“There no sincerer love than the love of food”- George Bernard Shaw. Food is what binds people together. Food is the fundemental key to culture. There is no greater pleasure than sharing your passion of food with others. The great part of living in NYC is the fact that there is no shortage of culture around every corner. All you have to do is take a little of your time to walk around the five boroughs. One great place to visit if you love food is Smorgasburg is the place to go.
Smorgasburg is an open-air market held every Saturday on the Williamsburg waterfront at East River State Park, Smorgasburg is also at Pier 5, a different location in the same Brooklyn Bridge Park, closer to Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. The Smorgasburgh features packaged and prepared foods, purveyors from New York City and across the region, and other food-related vendors and is like a summer rock festival for food exciting, overwhelming, sweaty, hot.
The setup is simple there is more than 50 vendors selling handmade food from stalls next to the East River. Another 40 or so sell produce, kitchen gear and pantry items. “It’s orderly but informal, a fitting playland for a food-crazy generation that photographs what it eats”. You’ll hit your limit, and then you’ll want more. . You eat standing up, at one of a few tables or at one of the two parks flanking the market.  There are incredible views of the New York City skyline and incredible views of the Brooklyn Bridge. There is no other place where you can experience the rich diversity that is the melting pot of New York.