• by Sara Guaglione , March 3, 2017

The Village Voice has announced the lineup of participating restaurants in its 10th annual “Choice Eats” food festival, which takes place this year on Friday, May 19 at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

Tickets are on sale for $85 for general admission and $135 for VIP access. All attendees will receive complimentary alcoholic beverages and a souvenir tasting glass, in addition to sampling some of the restaurants' most popular dishes.

This year’s event will feature more than 60 New York restaurants representing 35+ different cuisines, which Village Voice’s food critics have reviewed and selected for this event.

“Our Choice Eats tasting event takes highlights from some of our most favorable restaurant reviews in print and digital and brings them to life under one roof for the culinary-enthusiast segment of our audience,” The Village Voice publisher and COO, Suzan Gursoy, told Publishers Daily.

Choice Eats will be supported by a dedicated food issue in print and digital. It will also be promoted in The Village Voice’s newsletters and through social and PR campaigns.

“Because our readers engage with The Village Voice on various platforms at any given time, it’s critical that we provide topical access in different ways across all of our channels simultaneously,” Gursoy said.

She estimates the total reach of Choice Eats will be near 25 million.

The Village Voice will also publish its first “Choice Eats Dining Guide,” which will be inserted into the paper, as well as included on a dedicated hub during the week of The Village Voice's special Food Issue.

“The guide is intended to service our readers with a curated list of some of our favorite restaurants and their stand out dishes, highlighting excerpts from our wide array of restaurant reviews,” Gursoy said.

In the fall, The Village Voice will release another Choice Eats Dining Guide to help readers eating out during the holiday season, Gursoy said.

The participating restaurants in this year's Choice Eats festival include Ample Hills Creamery, Añejo, Awadh, Butter Lane, Casa del Chef, Confectionary, Devi Restaurant, The Gander, The Handpulled Noodle, Harlem Shake, Loi Estiatorio, No. 7, Peppa’s Jerk Chicken, Rebelle, Samesa, Schaller’s Stube, Soho Tiffin Junction, Sugar Couture, Untamed Sandwiches, Xe May Sandwich Shop and Yemen Café