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Japanese Food Festival Coming To Chelsea And UES
A two-day konamon food festival and competition — known for its "Japanese pizza" — is coming to Chelsea and the Upper East Side.
CHESLEA, NY — "Japanese pizza" is coming to a two-day street festival in Chelsea and the Upper East Side next weekend.
JAPANFes is hosting a competition for konamon, a style of flour-based Japanese food known for okonomiyaki, often called "Japanese pizza."
Chefs will battle it out to be named the top konamon shop.
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Half the chefs will be from New York, half from Japan.
Eateries facing off include Fūgetsu (Hokkaido), Okonomiyaki Imari (Tokyo), Acatoki (Mie Prefecture), Takoyaki Bar Tom (Aichi Prefecture) and monja-yaki CHICO (Tokyo) and New York-based spots Karl’s Balls, BentON, Fuji Yakisoba and Osaka-ya.
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Twenty-five other vendors will also be selling Japanese food.
Here's the details:
September 21 in Chelsea, Eighth Avenue between 15th and 16th streets
September 22 on the Upper East Side, Lexington Avenue between 83rd and 84th streets
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days
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