th Edition as a complimentary gift. To book tickets today, click here.

Slow Wine Guide critiques wine through the perspective of the Slow Food philosophy giving prominence to small-scale winemakers who are using traditional techniques, working with respect for the environment and terroir, and safeguarding the incredible biodiversity of grape varieties that are part of Italy’s heritage. Slow Wine is the only Italian wine guide that visits all of the winemakers included in the guide, in their vineyards.

The event will run from 6PM to 8:30 PM and will be held in the Empire Room at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 301 Park Avenue.

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Great Wines of Italy Event

December 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment

On January 26th, JamesSuckling.com and Zachys are presenting Great Wines of Italy to showcase the best Italy has to offer. The event is a unique opportunity to taste the wines and meet the producers from 75 outstanding Italian wineries. The walk-around tasting will also feature an elaborate cheese selection, a refreshing sparkling wine bar, and music from award-winning recording artists curated by Rob Moose.

With each winery presenting two wines, the selection is guaranteed to be great; all wines being poured have been hand-picked by internationally acclaimed wine critic James Suckling and awarded 90 points or more. Great Wines of Italy is part of the successful Great Wines event series hosted by James Suckling. With wine tastings in the US, Asia and Europe, the events offer a one-of-a-kind experience. General admission tickets are $125, with VIP ticket options as well. The event will take place at the IAC at 555 W 18th Street from 5:30-8:30PM. To register for the event and for more information, click here

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Mission Chinese Food Is Back!

December 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Danny Bowien fans were very upset when Mission Chinese Food shut down at the Orchard Street location. Following a lawsuit fiasco, Danny Bowien did open a Mission Chinese Food pop-up in Brooklyn for a short while. As of this weekend, Mission Chinese Food officially reopened at 171 East Broadway. This location used to be the home of Rosette which was short lived. For now, Mission Chinese will be open only for dinner, Tuesdays through Sundays.

The reopening being just in time for Christmas, Mission Chinese Food is partnering with Russ & Daughters Cafe for Christmas dinner! For $60 per person, by reservation only for Thursday, December 25th, a family style dinner will be served with some of the favorites from Mission Chinese Food and Russ & Daughters Cafe. The dinner will take place at Russ & Daughters Cafe, at 127 Orchard Street, and reservations for the very Lower East Side Jewish Christmas with Mission Chinese Food can be made my emailing russanddaughtersrsvp@gmail.com.

For more information on the reopening of Mission Chinese Food, click here

 

 

 

 

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Pop-Up Holiday Bar In Alphabet City

December 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment

What better to do with an empty space than to open up a holiday pop-up bar? While co-owners Nico de Soto, Zah Sharaga and Greg Boehm were experiencing construction delays for the opening of their bar Mace, they decided not to let the space previously belonging to Louis 649 go to waste in the mean time. Greg Boehm’s mother had the idea to open a festive holiday pop-up bar, and that is just what they are doing!

The space is now decorated with plenty of festive garland, tinsel, Christmas lights, Hanukkah decor and playing Christmas carols while serving Christmas cocktails including “Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel (Not Made Of Clay),” made from a base of reposado tequila infused with Hanukkah gelt. Another equally festive cocktail served at Miracle On Ninth Street is the “Three Wise Men,” with Calvados, gingerbread syrup, and frankincense smoke. Another holiday cocktail to try is the “Christmas Tree Gimlet” which comes with a pine needle cordial. And while there are no savory small plates, there will be plates of Santa’c cookies served with milk shots! So Check out Miracle On Ninth Street at 649 East 9th Street between Avenues B and C, open through to December 23rd. For more information on the holiday pop-up bar, click here

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NYC’s Sixth Annual Latke Festival

December 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Tonight, just in time for the beginning of Hanukkah, restaurants will be creating their version of the favorite holiday treat, the Latke! Tonight is the Sixth Annual Latke festival, where proceeds from participating restaurants will benefit The Sylvia Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching children how to cook and eat well. The panel of judges includes New York City Wine & Food Festival Founder, Lee Schrager as well as Saver editor-in-chief Adam Sachs.

The event will take place tonight from 7:30PM-9PM with a ticket price of $60 at the Metropolitan Pavillion on 125 W 18th Street. To purchase a ticket and for a full list of participating restaurants, click here. Below are some of the participants aiming to make the best interpretations of Latkes in New York City:

  • Joseph Leonard, Chef Gabe Stulman
    Tailgate Sundays: Caraway Spiked Latke with Brats, Beer Mustard & Crispy Onion
  • Dough, Chef Fany Gerson
    Assorted Donuts
  • Toloache, Chef Julian Medina
    Potato Pancake with Beef Short Rib Chorizo & Chipotle Crema
  • Mokbar, Chef Esther Choi
    Pork Potato Pancake with Kimchi Crema

 

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