Food Court
Advantage
A real culinary find
Finding an eatery that’s cheap, delicious, conveniently located and with enough variety to
avoid menu fatigue is a perpetual quandary.
Enter the big, bold, very New York behemoth
that is FoodParc (Sixth Avenue between 29th
and 30th streets). You could describe FoodParc as a food court, but that label hardly does
it justice. Apart from its sheer size ( 20,000
square feet), there is nothing mall-like about it.
FoodParc’s futuristic look was created by Syd
Mead, the designer behind Blade Runner and
the original Tron.
But what really distinguishes FoodParc
from your typical food court is the food.
Two of its best sections are RedFarm Stand,
which serves Asian cuisine, and 3Bs, which
ave
Date
HARLeM
the
African-
American
Day Parade
Sept. 18
Billed as “the largest black parade in
America,” this is now
in its 42nd year. Grand
marshals include David
Paterson, the Rev. Al
Sharpton and David
Dinkins. africanamerican
dayparade.org
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Independent
Film Week
Sept. 18–22
Presenting a smorgasbord of indie film
events, from screenings
to panels to workshops,
for people interested
in making films and
for those who just love
watching movies and
want to know a little bit
more about how they’re
created. ifp.org
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stands for bacon, burgers and beer. A particular highlight is RedFarm’s ingenious
pastrami egg roll, with pastrami from New
York’s world-famous Katz’s deli. Crispy in all
the right places without a hint of doughiness,
it’s a delight. Pretty much everything on RedFarm’s menu is excellent, with other standouts being the spicy beef wontons, the short
rib bun and, for something lighter, the Asian
green salad with lemon grass vinaigrette.
Meanwhile, the 3Bs special is a killer burger
with a hanger steak blend courtesy of meat
purveyor Pat LaFrieda, secret sauce and such
fixings as mouthwatering fried onions. Also not
to be missed are the bacon snacks with tangy
cherry barbecue sauce and the melt-in-your-mouth hash browns filled with cheddar cheese
and bacon. Finally, some refreshing water-melonade is the perfect beverage to wash it all
down. foodparc.com.
“Changing the world,
30 musicals at a time”
reads the tag line of
the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Since 2004, NYMF
has sought to do for
the musical what indie
film festivals have
done for film, giving
Can’t Stop the
Musical
new musicals exposure they wouldn’t
normally receive
through grass-roots
campaigns. Past
shows include Altar
Boyz and Next to
Normal, with such
performers as Glee’s
Lea Michele, Rent’s
Anthony Rapp and
30 Rock’s Cheyenne
Jackson.
“NYMF covers the
broadest array of what
musical theater today
represents,” says
Isaac Robert Hurwitz,
executive director.
Throughout its run,
there are more than
260 performances, as
well as concerts, master classes, panels and
NYMF Nite, featuring parties and other
unique entertainment.
Sept. 26–Oct. 16.
212-352-3101;
nymf.org.
MIdTOWN
Crafting Genre:
Kathryn Bigelow
Through Oct. 3
Dedicated to the first
woman to win the
Academy Award for
best director, this
exhibit explores Bigelow’s career, from her
early work as a painter
through her films such
as The Hurt Locker.
moma.org
MANHATTAN ANd BROOkLYN
Oct. 18–22
CMJ Music
Marathon
A massive music fes-
tival and conference
from the folks behind
the publication CMJ
New Music Report . To
give you an idea of its
size, last year’s festival
hosted 1,300 artists at
80 venues, and 80 pan-
els related to the music
industry. cmj.com
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Oct. 31
All Hallows’ Eve
The American Museum
of Natural History
invites families for a
night of trick-or-treat-
ing, live music, games,
arts and crafts, and
roaming characters such
as Curious George and
Winnie-the-Pooh.
212-769-5100; amnh.org
