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GoogaMooga 2013 Friday Kickoff Concert

Tonight, the Great GoogaMooga kicked off. Last year was iffy. This time they started off with a concert with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Flaming Lips and The Darkness. It was a lot of fun.

01 Flaming Lips GoogaMooga 2013

If you’re going this weekend and if it’s like it was today, then I say do NOT get beer tickets …unless you to pay extra for a commemorative cup (that you’re going to throw away in the compost bin or on the lawn) …and all the stands away from the entrance don’t even take tickets. They take cash and it was easy. Easy peasy.

I got hungry and had a hard time deciding what I wanted. A lot of carbs everywhere. So I got a Fried Chicken Sandwich from Joseph Leonard. It was sticky, covered in honey. But really good after putting Sriracha on it. A thick breast of chicken. I liked it …even if it had carbs.

Since there’s real no place to wash your hands and a bottle of water is $3 —a good tip is to ask the beer stand for a piece of ice from the cooler. I got rid of all the stickiness from my fingers from that honey. Another good reason to go to those outer beer stands.

My sandwich was $12. Most everything was around $10ish at all the stands.

Going back Sunday. Blondie and Brownie are promoting their new book about NYC food carts then. Check them out.

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Bushwick Block Party 2012

Dang, they really worked on making this year’s Bushwick Block Party bigger than before –more space for food vendors and getting Andrew WK to headline. This time they even had a security check to just get into the block (21+ and no outside drinks). I would say it was more of a mini festival to sell stuff than an old fashion block party.

Getting in wasn’t bad at all. I was at the front of the line in about two minutes. It was funny watching a girl pout because security wouldn’t let her in the re-entry without a wristband. She stood there for so long pouting, when she could’ve just got in line …and it was only about ten people long.

The line to get into Roberta’s was insane though. I think there was a dance party. I didn’t try to touch it. Although, I did get into the beer line and that was crazy long too. There was only one beer tent in that area. I felt like it was a 30-40min wait. At least I made friends in the line.

There was barely a line for the Porta-Pottys, which is strange because where did everyone pee after they drank all those beers?

I bought a plate of Vegan Ethiopian food at the Bunna Cafe stand. They do pop-up events and venues around NY, but this is the first time I’ve seen them. It was really good. I was standing there a little drunk and wondering why my fingers were so messy, then realized, oh yeah I ate with my hands.

I saw the Wild Yaks and I always love them. Also got some Andrew WK action at the end, but he got cut off by the police in the middle of his hit song and pulled off stage by security …as you can see in this video.

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Eataly Ribs and People’s Pops @ Madison Square Eats

I met up with Melissa (Spatula Queen) and Noah at Madison Square Eats. I did it! I’m still alive after being in that crowd. Honestly, it wasn’t that bad.

I ran into Siobhan (Blondie and Brownie) and she recommended Eataly’s Ribs. I especially like that there wasn’t much of a line. Ribs were deep fried. Pretty good. Not BBQ-y. Just flavorful ribs without the rub or sauce.

I really liked Noah’s pizza from Roberta’s with the Hot Honey sauce. I’ve never heard of Hot Honey. I gotta get me some.

Then Melissa treated us to some People’s Pops. Shaved Ice off the block.

Madison Square Eats, you weren’t as scary as I thought. Sad there’s only one day left …Friday 6/3/2011.
…Madison Square Park 24th St @ Broadway NYC 10010

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The Most Amazing Diwali Fest Photos

I saw this on my friend Kristen’s Facebook. It’s from the Diwali Festival in Clifton, NJ last week. Diwali is an important 5-day Hindu festival, also know as the “Festival of Lights.” The display of foods and sweets is just amazing.

Check out more of Kristen’s photos at KristenThorne.net

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San Gennaro Festival NYC 2010

Every year this festival creeps up on me and reminds me how long I’ve been in New York. It was the first thing I saw when I stepped foot onto the island. And here it is again, when I went to send off our buddy Kevin to San Francisco last night.

I saw the corner spot where I shared a stuffed eggplant with my first NYC crush. I revisited it and it was just as inedible, bland and unmanageable as I remembered. I’ve learned a lot of things about girls since that very first stuffed eggplant.

I took a photo of some stupid game. Then three guys came up to me and told me I didn’t ask for their permission and tried to make me play the game. It went on for a few minutes and I know I should’ve just walked away at the start, but I kind of wanted to see how it would play out. In the end, I pet the short guy and told him to have a good night. I had to go get a beer.

San Gennaro Festival – September 16-26, 2010 Soho/Little Italy NYC

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5th Avenue Street Fair 2010

Both my bands (Tigers and Monkeys & Justice of the Unicorns) joined Strega to play at the 5th Ave Street Fair in Park Slope yesterday at Bar Reis. Had a great time. Ate my MozzArepa (corn arepa with mozzarella cheese in the middle). It’s one of those things that look really awesome and taste good for the first few bites, but then you gotta pass it off to a friend …I mean share. That’s what I did.

Met a new friend, Nimesh, who had his first oyster there and even had his first brunch earlier that day. And it’s not like he just moved to the States, he’s from New Jersey. Funny guy.

I think one the best things I saw at the fair besides tube socks was Chip Shop’s huge fish and chips for $6. I also got a deep fried mac n cheese. It tasted like gooey mac n cheese with fried batter on top. Why’s it gotta be fried? I guess why not.

Near the end of the day, Adam and I roamed around for some food and we came across some Peruvian chicken that Coco Roco was trying to get rid of, $3 end of the day special! I didn’t hear what the girl said and decided to look at some ribs I saw earlier down the street. Adam must’ve thought I was crazy to pass it up, but maybe he trusted me as the food blogger. We ran back to grab those last two $3 chickens. The green and orange sauces they have are awesome. When are people going to bottle these for me?

Ran into a lot of friends. Ate good food. Left a drum stool in front of S’Nice and had to walk all the way back to get it. Slammed a beer at Great Lakes. Came home pooped from all the grill smoke and beer. My coughs sound like I’m dying right now.

Also ran into photographer, Stefano Giovannini. Check out his rad photos at http://stefpix.com/

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Madison Square Market Starts Friday

This is 2009 info. For the 2010 food vendor listing, click here.

I’d be interested in this Viking Danish Cuisine.
Madison Square Park Website

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Atlantic Antic Street Festival 2009

Met up with Yoshie and Rob at the Atlantic Antic street festival –Brooklyn’s biggest street fair on Atlantic Ave (from Hicks St to 4th Ave). It was nice seeing less sausage & socks stands and more local business vendors. We split a few items –Super Nachos with Chicken from Mezcal’s (there was an old Mexican man spinning an oversized noise maker), Soda pop from Wild Bill’s Old Fashion Soda (free refills with a $10 cup or $15 cup for suckers), Brisket sandwich from Waterfront Ale House, and a greasy codfish fritter from Antioch Church.

There was a “Breasturant” where I walked up to because I thought there’d be food, but it was a place for mothers to nurse their babies. And there was a bunch of old buses from the Transit Museum, where people were getting on and taking a seat. I don’t know if they knew it wasn’t going anywhere.