Crafters and Foodies Invade SoHo!
If you’re in NYC on May 21st, you’re in for a great time at the Bust Magazine Craftacular and Food Fair that promises to be double the size of last year’s! If these times weren’t so litigious, I might even be so inclined to rekindle Doublemint Gum’s infamous slogan. Oh wait, I’ll spare you that because the mere recollection puts a kink in my neck. On the other hand, I know there are some people in this household who want to attend this event more than anything. Why? You may ask. I’ll tell you below:
• Core Craft Action!: The BUST Magazine Craftacular & Food Fair features hand-picked vendors who bring the most unique indie shopping experience to New Yorkers. There will be an eclectic mix of handmade jewelry, artisanal foods, stationery, clothes and toys found at the event. Attendees will delight in specialty items such as scents and soaps inspired by literature from Latherati; swingy, summertime skirts made from colorful vintage fabrics from Orangyporangy; cheeky letter-pressed posters and postcards from RarRar Press; and sexy, flirty, eco-friendly lingerie from Clare Bare.
• More Fun for Foodies!: Locavores rejoice! To celebrate the release of their recent Food Issue, BUST Magazine has expanded the event this year to include more food crafters. An abundance of tasty talent will be found at the show including a variety of chefs, local culinary personalities and gourmet foods. A full 10% of the vendors will be food-oriented, featuring delicacies from local purveyors such as Robicellis famous cupcakes, Sour Puss pickles, organic Italian antipasti from Dolce Nonna, locally sourced candies and caramels from Liddabit Sweets, and hand-blended infusions from Not Just Tea. Since no food fair is complete without a food truck, the ever-popular Red Hook Lobster Pound will park its newly launched restaurant-on-wheels just outside the venue to feed hungry shoppers. As an extra bonus, everyone at the fair will receive a FREE copy of BUSTs Food issue.
• Food Celebrities!: Erin McKenna, owner of Babycakes vegan bakery and author of BabyCakes Covers the Classics: Gluten-Free Vegan Recipes from Donuts to Snickerdoodles, will make a live appearance to sign copies of her new book at 3pm, as will Gabrielle Hamilton, owner of the Lower East Side jewel-box restaurant, Prune, and author of Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, at 5pm.
If that’s not enough to sway you, check out the gallery!
