Food tour guide Avi Ohring will lead a group of hungry New Yorkers around the City’s best barbecue spots including Hill Country and Blue Smoke. Attendees will get to chat with the pit masters and then sample their fare from ribs and brisket to other house specialties. Tickets cost $88.88.

Bring your children to squish, roll, and braid their own challah, then take it home to bake. Feel that Shabbat spirit while braiding and singing with Karina and Friends. Children of all ages welcome. Buy tickets ($10/child; adults, free) using the link below.

The Jews of Italy, Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East have a rich culinary heritage that goes back thousands of years, with Passover traditions distinct from those of Eastern Europe. Enjoy Passover the Mediterranean way with dishes such as Greek haroset, and Tunisian artichoke tajine. Since a Passover meal would be incomplete without wine, there will be a tasting of kosher wines made using traditional and modern styles. Note: the kitchen at Astor is not kosher. Tickets ($125/each) can be purchased using the link below.

Start off in what used to be “Little Ireland” and discover Irish heritage sites such as the birthplace of Cardinal Hayes, and the Five Points slum made famous in the Gangs of New York. Continue on to Little Italy’s Mulberry Street, where the tasting of pizza, prosciutto bread, and St. Joseph’s Cake will commence. To walk it all off, stops will also be made at the Banco Stabile, and the Church of the Most Precious Blood.

Five noteworthy, hogwild chefs will compete in a whole heritage pig cook-off featuring five breeds. Proceeds from this swine show-down benefit charities, but the motivating factor for the chefs is the title of “Prince of Porc.” Five winemakers will also be on-hand to provide libations for the pork-gorging crowd. Tickets, $125/person.

Join Village Voice restaurant critics Robert Sietsema and Sarah DiGregorio for eclectic culinary favorites from 50+ restaurants handpicked from the 5 boroughs, along with complimentary craft beer pairings, wine and liquor beverages. Some featured restaurants include Del Posto, Baohaus, Motorino, and Xi’an Famous Foods.
Buy tickets using the link below
Cost: $45; $75 for VIP
VIP Hour: 5:30 – 6:30pm

Tour the Victorian neighborhoods of Brooklyn while enjoying iconic foods such as egg creams and spinach pie with NYC Discovery Walking Tours. For more information call (212) 465-3331.

Sponsored by RUB BBQ, and sanctioned by The New England BBQ Society, Grillin’ On The Bay benefits the St. Mark School in Sheepshead Bay. There are four grilling categories: Chicken, Fish, Pork Ribs, and Chef’s Choice. The fee is $75-$125 to enter and cook for cash and prizes. Also taking place: The Brooklyn Chili Smack Down, a “People’s Choice Chili Contest.” It’s free to enter to compete for the $100 prize. Non-competitors can pay $10 for all the chili they can eat, starting at noon until it runs out. For more information email brooklynq@gmail.com, or call (917) 763-5062.

Tour the Victorian neighborhoods of Brooklyn while enjoying iconic foods such as egg creams and spinach pie with NYC Discovery Walking Tours. For more information call (212) 465-3331.

Daniel Boulud hosts his annual fund-raiser for Citymeals-on-Wheels. Individual tickets are $1,000, and “gourmand” tables for ten are $25,000. Email heather@citymeals.org for information.

Online Asian food resource, LUCKYRICE.com, hosts a city-wide festival celebrating Asian food. Highlights include a kick-off cocktail reception, a night market block party hosted by David Chang, and a seminar on Buddhist cuisine with Chang and Eric Ripert. An Asian Restaurant week will follow the festival, with some of the City’s best Asian restaurants offering special prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus.

Online Asian food resource, LUCKYRICE.com, hosts a city-wide festival celebrating Asian food. Highlights include a kick-off cocktail reception, a night market block party hosted by David Chang, and a seminar on Buddhist cuisine with Chang and Eric Ripert. An Asian Restaurant week will follow the festival, with some of the City’s best Asian restaurants offering special prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus.