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Open Wide For The New Taste Of The Upper West Side
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John Del Signore
Published May 14, 2012
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The Taste of Tribeca isn't the only food festival happening this weekend; the New Taste of the Upper West Side is once again busting waistbands on Columbus Avenue. Now in its fifth year, the multi-day feast culminates with a big food orgy under a giant tent next to Shake Shack, where, over the course of several hours, you inhale a wide range of delicacies from the best neighborhood chefs. (There's also a lot to drink, and they give you a wine glass to wear as a necklace.) It costs $125 all inclusive, which ain't cheap, but net proceeds go to benefit the Columbus Avenue BID’s streetscape beautification projects, as well as the New York Sun Works Greenhouse Classroom Project at I.S. 44 and Citymeals-on-Wheels.
Leading up to Saturday's smorgasbord, on Wednesday night there's a vegetarian dinner at the critically-acclaimed Dovetail, featuring five courses paired with wines and big-name chefs: John Fraser, Dovetail; Missy Robbins, Avoce; Ed Brown, Ed's Chowder House; Harold Dieterle, Perilla; and Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar. And Thursday and Friday nights are the "Comfort Classics" under the big tent by Shake Shack. Hosted by Travel Channel’s "extreme eaters" Adam Richman and Andrew Zimmern, the event features over 35 chefs from local restaurants presenting "inventive and inspired versions of classic dishes." Details here.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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