[title]
The Williamsburg coastline will look a little different on Saturday, August 2, when local food festival Smorgasburg partners with Suntory, Japan's premium malt beer, to present "Japan Meets Brooklyn – Matsuri," a one-day celebration of Japanese food, drinks and culture. The free event will take over the outdoor food market’s 90 Kent Avenue space from 11am to 6pm this Saturday.
The matsuri (Japanese for “festival”) will build on Smorgasburg’s intense fanbase—it is the country’s largest weekly open-air food market, after all—to present six special guest vendors and a handful of activities designed to bring Brooklyn a dash of the Rising Sun.
RECOMMENDED: This popular food festival is taking over the Seaport for the first time ever this year
Suntory is going out for the event, with a garden section doling out their signature Kami-Awa “Creamy Foam” pour and an exclusive curated omakase set, pairing a tasting of three beers with snacks from three vendors.
Need some carbs beyond that beer-filled bless? The fair will have plenty of freshly baked buns, with stands from Greenpoint’s Taku Sando, matcha and onigirazu (sushi sandwiches) from Tokuyamatcha, and temaki sets and assorted sandos from a partnership between Nami Nori and Postcard Bakery.
Habble will provide karaage chicken and Wagyu beef "sushi," and the sweet-toothed can take refuge with kakigori (shaved ice) from Tonchin US, or head to Let’s Bounce, purveyors of New York’s bounciest cheesecakes and cream puffs.
But it is all fun and games, with Candy5NYC making their popular live candy on-site, local artist Hiroshi Masuda drawing portraits, and Taisan.nyc leading calligraphy workshops. Those looking to take in a show can find the New York Sumo Club, which will demo some of their impressive moves to the sound of OMNY Taiko’s live Taiko drum performances, or Seoul 69 mixing an all-vinyl Japanese City Pop set.