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This weekend, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park hosted the first Great GoogaMooga Festival, a food and drink festival that attracted thousands of attendees, including James Murphy, Aziz Ansari, and Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino). If there's anything New Yorkers know how to do well, it's yelling at taxi drivers and, of course, eating and drinking. This festival featured 73 different restaurants, food seminars with some of the top chefs and food enthusiasts, including Tom Colicchio, Masaharu Morimoto, and Terry Theise, and enough beer and wine to survive another world war. MoreĀ»

In New York City, it's not too difficult to find a decent burger--most diners, bars, and fast food joints can accommodate with a basic beef patty and fries. But for connoisseurs looking for a gourmet burger, the task can be a bit more challenging.  From The Lion to the lamb burger, here's our picks for some of the best burgers in Manhattan. MoreĀ»

It's official, food trucks have been certified as the hip and chic alternative to satisfying the average foodie's belly. With articles in New York Magazine, various blogs, and other mentions on the web and word-of-mouth, here is a comprehensive guide of the coolest food trucks parked on side streets and main avenues in New York City. From tacos to cous-cous, there is an entire global pallet to explore in the growing New York food truck community. MoreĀ»

Happy Macaron Day! Macaron lovers in New York and Paris are celebrating their favorite dessert today, when bakeries in both cities will be giving out free macarons in honor of the occasion. Here are some of the best places to pick up a free macaron today...just don't forget to mention that you're there for Macaron Day! MoreĀ»

New York may have a lot of great cuisine, but it's not particularly famed for its Mexican fare, as West Coasters are inclined to remind us. But the times, they are a-changin'. In recent years, a good number of Mexican restaurants have popped up in the area, ranging from carts in the street to chains like Chipotle. Here's some of the best, cheap Mexican spots in the city. MoreĀ»

When Magnolia Bakery first appeared on Sex and the City, a movement was born, and a former bake sale throwaway was transformed overnight into a culinary star.  Flash-forward to 2012, and New York is still crazy for cupcakes, with bake shops blossoming on every corner.  And while stores like Magnolia, Butter Lane, and Crumbs remain delicious standards, here's a few other cupcake contenders for the best place to get your sugar high. MoreĀ»

Superfly Presents, or the geniuses behind Bonnaroo and the Outside Lands, have created a new festival called The Great GoogaMooga Festival. An event the cast of Hey! Arnold would have been all over, GoogaMooga is a FREE two day festival seeking to celebrate music, drink, and the main highlight, food in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, sans tents of course. MoreĀ»

Who knew that the farming world had a trend? Well, Mallory Sustick, a Brooklyn bartender, works like a dog to maintain, promote and advance the online farmer's market startup Plovgh that began after noticing a need for more local farm market distribution. MoreĀ»