A year of travel, moving boroughs, launching YouTube & Si becoming a citizen!

Thanks for signing up to be a part of our insiders crew at Consuming Collective! We’re so excited to connect and keep you better informed about epic events, our top foodie finds and the latest behind-the-scenes from your favorite NYC restaurants and beyond. First, let’s look at what you might have missed in 2023!

We moved from Queens to Brooklyn..

We lived on the border of Jackson Heights & Elmhurst (where my grandpa grew up) for 3 years before making the move over to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The diversity of food in our old neighborhood was unbeatable and we became spoiled with options, but the move was led by wanting to be more central to the rest of the city, be closer to friends, and have a few more bars nearby.

We’re loving it so far though we haven’t found a Thai restaurant that rivals our old go-to spot, Ayada in Thai Town, Elmhurst.

Launched our YouTube Channel:

We launched our YouTube series where we eat with experts and the first episode takes us behind the scenes of the best spots in New York’s Real Little Italy. We make mozzarella, fill cannoli and dine family style with Carlo & Daniel on Arthur Avenue.

And something big happened…Si became a U.S. Citizen!!

We traveled near & far for incredible eats…

From New Orleans, to Madrid, to Singapore! This was a year of truly ‘Eating Around the World’ and we’re aiming to launch some travel guides later this year.

We’ll be continuing to travel for food so if there’s a specific location you want featured, drop us a message!

Food & Drink Events on our 2024 radar

We love a good food event, cocktail takeover or pop up. When we know more, you’ll know more!

• NYC Restaurant Week: January 16th-February 4th. Set menus from some of the cities top restaurants. Menus released January 9th.

• Bombolone Fest: February 6th-9th. A FREE Event run by our friends at Unregular Pizza & Bakery!

• The Line Up Dinner Series: A dinner series to highlight the best cooks working the line at top restaurants in NYC. DATES TBC

• Pig Beach BBQ Benefit: An epic day of BBQ for a cause. The event usually happens in the spring.

• Momo Crawl: The ultimate momo crawl and competition through Jackson Heights. This event usually happens in September.

• NYCWFF: The biggest food & drink event of the year! This event usually happens in the Fall.

• Infatuation EEEEEatscon: Usually held at Forest Hills stadium sometime in the fall featuring a wide array of NYC restaurants.

• Madre Summer Block Party Series: Our favorite spot to hang in the summer! Madre collabs with another restaurant to offer food & drinks from both establishments, plus a live DJ.

Each month we’ll be bringing you…

• The scoop on the best NYC food & drink events including our favorite street parties and NYC bar takeovers from across the globe.

• More Eating with Experts - Are you an expert in a particular cuisine, dish or local area who wants feature in an episode? Please send an email to [email protected] to tell us why you’re a good fit with subject line: Expert + (name your expertise)

• Giveaways and more!!