The time has come to announce the Think Fast! 5 Napkin Burger Stone Brewing Company dinner giveaway. With such quick timing, a few of you wrote in to express what your favorite 5 Napkin Burger and Beer combo was. I'll make sure to share it with 5 Napkin!
I chose a winner at random, through Random.org and the lucky person is:
CK who said:
"My fave is the Inside Out paired with a delicate Stone Pale Ale"
Congrats CK, and please contact me ASAP to claim your prize.
For those of you who played but didn't win this time, you can still attend the event and get $5 off your ticket by using promo code: FOODITKA
Purchase your tickets here, and hope to see you tonight.
5 Napkin Burger - 35-01 36th Street, Astoria, NY 11106
718.433.2727
N/Q Train to 36th Avenue
I'm really excited to bring you a last minute (but wonderful) opportunity to score an amazing Beer and Bourbon Dinner series event tomorrow night at 5 Napkin Burger. Mentioning these events in the past, they're now in their third year of doing them, as people really seem to enjoy the insider's view they get into the world of beer and/or spirits making, paired along with some great food and a mixing of a dynamic foodie crowd.
Now on to the contest, which will run through tomorrow morning!
Win a pair of tickets for you and a guest to tomorrow night's Stone Brewing Company event.
How to enter:Submit a comment to this blog post, telling us about your favorite 5 Napkin Burger beer and burger combination. You'll receive an extra entry into this giveaway if you submit a picture of yourself enjoying any kind of 5 Napkin Burger beers or grub. Please send your pictures to: critic@fooditka.com
Submission period:
Between now and tomorrow morning 10:30 a.m. EST
Winner:
A winner will be chosen at random tomorrow and announced via this site and via Facebook and Twitter. *Please make sure to leave your email contact information in your submission, so I can contact you ASAP*
Runners Up:
For those of you who do not win, you still have the opportunity to attend. Get $5 off tomorrow's event by using discount code FOODITKA. Purchase your tickets here.
Good luck!
It's been a couple of days and I'm so delighted by how many of you participated in my Ovelia 3-course dinner giveaway, in honor of their 5 year anniversary. It was a pleasure reading all of your comments about why you love Ovelia or in some cases why you'd like to try it. I truly wish I could offer each and one of you this prize, but alas, there can only be one winner.
And the winner is (as selected by Random.org)
#5 - Hailey who said "I've only been for brunch but it's my favorite brunch of all time. Stuffed French toast and sausage!!!"
A BIG CONGRATS Hailey. I hope you enjoy your dinner for two, and please do let me know how you enjoyed it. I appreciate everyone's thoughtful responses - hope you get a chance to win something fun in my next giveaway.
Ovelia Psistaria - 34-01 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103
718.721.7217
N/Q Train to 30th Avenue
www.ovelia-ny.com
I can't believe it's been 5 amazing years since my beloved Ovelia Psistaria opened. I remember it like yesterday, checking out the new storefront with Margot, peeking in and wondering what's to come. We tried to crash their opening friends and family party (it's true) but had to wait another week to step into this modern Greek food haven.Since that day five years ago, I've been back continuously and watched it evolve into something even more amazing than when it opened. The care and perfection that's poured into this family owned restaurant never gets old, but they also do a great job of sticking to tradition and respecting their roots.
In honor of their big 5, Ovelia is graciously inviting a Fooditka reader and their guest to join them for a complimentary 3-course dinner. I'm pretty excited about this giveaway, giving you a chance to taste the greatness.
Ovelia 3-course Dinner Giveaway
Includes - 1 appetizer, 2 entrees and 1 dessert (valid for the entire month of December)
How to Enter: Comment on this post and tell me what you love about Ovelia, or if you haven't been, why you'd like to try it.
Enter between now and Thursday, December 1st 2011. A winner will be chosen at random and announced on email and on this site on Friday, December 2nd. Please make sure to leave your email in your comment, so I can contact you.
Good luck everyone - and please join Ovelia in their 5 year celebration this Thursday, December 1st.
Ovelia Psistaria - 34-01 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103
718.721.7217
N/Q Train to 30th Avenue
www.ovelia-ny.com
Exciting stuff readers...as I told you last week, 5 Napkin Burger is graciously hosting another Beer & Bourbon dinner series starting this October. And what's even sweeter is that you have the opportunity to attend!
For those of you still unfamiliar with this event, it's a fabulous up-close-and-personal way to meet local beer brewers, ask them your burning questions and of course sample their goods. All of this takes place in the company of some of the juiciest, meatiest burgers packed with flavor and fabulosity that we call 5 Napkin.
In addition to their usual grub, they'll also be featuring special dishes keyed to each event. This could include anything and everything from fondue with pretzel bread to vanilla cupcakes with vanilla porter icing. Mmmm...licking your lips already?
Here's how to enter this giveaway:
Please leave a comment on this blog post and tell me about why you'd like to attend this event or your favorite 5 Napkin burger variety.
Your comment will grant you one entry into this giveaway for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the October 6th event, featuring Kelso Brooklyn brewery.
For extra entries, please Tweet about this giveaway with the #5NBFooditka hashtag or tag me in your Facebook post.
You have until Wednesday, September 28th to participate. A winner will be chosen at random, through random.org and will be announced on this website and via email. Please make sure to leave your email in your submission. Winner will receive a pair of tickets, which includes a guest pass.
Good luck and tell your friends...
If you'd like to buy tickets for this event, you can always do so here.
5 Napkin Burger - 35-01 36th Street, Astoria, NY 11106
718.433.2727
N/W Train to 36th Avenue
5napkinburger.com
This morning, I had the great fun of attending an Advertising Week event at Rockefeller Center. The event was called Women at NBCU and incorporated various female-focused companies such as Oxygen, Green, Telemundo, iVillage, Bravo and of course NBC who hosted it.
Bethenny Frankel from the Real Housewives of New York City was there, giving her commentary about all the women's initiatives that we represented. She looked fabulous (as usual) and added her spunky comments and infectious energy everywhere she went.
The highlight for me was the Bravo station and meeting two Top Chef New York cheftestants, Carla and Ariane. They were both lovely to talk to and prepared two breakfast dishes for us to munch on--one of which was Carla's famous Green Eggs and Ham and the other was Ariane's stuffed French Toast. Both dishes were interesting but I preferred the sweetness and decadence of Ariane's French Toast. It was loaded with flavor and a luxurious cream cheese filling. It looked more like little cakes than French Toast but that was fine with me.
Carla's Green Eggs and Ham (pictured above) was an interesting idea, but needed more zing in terms of seasoning. However, Carla was as spunky in person as she was on camera, with a wonderfully uplifting aura that made you smile. I admired her positivity and was inspired by her.
Another perk from the Bravo booth was receiving a copy of the new Top Chef Quickfire cookbook, which hasn't yet been released to the public. I snagged an extra copy and am giving it away to you, my readers.
To enter this giveaway, send me your most creative breakfast recipe by this Friday, 9/25 by 12:00 a.m. I'll post the top 3 recipes on my site and the winner will get their own exclusive copy of the new Top Chef Quickfire cookbook.
Email me at critic@foodistanyc.com or simply leave a comment. Good luck!
