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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast
Continues Friday, July 16, through Sunday, July 18, various evening and weekend hours
In the streets surrounding Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 275 North 8th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.OLMCFeast.com
In the way of food, expect Italian festival standards, for the most part.
Free admission

Cool Japan Festival
Saturday, July 17, 11:00-6:00
Fourth Ave. between 8th and 10th streets
www.NYJapanTown.org/cooljapan.php
'From robots to Japanese antiques, cosplay spectacle to mouth-watering Japanese food' from Otafuku, Curry-Ya, Hakata Tonton, Unimoie, Café Zaiya, Souen Noodle, Go! Go! Curry!, others.
Free admission

Bay Ridge Arab American Bazaar
Saturday, July 17, 1:00-8:00
Shore Road Park, 79th St. and Shore Rd., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
www.ArabAmericanNY.org
'Featuring live music and dance performances, vendors from all over NYC selling a variety of Arab foods and crafts, and recreational and cultural activities for children!' An EIT reader found last year's event lacking; perhaps worth a look if you're in the neighborhood.
Free admission

Tapestry of Nations Egyptian Festival
Saturday, July 17, 10:00-6:00
Journal Square PATH Plaza, Newark, New Jersey
www.EgyptianFestivalJC.com
'Enjoy authentic Egyptian cuisine as you soak up the atmosphere filled with the sights, smells, and sounds of Egypt.' Last year's food options were limited, and this year the only scheduled vendors are Morgan Seafood Restaurant and El Salmaniya coffee shop. But then again, you'll have all Jersey City to choose from.
Free admission

Traditional American Dinner
Saturday, July 17, 5:00-9:00
Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave., Staten Island
www.HistoricRichmondTown.org
'Enjoy colonial style food cooked in the historic village, including brick-oven baked bread, flame-roasted beef and turkey and salad with Thomas Jefferson's favorite salad dressing. A Dutch colonial recipe for cabbage salad rounds out the assortment of vegetables. Dessert includes seasonal fruit pies, cooked in the brick oven. Sample the lively entertainment offered by live music, celebratory toasts, early American tavern games and authentically costumed cooks and servers.'
Tickets, $35; call 718-351-1611, Ext. 281, for reservations

Rakhaing Thingyan Burmese New Year Water Festival
Sunday, July 18, 11:00-4:00
P.S. 9 playground, 100 West 84th St. (Columbus-Amsterdam Aves.)
www.ThinGyan.org
Note that the water festival is on a new playground in 2010; it's moved from the Lower East Side to the Upper West Side. See previous EIT coverage.
Free admission

Peruvian Independence Fair
Sunday, July 18, 10:00-6:00
Dutch Kills Park (Crescent St. at 36th Ave.), Astoria, Queens
www.FIPENY.htm
An extensive lineup of musical performers plus 'exquisita comida peruana.'
Free admission

Indonesian Food Bazaar
Sunday, July 18, 10:00-5:00
Outside the Al-Hikmah Mosque, 48-01 31st Ave. (at 48th St.), Astoria, Queens
www.MasjidAlHikmahNewYork.org
See previous EIT coverage.
Free admission

Colombian Independence Day Festival
Sunday, July 18, 10:00-6:00
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
www.NYCGovParks.org
Very large, very crowded, with much food.
Free admission

Astoria Arab American Heritage Festival
Sunday, July 18, 2:00-7:00
Athens Square Park (30th St. at 30th Ave.), Astoria, Queens
www.ArabHeritageNYC.net
'Food and culture, music and performances, and so much more!'
Free admission

Arab-American Heritage Park Festival
Sunday, July 18, 1:00-6:00
Propect Park West (enter at 15th St.), Brooklyn
www.AAFSCNY.org
'Enjoy music, cultural performances, savory Arabic food, traditional Arabic shisha, professional henna artists, heritage arts and crafts, face painting, bouncy house, plus enter the raffle to win lots of great prizes!'
Free admission

Bastille Day Celebration
Sunday, July 18, 11:00-8:00
Near Bar Tabac, 128 Smith St. (at Dean St.) and Provence en Boite, 263 Smith St. (at DeGraw St.), Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
www.BarTabacNY.com
Music, pétanque (outside Bar Tabac), beverages and French street food for sale.
Free admission

Pig Roast and Dance Party
Sunday, July 18, 2:00-9:00
3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave. (Meadow-Stagg Sts.), Bushwick, Brooklyn
www.3rdWard.com
'Chef Alex McCrery and his team from our new food joint, Goods, will turn 200 lbs. of hog into cheap and tasty summer eats.' Food for sale, lots of music, and free beer (while it lasts, which can't be long).
Free admission; RSVP requested at www.3rdWard.com/rsvp

Polish Heritage Day
Sunday, July 18, noon-7:00
Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla, New York (near the Valhalla Metro-North station)
http://Parks.WestchesterGov.com
Polka music, traditional folk dancing, crafts, cultural and historical exhibits; 'food vendors will offer a tantalizing selection of Polish foods such as kielbasa, pierogies, and golumbki.'
Free admission and parking

Arab Heritage Festival
Sunday, July 18, 3:00-8:00
Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Ave., Yonkers, New York
http://Parks.WestchesterGov.com
'Visitors of all ages can enjoy Middle Eastern music and other live entertainment as they browse vendors offering Arabic food, pastries, costumes, fashions, and arts and crafts.'
Free admission and parking, though carpooling and public transportation recommended

The Food Obstructions
Sunday, July 18, 4:00-7:00
East River Bar, 97 South 6th St. (Berry St.-Bedford Ave.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
www.Facebook.com/event.php?eid=102326259819347
Contestants will devise a dish that overcomes five obstructions: 1) Must contain at least one locally-sourced vegetable; 2) Must contain locally-sourced honey; 3) Cannot contain meat; 4) Must contain an ingredient that is spherical in shape and eaten whole (think chickpeas, not oranges); 5) Must be topped with a crunchy garnish.
Free for competitors (email TheFoodObstructions@gmail.com to register), $10 for other attendees; proceeds benefit Just Food

Foodstuff with Brett and Ben
Sunday, July 18, 8:00-???
The People’s Improv Theater, 154 West 29th St. (Sixth-Seventh Aves.), 2nd floor
www.YouTube.com/user/MrTheFoodstuff
'A culinary-themed variety show featuring music, comedy, and a guest from the world of food.'
Admission, $5

Kitchen of the Year/Tastes of Summer
Monday, July 19, 2:00-4:00; Tuesday to Friday, 10:30-4:00ish
Rockefeller Plaza
www.HouseBeautiful.com/kitchens
Tour House Beautiful magazine's "kitchen of the year," designed with Jeff Lewis of the TV series Flipping Out. Tuesday through Thursday, 11:00-2:00, with "Tastes of Summer" (for nominal fees) from The Sea Grill, Morrell Wine Bar & Café, AJ Maxwell’s, Magnolia Bakery, and Rock Center Café.
Free admission

Beer Gardens of Queens
Wednesday, July 21, 6:00-???
Greater Astoria Historical Society, Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway (35th-36th Sts.), 4th fl., Queens
www.AstoriaLIC.org
'In honor of the centennial of Bohemian Hall join us for an armchair tour of the beer gardens in Queens! Learn about the history of beer gardens and how they became a favorite pasttime in the 1900s. This lecture will include a beer tasting with a discussion of what makes each brew unique and the harvesting of hops around the world.' Must be 21 or over.
Tickets: GAHS members $12, general admission $20; please RSVP at 718–278–0700.
Via The New York Times

Fireside Feasts: Is It Soup Yet?
Thursday, July 22, 5:00-7:00
Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, 5816 Clarendon Rd. (East 58th-59th Sts.), Brooklyn
www.HistoricCookery.com/receipts/fireside-feasts
The second session in this summer's series of Early American recipes cooked at an outdoor fire pit by Carolina Capehart. Tastings, too, though they're just that, and not enough to feast on.
Free admission

Ongoing: You'll find Brooklyn Flea and its many food vendors on Saturdays at the schoolyard on Lafayette St. near Vanderbilt, and on Sundays at the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank. The Hester Street Fair sets up shop every Saturday and Sunday on the Lower East Side. The Red Hook Food Vendors work their wonders by the ball fields every Saturday and Sunday, midmorning till late afternoon. You can also find New York Greenmarkets at various locations around the city; a small New York lineup of Community Markets includes many more locations north of town.

Classes: See the schedules of the Astor Center, The Brooklyn Kitchen, the Institute of Culinary Education, the International Culinary Center, the Japanese Culinary Center, Murray's Cheese, and the Whole Foods Bowery Culinary Center.

Walking tours: Tag along with Big Onion, the Institute of Culinary Education, NoshWalks, NYC Discovery Walking Tours, and 'Wildman' Steve Brill.

Coming soon: Thunderbird American Indian Midsummer Powwow, July 23-25; Belgian Day, July 25; Good Beer at BAM, July 28; City Bakery State Fair, July 29; Walking Tour: From Coffeehouses to Banquet Halls, July 31; The Great Hot Dog Cookoff, July 31