In NYC, Thursday nights are taken very seriously. Between the hours of 4pm and 6pm, offices across the tri-state area are abuzz with the dynamite question: "where are we starting our weekend tonight?" And when it comes to a sun-drenched, 72-degree day like today, the answer is unanimously "somewhere we can eat guacamole-filled tacos, pork burgers, & drink hoppy beers outside." Lucky for you, you can do all of the above, all in one place tonight at the grand opening of Hester Nights – NYC’s only all-food nighttime market.
In the company of 12 food vendors at the outdoor garden of the Eventi Hotel, you can eat and drink for five full hours (5pm-10pm) bites like the wildly popular poached chicken with garlic and ginger from Khao Man Gai, grass-fed umami burgers from Deviant Chef, Japanese griddle cakes from OKO-TA, and blueberry-mint-lemonade slushies from Lizzmonade.
Of course, there will be enough cocktails and beers on hand for you to consider – after two hours of stuffing yourself with Oaxaca Tacos – whether to dance all night on the 20th floor of the Gansevoort Park Rooftop. The answer is "yes."
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