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Anne relied on her chef friends to realize her dreams of launching an American cheese movement and they are coming out in force to support her legacy. We hope you can join us this September 13th at the amazing Chelsea Market! These are the best of the best chefs and artisans — on the cutting edge of quality and sustainability. We are so proud for their support! Thank you chefs!
Don’t miss what just might be the food event of the year!
Enter 9th Ave:
Zone 1 – Check In
Check In & Coat Check
Zone 2 – Artisans Row
Water and Wine – delicious wines and quenching water
Rick’s Picks - assorted pickles and pickled vegetables
Heritage Foods – Red Wattle pork rillettes
The Rounds - a selection of savory and sweet bite sized cookies
Olive Oil Jones – a selection of olive oils from Spain, Italy, and Portugal
LMNOP Bakery – housemade bread sandwich bites
Anarchy in a Jar - bites of cheese, bread, and Anne Saxelby hot pepper jelly and chutney
Fat Witch Bakery – baby brownie bites
Zach and Zoe Honey - honey garlic steak bites
Zone 3 – Amuse Town
Little Egg – deviled eggs with potato chips and herbs
Huertas - Basque dog with chistorra sausage, piquillo mostarda, and aioli
Celestine Cocktail Bar - “Orange Skies:” Rosaluna mezcal, bourbon, apricot, orange wine, sherry, smoked orange bitters; cocktails, beer and wine
Very Fresh Noodles – chicken wings
Seed and Mill - halva charcuterie board
Li-Lac Chocolates – an assortment of chocolates
Filaga Pizza - pizza bites: buffalina and puttanesca
Berlin Currywurst - sausage bites and beer
Zone 4 – A Little Italy
Amy’s Bread – signature semolina raisin fennel crisps with fresh ricotta, honey, sea salt, and thyme
Momofuku Ma Peche Cocktail - jasmine infused Ford's gin, ume shu, peach, tonic
Maialino – vitello tonnato
Feast and Floret Hudson – Hudson Valley vegetable crudo with bagna cauda
La Pecora Bianca - lasagna verdi spinach pasta, mushroom ragu, parmesan bechamel
Roberta’s - tbd
Zone 5 – Gastronomy Way
Corkbuzz with Red Hook Winery – a selection of Red Hook wines
La Vara - sweet pepper anchovy tart with ricotta
Chote Miya - five spice guacamole patak chaat
Leland Eating and Drinking House - chicken jook porridge: rice, egg, ginger, scallion, tamari, chili oil
Leland Drinking House Cocktail – vermouth service with Channing Daughters on the rocks with a twist, olive and soda
Mayhem – Mayhem light lager
Yellow Rose - roasted corn in a cup with seared heritage pork chop
Creamline – Rosenkrans farm beef slider with waffle fry and cheese sauce
Pip’s - smoked mushroom bomboloni with Calderwood fonduta
Gramercy Tavern Cocktail - tbd
Zone 6 – Tasting Room
Pully Coffee/Day Drinks - tbd
La Devozione – La Devozione spaghetti with tomato, garlic and basil
Oxalis - tbd
Oriole Chicago - tbd
Zone 7 – Fishtown
Cull & Pistol/Lobster Place - shucked oysters
Oceana - branzino crudo, pickled grapes, ginger, lemon
Zone 8 – Cloud 9
Takumi Taco - spicy tuna taco with tortilla chips
Economy Candy - nostalgia candy favorites
Tings – vegan spicy pumpkin jasmine rice
Doughnuttery - mini doughnut crisps
Food@Google - “Milk and Honey:” fresh ricotta, farm stand honey, fennel, and pumpernickel
Winner – vegan gazpacho and sandwich bites
Threes Brewing – a tasting of west coast IPA, oktoberfest lager, hazy IPA, and German style pils
Café Spaghetti - cavatelli with corn ragu, funghi & scallions; gin & tonic
META Kitchens - smoked wagyu short rib with gochujang caramel and gjetost cheese & Vault 5 cheddar corn savarin
Kumiko Chicago Spirit-Free Cocktail – tbd
Heritage Foods Bull Shot – Community Vodka and housemade bone broth from heritage breeds
Miznon - tbd
Zone 8.5 - Step and Repeat plus Video Room!
Zone 9 – Flavor Allée
Ho Foods – steamed black pepper and scallion pork buns (in Pearl River Mart)
& Sons - tbd
Casella’s – hand sliced Berkshire prosciutto
Chez Panisse – organic green salad with vinaigrette and Casella’s prosciutto
Frenchette – Comte quiche, jambon maison, black truffle
Via Carota – heritage porchetta
Gage & Tollner – heirloom tomato and stone fruit panzanella with G&T sourdough and herbs
Zone 10 – The Tenderloin
Ayada Lounge - chicken satay in a pastry cup, served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish
PastrySchiff @ Gage & Tollner – pistachio cream puffs
Imports of Marrakesh - Moroccan tea service and photo booth!
Pat LaFrieda Meats – prime rib and ribeye carving station
Pain D’Avignon – bread installation including new Anne Saxelby cheese bread
Cain Vineyard and Winery – Cain Cuvée NV13, a beautifully balanced, light and complex with 10 years of bottle age
Sarabeth’s - tbd
Claro – tacos de tinga with heritage turkey, queso azul, and Pasilla Oaxaca
Claro Cocktail – “Dalé:” tequila, mezcal, fino sherry, guava, celery soda and Tapatio, celery ribbon garnish
Zone 11 – Grand Prix
Eat Off Beat – tbd
Maki a Mano – ceviche
Food Education Fund – savory and sweet focaccia
Chaat Dogs – bite-sized hot dogs nestled in a ghee toasted bun topped with chaat
Le Rock Cocktail – “Bijou Blanc:” navy strength gin, gentian, genepy, white vermouth
Emma’s Torch - game sausage with Napa cabbage slaw, hot mustard, and everything pretzel crumble
City Tech and CUNY - chocolate striped coconut macaroons, anise biscotti, and “brookies”
Pebble Bar Cocktail Bar – “The Last Waltz:” citadelle, green chartreuse, lime, orange, brine; cocktails, beer and wine
L’Arte del Gelato – gelato bar serving nocciola delle Langhe, stracciatella, limone, and fior di fragola
Downstairs @ Chelsea Local
Zone 12 --- Saxelby Hall
Saxelby Cheesemongers – an assorted selection of Anne’s favorite cheeses
Heatonist – Anne Saxelby Farmstead Hot Sauce tasting
ARTECHOUSE Cocktail – “Star Dust” with Community Vodka
Shopsin’s - macaroni and cheese pancakes
Gramercy Tavern –Saxelby Cheesemongers raclette
Chambers Street Wines – a pouring of three vibrant organic wines imported by Five Flights
Meat Hook – hunters sausage, Jasper Hill cheddar, pickled pepper (under stairs)
Fort Defiance and Counter Culture Coffee Cocktail - Irish Coffee (under stairs)
Manhattan Fruit Market – chocolate covered strawberries
Momofuku – chilled spicy noodles with sausage and candied peanuts
Black Seed Bagels – mini everything bagels with whitefish salad spread
Interboro Spirits & Ales – Interboro whisky and amaro and canned cocktails
La Newyorkina - assorted doughnuts and mini ice pops
Clinton St. Baking Company – mini blueberry pancakes with warm maple butter and sugar bacon bites
Zone 13 – Double Happy Place
Win Son – pan griddled heritage pork dumplings and chili vinaigrette
Kimbap Lab – jumeokbap rice balls with ssamjang aioli
Pearl River Mart – Hong Kong curry puffs (vegan) with eggplant and sweet potato seasoned with Grandma’s curry
Mao’s Bao – jian bao pan fried buns: pork, beef, chicken, lamb, ImpossiBao, and Oreo
Tea and Milk - classic boba milk tea
Zone 14 – The Chamber Hall
Rolo’s – spicy salami croissant, ricotta cheese, pickled Jimmy Nardello peppers
Carbone - Mario's Meatballs
Chianti Classico – Monteraponi 2021
Brezza Las Vegas - octopus and potato salad dressed in bagna cauda
Shmackwich – New York City’s signature chopped cheese sandwich
Dickson’s Farmstead Meats – house made sobrasada with whipped ricotta, herb oil, and boquerones on crostini
Mel’s – chopped salad with gem lettuce, provolone, finocchiona, mortadella, fennel, cucumber, banana pepper, and Pecorino Parco
Ernesto’s - Bayley Hazen cheesecake puff con ancho
Union Square Café – heritage bacon with apricot jus
Union Square Café Cocktail – Blvd. A: bourbon infused with dried apricot, salers, blanc vermouth
Grand Army - baby brielle oyster, yuzu kosho mingonette (at Dickson Bar)
Ford's Gin Martini Bar with Grand Army – martinis, cocktails, beer and wine (at Dickson Bar)
Faccia Brutto Amaro Bar – a tasting of Carciofo, Amaro Gorini, and Fernet Pianta (at Dickson Bar)