The beloved Pig Island will return on Saturday, September 8th, 2018. It will take place at the Brooklyn waterfront in Red Hook (across from Ikea)! Featuring 25+ chefs creating the freshest and funkiest dishes from locally sourced hogs, here is the list of last year's porktacular celebration features:
- New and returning award-winning chefs:
- Chef Rodrigo Duarte (Casiero e Bom – last year’s Best in Show for Traditional Pork)
- Roxanne Spruance (Kingsley NYC – Zagats 2017 Best New American Restaurant, NYC)
- Arrogant Swine (Pitmaster Tyson Ho, one of Tasting Table’s “Next Generation of Top Pitmasters”)
- Butter’s Michael Jenkins (his 8th year!)
- John Patterson (Founder of The Salt Cured Pig and Slow Hand Heritage BBQ)
- Insa Brooklyn Korean BBQ
- Smoke Show (Chef Jonathan Botta)
- Belly Korean Bacon Shop (new bacon-centric place in Brooklyn)
- Jake Klein (Jake’s Handcrafted)
- Hoodoo Brown BBQ
- Humberto Guallpa (Row House)
- Chef Mike Franzetti (Alice's Arbor)
- Jacques Gautier (Palo Santo)
- Clay Gordon (serving up a chocolate bacon fondue!)
- Ralph Perrazzo of BBD's (Long Island)
- Alice’s Arbor (Brooklyn)
- Chef/Owner Danny Mena and Executive Chef Luis Jimenez of Hecho en Dumbo
- Chef Jesse Jones
- Chef Bill Telepan
- Thomas Perone (Pig Guy NYC, representing The Kettle Black Bar and Grill)
- Fletcher’s Brooklyn BBQ (the return of Matt Fisher and Bill Fletcher)
- Peter & Chris Giannakas of Ovelia
- Jimmy's No. 43
- Chef Rich Owens of Harlem Smoke
- Chef Tahisha Solages
- Heather Sanford (The Piggery)
- Artisan spirits tent curated by Modern Distillery Age featuring craft spirits from High West, Catskill Provisions, NY Distilling and Port Morris Distillery for starters
- Additional food from Southern Recipe Pork Rinds and The Piggery
- WÜSTHOF returns with a knife tent and butchering demo featuring farmers, star chefs and culinary experts, including Michael Yezzi (Flying Pigs Farm), cookbook author Tracey Ceurvels and Ted "The Butcher" Nigro, among others
- Vegetarian options include Brooklyn Brine, NYC Hot Sauce Company (returning with their roasted chiles) and a Cabot Cheese food truck
- All hogs sourced from Flying Pigs Farm and cooked over Royal Oak Charcoal hardwood briquettes
- Plenty of Craft Beer, including Sixpoint
- Eve's, Indian Ladder Farmstead Ciders, Aspall, EZ Orchards, Original Sin and Black Duck Cidery will be part of an enhanced cider program
- Water from Essentia and Bruce Cost Ginger Ale
- Live music stations: acoustic and brass band performances throughout the day
- A Taste NY event
- Many more details to come...
And it's all included in one general admission price (all providers subject to change).