Egg Rolls and Egg Creams

For the past fifteen years my dad continually asks what cultural activities I take advantage of living in NYC. Have I been to any good shows lately? Only if the drag queens at Stingy Lulu's count, and that was over ten years ago. What about museums? I do love artwork, but I hate tourists and crowds so I only go when the parents are in town. Today I did venture out for some NY culture at the Egg Rolls and Egg Cream Festival at the Museum at Eldridge. I didn't actually step inside the museum, all the food was on the street.

This is a true block party, in that it only takes up one block. The cons are that it gets a little crowded (but a polite nudge and people will shift so you can move by) and it limits the capacity for multiple food vendors. This is not to say that the festival is lacking in food, and they deliver on their promise of egg rolls (homemade and delicious) and egg creams (made on the spot and refreshing). But I was kind of hoping to also snack on some dumplings and knish as well. The pros are that the crowd is all local (I avoid a five block radius around Little Italy during San Gennaro because of the tourists) and everything there is authentic to the festival. Not to pick on San Gennaro because I do love Italian sausage, but 75% of what goes on has nothing to with Italy.

If you've filled up on Egg Rolls, Egg Creams and ice cream (Chozen, it's got chutzpah!) and aren't ready to leave there are activities for kids and adults. Although unless you are a Jewish or Chinese grandmother I recommend you stick to the kids activities because the main adults event is mah jong and these women will school you. ESPN should consider broadcasting these if the NFL strike goes through.