Must-Eat Food Pop-Ups & Drops in NYC 7.8-7.15
Hop on the LIRR and come back to the city, because this week’s NYC food pop-ups and dish drops might make the Hamptons irrelevant. Some of the NYC’s most talented chefs are popping up and dropping 🔥 dishes this week, and missing out would do your tastebuds a disservice. From food festivals, to cookouts, to five-course meals and casual dining with elevated flavors, this week’s lineup has something for everyone.
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Philippines Fest
Midtown // 7.9
📸: @lechonbae
One of the biggest Filipino street food fairs is back this Sunday, this time in Times Square. With NYC’s plethora of talented Filipino cooks, this is consistently one of the most stacked food events in the five boroughs. The Boiis Co, Patok by Rach, Lechonbae and Bad for Business will be there just to name a few. Don’t slip, because Chef Francis Maling of Bad for Business is breaking out galbi short ribs, garlic shrimp and tocino spam musubi for this one. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
Chile Con Miel
Bed-Stuy // 7.10
📸: @chileconmiel
Chef Tony Ortiz will be popping up at Winona’s on Monday with five courses of California country cooking using ancestral methods. Someone call Andrew Zimmern, because the kitchen will be breaking the bugs out with an amuse bouche of ant butter and crickets on a fresh pressed corn tortilla. Next, grilled prawns in leche de tigre and summer squash fritters will lead up to a buttermilk and chile-brined young chicken cooked in chile butter chicken fat. Vanilla bean ice cream with summer cherry syrup, toasted almonds, and more ants- this time spiced with cinnamon sugar, will round out the dessert course. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
Ultimate Pizza Series
Chelsea // Thru September 1
📸: @mels_nyc
Melissa Rodriguez, who earned her stripes at Del Posto during its heyday, is teaming up with several Michelin-starred chefs for special drops at her pizza outpost, Mel’s, throughout the summer. Each chef’s creation will feature on the menu for two weeks, starting with Daniel Boulud on Saturday, July 8. Gabriel Kreuther is up next, starting July 22, Jean Georges will take over on August 5, and Junghyun Park will finish off the series from August 19 to September 1. We can’t wait to see what these hall of fame-worthy chefs come up with for this potentially revolutionary pizza series. Find all the info in the 🧨 Drops category on the 8it app.
Smoke Sweats
Williamsburg // 7.9
📸: @smoke_sweats
He came in second at Rib King, but comes first in the hearts of many NYC BBQ groupies. Ladies and gentlemen, Smoke Sweats is back for his first pop-up in a year! The hankering desires of pop-up fiends citywide will be answered by a menu worth the wait, featuring those Rib King ribs, picanha steaks, smoke house sausage, coconut corn bread, Mexican corn salad, and a secret menu item 🤫 This man sold out within an hour at Rib King, so get to Lucky Dog Bar early and don’t miss out on this rare BBQ experience. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
Intermission
Greenwich Village // 7.11-7.15
📸: @intermission.intl
Chef Jay Wolman, most recently of Mimi and formerly of King, Diner, Marlow & Sons, Hart’s, and Lalou, is taking a pause to cook internationally. But first, he’s kicking off his series, aptly titled “Intermission,” at Morgenstern’s. The menu of this five day series will feature American diner classics through a European lens. Get ready for a burger au poivre with comte cheese and caramelized onions on buttery brioche, a ratatouille patty melt, and buffalo frog legs. It’s like getting a French kiss at your favorite diner. Find all the info in the 💥 Pop-ups category on the 8it app.
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