Let’s be real…keeping track of all NYC’s food pop-ups and limited-edition dish drops has been nearly impossible. Over the last few decades, pop-ups have been on the rise in NYC and 8it has become the go-to source for tracking all of them and helping these entrepreneurial chefs get discovered. From chef residencies to sidewalk pop-ups, we’ve sifted through the culinary chaos on Instagram to bring you a handpicked selection of NYC’s finest pop-ups and limited-edition drops that you should dig into this week. Consider this your backstage pass to the hottest pop-ups & limited-edition eats in NYC! Dive into our weekly curated list of upcoming food adventures before they disappear 🧨💥
This weekend is the last true “do whatever you want” weekend before the holiday calendar starts telling you where to be and what to eat. So let’s skip the existential dread and get straight to the good stuff: this week’s Must-Eats. From James Beard–studded kitchens serving food with purpose to a Saturday morning burrito party, these five pop-ups and drops feel like the holidays showed up early.
Community Kitchen by Mavis-Jay Sanders
Community Kitchen // 281 7th Ave, NYC // Wed-Sat thru 12.13
Community Kitchen is the best of all worlds: an incredibly talented James Beard Award Winning Chef Mavis-Jay Sanders, a rotating tasting menu straight from the farmers market, accessible to all. That right – they use a sliding-scale ticketing model to make an incredible dining experience accessible to all. This community driven experiment is wrapping its first run on the 13th, so snag your res and pay what you can. We hope to see this vision continue beyond this space.
Shtick Shabbat Dinner
Shtick // Corner of Hester & Orchard, NYC // Fri 12.5
Shtick celebrates traditions of Jewish culture through immersive dinner experiences that are open to any and all. Tonight (and most Fridays), they’re celebrating Shabbat in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author, Joke Cohen, and Tokin’ Jew, with a special menu by Chi Chi Eats. Although the menu is a surprise, I can tell you that their dinners are always a delicious family style spread with flavors and ambiance that will warm your soul.
Breakfast Burrito Pop-Up
Panzón // 23 Greenpoint Ave, BK // Sat 12.6
Panzón is throwing a breakfast burrito party… and what’s better than a breakfast burrito party? Swing by Saturday anytime from 10am till 2pm and get yourself a burrito filled with soft scrambled eggs, Oaxaca cheese, fried onions, salsa macha or green salsa, plus optional bacon or chorizo. There will be seasonal beverages including Mexican Ponche & Hot Chocolate and DJs on the decks.
Victoria Blamey x Patrick Shaw
Fulgurances // 132 Franklin St, BK // Sun 12.7
Unapologetically Filipino w/ Tara Monsod
Naks // 201 1st Ave, NYC // Sun 12.7-Mon 12.8
📸: instagram @tara.monsod
San Diego’s first-ever James Beard Award finalist, Chef Tara Monsod, is taking over the kitchen at Naks this Sunday and Monday. She’s using her Filipino heritage, modern technique, and Southern California spin to craft a six course pre-fixe dinner at $135 a seat, with an optional wine pairing at $65 per person.
This is just a taste of what’s poppin’ in the 8it app. If you have any suggestions to make the 8it app experience even better than it already is, don’t hesitate to shoot us a DM.
STAY HUNGRY, NEVER HANGRY!
The 8it team
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