Grab your soccer jersey and TSA-approved bottle of ranch, because Eater is hosting a sprawling, one-day-only culinary event — our largest ever! — to commemorate the biggest weekend in international soccer. On Saturday, July 18 at Pier 36 in New York City, join us for Eater World’s Fare, an immersive, family-friendly event where food-lovers can congregate and eat their way through delicious representations of food from around the globe, prepared by heavy-hitter chefs and some of the most seasoned folks in the food game.
You don’t need to understand the offsides rule to appreciate a great empanada, and there’s no language barrier when it comes to bonding over noodles, tacos, and the collective stress of a penalty kick. Food and sports are universal unifiers, and this summer’s truly global sports event offers the opportunity to celebrate in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world.
Eater’s World’s Fare borrows from the world’s fairs of old, which famously brought a vast array of nations together in the name of culture and innovation. We’re giving that idea a delicious update for a new generation —and a bigger appetite. As Eater Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Wu says, “We wanted to create an experience that brings together the very best of food and sports, and celebrate the many, many communities that make up this city, at a time when all eyes are on New York.”
Eater World’s Fare tickets start at $30, granting Fare-goers access to 30+ dishes by many of Eater’s favorite chefs from across the country. Consider your matchday squad stacked with the likes of Golden Diner, Mokbar, Caffe Panna, and Win Son Bakery; expect Charles Pan Fried Chicken, Banh Anh Em, Sally’s Apizza, and dozens of other Eater-fave restaurants, all with specialty dishes available for purchase. Plus, all guests can score 10+ complimentary bites and wander through interactive fan experiences thanks to brand partners including Cathay Pacific, Square, Maruchan, Milagro Tequila, Dole, San Pellegrino, Edible Arrangements, Lifeway Kefir, and Manhattan Beer.
A limited number of VIP tickets will permit entry to an exclusive lounge presented by award-winning airline Cathay Pacific. VIPs will receive access to complimentary culinary creations from Dominique Ansel, South Philly Barbacoa, Sushi Noz, and the Jose Andres Group’s Mercado Little Spain — oh, and an open bar.
Stamp your culinary passport at the Gateway to Asia, also presented by Cathay Pacific, which will feature Hong Kong-inspired bites by chef Calvin Eng of Bonnie’s in Williamsburg. The Taste of Maruchan Around the World will showcase the versatility of ramen through an exclusive culinary pop-up with chef Shota Nakajima. Attendees will also experience Gourmega, a dining pop-up from the acclaimed Ghetto Gastro collective, showcasing small and local NYC businesses powered by Square. Dole will be offering a tropical smorgasbord of its world-famous pineapple juice, refreshing fruit bowls, and other juicy favorites.
Official event waters Sanpellegrino and Acqua Panna will be complementing the food, and presenting flavors of Sanpellegrino CIAO! seltzer. There will be a pitch-side concession stand by Edible Arrangements doling out free fruit and baked goodies, as well as an interactive soccer challenge using a larger-than-life, inflatable Lifeway Kefir bottle by Lifeway Foods. (Wash down all the excitement with complimentary probiotics.)
We hope to see you there.