Here’s something a lot of Burnt My Fingers readers could get behind: in honor of its tenth anniversary, Tasting Table is putting on a Lobster Rumble with unlimited lobster rolls at the Brooklyn Expo Center on June 7. Get your tickets here on EventBrite.
This year’s contenders include Luke’s Lobster, The Mermaid Inn, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Thames Street Oyster House, The John Dory Oyster Bar, Seamore’s, The Crabby Shack, Grey Lady, Old Port Lobster Shack, Court Street Lobster, Ed’s Lobster Bar, The Maine Lobster Lady, Peacemaker Lobster & Crab Co., B&G Oysters, Dock & Roll Diner, Bite Into Maine, Bob’s Clam Hut, McLoon’s Lobster Shack, North River Lobster Co., Ford’s Fish Shack, The Salt Line, Victory Meat & Seafood, Burger & Lobster, SaltBrick Tavern and Wixter Market… 25 in all. While it’s not technically all-you-can-eat, my guess is you will hit your limit well before reaching that quarter-century mark.
Is there alcohol? You bet there is. Open bars will be pouring beer, wine and “seasonal cocktails”. Want something sweet to tie off the evening? Visit the dessert deck to sample DŌ, Ice & Vice, Petee’s Pie Company, Salty Road, Georgetown Cupcake and more.
Is this expensive? Of course it is… $185 plus tax for general admission from 7:30-10:30 pm. But a portion of proceeds go to support Jose Andres’ World Food Kitchen. Blurbage: Founded by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen is an organization of chefs creating smart solutions to hunger and poverty. WCK is currently active in nine countries around the world, using food as an agent of change in the areas of relief, health, education, jobs, and social enterprise. Last year, WCK’s #ChefsForPuertoRico became the largest hot meal feeding operation in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, serving over 3.2 million meals to date.
And if that warms the cockles of your heart, then you should spring for a VIP ticket for $275 plus tax. This gets you early event access from 6:30 – 7:30 PM, entry to the VIP lounge including an exclusive raw bar, and a VIP gift bag (valued at over $165).
Are we going? Apparently not. Even though Tasting Table is the parent of the Culinary Content Network of which this blog is a member, we’re still waiting for our comp ticket. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go, especially if you are already in or near NYC. So buy your ticket already and tell us how it went.
Is there a lobster fest around the Albany area?
It would be nice. Alas, we are not yet big enough to support this level of excess. But considering the cost of the event and the subsequent ER visit, the expense of getting to Brooklyn can be considered a rounding error.