Choice Streets 2013

One of my favorite food events I attended last year was Village Voice’s Choice Streets. Obviously one of the thing I liked about it was the location. It was held at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. It was also one of the most causal food events I’ve been to. So of course this year I had to go back. While the format was the same, there were few things that were different from last year that, in a way, made this year a little less fun (just a little) but overall I still had a good time.

For some unknown reasons, few of the trucks didn’t show up and they may had sold more tickets than last year because the lines! There were few times where I just stood in a line for half an hour. And by 8:30p some of the trucks had ran out of food already which then added extra pressure on other trucks to continue.

Here are some bites I managed to get….

Village Voice Choice Eats 2013

Words and photos by Jackie McBrien and Candace Edwards

This past Tuesday at the 69th Armory, The Village Voice threw its 6th annual Choice Eats festival with over 86 participating New York City restaurants. While we wanted to eat every dish (and sample as many alcoholic beverage), after our seventh or eighth sample we realized that feast feat was, well, impossible. And dangerous. We did manage to hit the munchie double digits (I counted about 18 different restaurants) before we rolled back home. As first timers with zero prep and really no desire to pace ourselves, I think we did a pretty good job.

Village Voice Brooklyn Pour

We all know Village Voice throws some great events (Choice Eats, Choice Streets), so I was pretty excited to attend my first Village Voice Brooklyn Pour. Held at One Hanson (the bank tower where Brooklyn Flea happens during the winter time), every nook and crack of the place were filled with breweries and beers. Breweries like Sixpoint, Brooklyn Brewery, Asahi Beer, Sly Fox Beer and many I haven’t heard of like…. Harlem Brewing Company and Innis & Gunn.

Check out some photos from that day and a list of beers I love to try again….

Village Voice Choice Streets 2012

On Tuesday we attended the first ever Village Voice Choice Streets festival. Street food vendors were lined up alongside the U.S.S. Intrepid, making for a dramatic setting. The food was good and we had a lot of fun, but the best part was being able to get aboard the aircraft carrier itself. Here’s a view of the festival from the Intrepid: