A Debut Mac & Cheese Festival Is Happening 30 Minutes Outside Of NYC Next Month

Written by Site Adminstrator on October 22, 2024. Posted in Blog.

Hungry? The first-ever Jersey City Mac & Cheese Festival is sure to be the ultimate comfort food fix.

On the heels of a successful debut soup dumpling festival in NYC, and right before the final leg of Japan Fes, comes a neighboring culinary celebration that’s worth bookmarking — especially if you’re craving something savory.

All about the Jersey City Mac & Cheese Festival

On Saturday, November 2nd, this first-time fest will welcome hungry visitors with plenty of dishes to enjoy: classic mac & cheese, buffalo chicken mac & cheese, and truffle mac & cheese. The more adventurous might gravitate toward the pork belly mac & cheese or mac & cheese with waygu meatballs, spicy vodka sauce, and fried truffle onions.

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Although the event is considered a food festival, it will operate like a crawl, and visitors will make their way to and from the 13 participating eateries in the nabe. (Don’t worry: Jersey City is one of the most walkable cities in the U.S., so everything will be accessible.)

Participating restaurants

Curious what’s on the menu? Here’s what you’ll find the day of the event:

The Ashford: Guinness Lobster Mac and Cheese
Better Days: Spicy Vodka Sauce, Waygu Meatballs and Fried Truffle onions
Boots & Bones: Original Mac & Cheese topped with Truffle, pancetta and horseradish breadcrumbs
Canopy: Birria Mac n Cheese
Hamilton Pork: Pork Belly Mac & Cheese
Healy’s: Spicy Jack Mac & Cheese
Hudson Hall: Classic Original Mac & Cheese with breadcrumb topper
Hudson Hound: Three Cheese with Bacon Lardons
Jam Cakery Events: Classic Baked Vegan Mac n’ Cheese
O’Haras: Buffalo Chicken Mac & Classic Mac & Cheese
South House: House blend with Doritos dusting and topped with smoked brisket
Tony Boloney’s: Mac & Cheese Pizza

Visit the Lokel Group’s page to learn more about their events and how to get tickets for this debut fest. If you can’t make it, don’t worry: there are plenty of mac & cheese spots in NYC that are worth a visit.

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