5 Spooky Food Pop-Ups & Drops This Week in NYC 👻
As a kid, halloween meant being your character of choice for a night and surging down the street filling up giant sacks of candy. And while you’re still dressing up each year, running out of costume ideas faster than Forsyth Fire Escape runs out of scallion pancake burritos, you probably miss the memories of eating half your bodyweight in processed caramel through a slit in your mask. Luckily, New York City chefs took notice and prepped some spooky halloween dish drops plus a few pop-ups to fill that void and terrify your dietician. Embrace that inner child with a haunted brownie, a bleeding doughnut, and the corpse of a whole hog this halloweekend. The 8it Drop Digest is just a small taste of what you can discover in the 🧨 Pop-Ups & Drops category on the 8it app. Hit the green button below each dish to access 8it and get all the deets. (Private Beta password: NYCDROP)
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Adobo Festival
LES // 10.30
What’s the drop?
Halloween and Filipino American History Month will collide for a crossover celebration on Eldridge Street this weekend. Adobo Festival will feature pop-up legends like Lechonbae and Patok by Rach, plus an Adobo competition. So if you think your Adobo can spook the competition, sign up here to compete and pull up with some samples! Tap the Filipino flag below for all the info.
Spooky Dark Chocolate Brownie
Flatiron // 10.28-10.31
What’s the drop?
This is the kind of pastry you might lose sleep over. It’s not just the Marshmallow ghosts on The Spooky Dark Chocolate Brownie from Dominique Ansel; the thought of missing out on this layered chunky, fudgy goodness will haunt you. It’s as thiccc as a sumo costume and a must on your halloweekend menu. Tap the ghost below for all the info.
Dracula’s Bite Doughnut
LES // 10.28-10.30
What’s the drop?
Calling all vampires, this is the edible costume prop you need this halloween. LES pastry juggernaut Supermoon Bakehouse dropped this black brioche doughnut filled with a bloody strawberry-cherry jam that runs Friday through Sunday. However, beware that Supermoon closes right around sundown-so send a mortal friend to pick up your bounty and avoid certain peril. Tap the vampire below for all the info.
Day of the Dead Crème Brûlée Doughnut
West Village // 10.28-10.30
What’s the drop?
The Day of the Dead is coming up this week too which means it’s the perfect time to sink your teeth into this special edition Crème Brûlée Doughnut from The Doughnut Project. The dynamic duo of holidays this week can only be matched by the orange-anise cream filling inside this doughnut, inspired by the flavors of pan de muerto. Tap the skull below for all the info.
Taqueria Ramirez Takeover
Bed-Stuy // 10.31
What’s the drop?
What a terror it would be to miss the Taqueria Ramirez Takeover at Winona’s. The taco champions of Greenpoint will be serving gorditas with chicharron, tacos with longaniza and cecina, tlacoyos with cactus and requeson, a chile relleno taco, and a pork rib soup full of rich bone broth. This spooky take on Mexican food is sure to send a shiver down your spine when you realize it’s only available for one night. Hurry up and grab a res before a hungry goblin takes your spot! Tap the taco below for all the info.
YOU SHOULDA 8it!
Not to rub it in, but here’s a pop-up you may have missed out on. To stay in the know on all the hottest drops in real-time, check out 8it’s Pop-Ups & Drops category in the app.
Ha’s Dac Biet
The Ha’s Đặc Biệt pop-up has been on our radar for a long time and we finally got to catch them this week before they take off to Paris FOR 6 MONTHS 💔
The best bite of the night was from their Vietnamese-style Rotisserie Chicken. Once we peeled back the quartered parts of the chicken, we discovered a beautiful piece of baguette that acted as a delicate sponge soaking in all the flavors from the chicken jus, caramelized fish sauce, lime leaf and se the butter. This legendary bite was no trick, all treat. Other hits from our order included Ha’s twist on oysters, a juicy wild gulf shrimp cocktail with green chili nuoc mam, curry potatoes, and “fried little fish” (beer battered anchovies with a sweet-chili sauce that we wanted to bottle up and take home).
After that meal, a trip to Paris is 100% in the books so we can experience that again. Stay tuned on the 8it Instagram for updates on what sneaky stuff the team at Ha’s Đặc Biệt will up to in Paris for the next 6 months.
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