Smorgasburg and Brooklyn Flea Kick Off Spring This Weekend

April 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Exciting openings this weekend reported on DNAinfo.com:

Smorgasburg food market kicks off Saturday in its new home at East River State Park, with new businesses offering everything from fried chicken-filled biscuits to lobster soup dumplings. More than 100 vendors will set up shop at the market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., including Bolivian Llama Party, Blue Marble Ice Cream and Brooklyn Soda Works, the event’s website notes. 

Then, on Sunday, Brooklyn Flea unleashes more than 250 tables of trinkets, antiques, vintage clothing and even bicycles at the Williamsburg waterfront park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Governors Island is Calling For Guest Food Vendors

April 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

There’s a new opportunity on Governors Island This Summer:

For the first time, Governors Island will allow for “Guest Food Vendors” to come out to the Island for one or several weekends during the season. They no longer require a full season commitment. They average 9,000 people per day during the season.

The permit fee will be $600 per weekend. (The fee will be returned in the case of inclement weather.)

  • This season the Island will be open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holiday Mondays from May 25-September 29. Hours are 10am – 7pm, with staff ferry running at 7am, 7:30am, 8:15 am, and 9am. Vendors will be able to access the Island before 10 am in order to set up, and may break down their operation earlier than closing time in order to leave on the last boat.
  • Each vendor will be required to follow the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene requirements for a Temporary Food Establishment and to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in connection with its food operation. Vendors are responsible for maintaining Food Protection Certificates at all times.
  • All mobile trucks, tables, tents, or carts must be self contained. Power and storage will not be available.
  • There are two locations for food vending concessions, you will be joining their season long food vendors. Please specify which location you would like when you complete the permit. Map below:

Vendor Locations Map

If you would like to sign up to become a part of the 2013 season, contact Lynda Realmuto (contact information below) for a additional details and to receive a copy of the permit.

Lynda Realmuto
Director of Special Events and Public Programs
The Trust for Governors Island
10 South Street New York, NY 10004
212-440-2225
lrealmuto@govisland.nyc.gov
govisland.com
govislandblog.com
govislandpark.com
@gov_island

 

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Pok Pok’s Andy Richter on a Year in New York

March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Andy Richter sits down with Eater and reflects on his first year as a New York Restaurateur. His chief surprise? Staffing.

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Edible Brooklyn Presents Brooklyn Uncorked: 5/29, Local Wine and Food Event

March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Brooklyn Uncorked, an event presenting Long Island Wine and celebrating the last 40 years of local wine, will take place on May 29th at Skylight One Hanson. Food and wine are inclusive, tickets are selling fast.

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2 Beans Brings Chocolate and Coffee to Midtown

March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Coffee and chocolate are for sale at 2Beans, a new Midtown Manhattan shop. This cafe and shop has an Illy European style coffee bar, and bars and boxes of chocolates from around the world. A display case holds specialty chocolate from Chocolat Moderne in Manhattan and Aeschbach of Switzerland, sold by the piece, and slabs of chocolate bark made for the shop: 100 Park Avenue (41st Street), (212) 937-8914, 2beans.com. Closed Sundays.

Read Front Burner for more info.

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Brooklyn Grange Using Solar-Powered Composting System

March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment

DNA info reports that Brooklyn Grange, the Queens Rooftop farm on Northern Boulevard, is now home to a solar-powered composting system that breaks down food scraps collected from neighborhood residents and restaurants.

The system is the handiwork of the Sanitation Department’s NYC Compost Project Local Organics Recovery Program, hosted by Build It! Green NYC, an Astoria nonprofit that sells salvaged building materials.

“Since the farm is on a rooftop, we chose to take advantage of all the sunlight that’s up there,” said Chris Bivens, a project coordinator for the Compost Project, which encourages residents to compost as a way to cut back on the amount of food waste they discard.

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A Strong Showing For Food Genius in “40 Under 40”

March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Crain’s “40 Under 40” was just released, and there’s a handful of New York food entrepreneurs on the pages.

Rhys Powell, Founder healthy lunch venture, Red Rabbit

Laura Maniec, Sommelier/Owner of Corkbuzz Wine Studio

April Bloomfield, Chef of Spotted Pig, Breslin’s

Zoe Sakoutis, Founder of Blueprint Juice

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Concession Opportunity for the Sale of Specialty Food from Mobile Food Units at Various Locations Citywide

March 22, 2013 by 1 Comment

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation  is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the sale of specialty food from mobile food units at various locations citywide.

All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3 pm.

Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on Thursday, March 21, 2013 through Thursday, May 2, 2013, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays, at the Revenue Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which is located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065.

To download the RFP, visit http://www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities and click on the “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” link. Once you have logged in, click on the “download” link that appears adjacent to the RFP’s description.

For more information or to request to receive a copy of the RFP by mail, prospective proposers may contact the Revenue Division’s Project Manager, Lauren Standke, at (212) 360-3495or at lauren.standke@parks.nyc.gov.


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News on the Minimum Wage Increase from NYSRA

March 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment

We received this breaking news from the New York State Restaurant Association:

Governor Cuomo, Speaker Silver and Senate Co-Presidents Skelos and Klein have just announced an agreement on the New York State Budget that includes a minimum wage increase.
We are pleased to announce that instead of increasing the minimum wage all at once, it will be phased in over three increases. The final increase will go to $9.00 an hour by the end of 2015. There was no mention of indexing the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index and it is believed that the language has been removed.

There has been no official announcement on the cash wage for tipped foodservice workers at this time. Budget bills are being printed as you read this and we will release more information as it becomes available.

 
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Dining Image: Josh Capon Builds a Website in the Time it Takes to Eat a Burger

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

We couldn’t help but me amused by this video featuring Josh Capon  for Dining Image, the DIY restaurant website builder. For a fully integrated site, costs run as low as $100 per month, and they’re showing an impressive roster of users.

Have you made the switch to DIY? If so, we’d love to hear about your experience.

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