THE VILLAGE VOICE SEVENTH ANNUAL TASTING EVENT
"CHOICE EATS”
PRE-SALE TICKETS ON SALE AT NOON TOMORROW, JANUARY 23rd
Exclusive Promo Code: EATSPR
EVENT SET FOR MARCH 25TH
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC JANUARY 29th,
VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
New York, NY - January22, 2014 - The Village Voiceannounces Pre-Sale tickets for its seventh annual tasting event,"Choice Eats,"will open at Noon Tomorrow, January 23rd using the ExclusivePromo Code:EATSPR (limited while quantities last). Ticket prices for VIP will be $85and general admission will be $60.All tickets will go on sale to the general public next Wednesday,January 29th at
This year’s seventh annual event will be held onTuesday, March 25th at BasketballCity at Pier 36located in Lower Manhattan from 7:00PM-10:00PM with a VIP-only hour from 6:00PM-7:00PM. This annually sold out event will feature 60+ handpicked Village Voice restaurants from New York City and beyond. The first round of participating restaurants will be announced next Wednesday, January 29th.
For the first time, “Choice Eats” will now be accepting volunteers to assist The Village Voice team on-site at the event. All volunteers will receive a free general admission ticket to The Village Voice’sThird annual “Choice Streets” Food Truck Tasting Event to be held inMay 2014 (specific date TBA). To apply, you must be 21 years or older and fill out this application, here:
"Choice Eats" is one of New York City's unique food events where 3,000attendees sample food from the most sought after restaurants across all the city’s boroughs under one roof for one night. Last year the event featured over 60local restaurants with cuisine from 35 countries, all handpicked by The Village Voice’s food critics and previously featured in the Fork In The Road blog.
Typically held at the 69th Armory, this year’s Choice Eats will move to a new downtown location,Basketball City, the state of the art Lower Manhattan venue that will enable the event to growits footprint plus expand the number of attendees, participating restaurants, demos and more.
The event’s new venue, BasketballCity, is conveniently located just north of the Manhattan bridge and steps away from F Trainon the East Broadway Stop.It is also accessible by buses and the J,M line at Essex Street.The venue regularly transforms its seven side-by-side basketball courts to an elegant event space for expos, corporate events and now for the Village Voice’s Seventh Annual “Choice Eats.”
Sponsors confirmed for Choice Eats 2014 include: Stella Artois, Great Brewers, Southern Wine & Spirits, Whole Foods Market, Asahi Beer USA, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly and Hot 97.
For more information on "Choice Eats" please have a bite here:
Event Details:
Choice Eats 7th Annual Tasting Event
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
TICKETS: On SaleJan 29:
VENUE: Basketball City | 299 South St. | New York, NY 10002
COST: $85 – VIP | $60 - General Admission
6:00-7:00pm – VIP HOUR
7:00-10:00pm – EVENT
About Village Voice Events:
The Village Voice has independently produced and created such celebrated events as Choice Eats, Obies Awards,4Knots Music Festival, Choice Streets, Brooklyn Pour, Holiday Spiritsas well as the most anticipated issues and guides of the year including the annual Pazz and Jop music poll, Best of NYC, and its Spring, Summer, and Fall Preview guides. The Voice is New York's most influential must-read alternative newspaper in print and online. For more information on the Voice or its events, please visit us online at
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