Located in the brand-new Market 57 food hall, Platform, a state-of-the-art show kitchen and educational space for outstanding culinary arts programming.
Hudson River Park’s Pier 57, aptly named Market 57, is a sprawling food hall anchored by and curated in collaboration with the James Beard Foundation.
What’s available?
On-site, you can find a variety of options such as Indian cuisine at Ammi, Japanese comfort food at Bessou, specialty coffee at Bird & Branch, Butcher Girls’ Due Madri, Brooklyn cookies at The Good Batch, Local Roots, vegan eats at Ras Plant Based, LoLo’s on the Water, ice cream with Indian spices at Malai, Mexican cuisine at Mijo, The Real Mothershuckers, Nolita’s famous dumpling spot Nom Wah, Harlem Hops, northeastern Thai cuisine at Zaab Zaab, and The Galley by Lobster Place.
What makes it different from other food halls?
In addition to its collaboration with the James Beard Foundation, Market 57 also focuses on promoting good food based on talent, equity, and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on vendors owned by women and BIPOC. Additionally, the food hall features a show kitchen and event space, which hosts notable chefs from the food and beverage industry, including James Beard Award winners, nominees, semifinalists, and up-and-coming talent. The James Beard Foundation has a kiosk called “Good To Go by JBF”, which operates as a revolving incubator space featuring operators like HoneyBunny Chicken and Biscuits that are selected through an application process. Additionally there is PLATFORM by JBF, a modern facility offering a show kitchen, event space, and an educational center for culinary arts programs.
What to expect at PLATFORM by JBF?
The modern facility feels like a private dining oasis where you can interact with James Beard Award winners, nominees, semifinalists, and up-and-coming talent from the James Beard Foundation’s community. Essentially, it allows everyone to indulge their love of food and beverage and celebrate the people, cultures, traditions, and innovations shaping America’s food culture today.
For example, at one of the past PLATFORM by JBF’s events, “Oyster Oyster X Koloman,” guests indulged in a full-course menu highlighting plant-based sustainable cooking and Viennese cuisine. Among the many delicious foods was a mousse made of pecans, pasta stuffed with blue foot mushrooms and sorbet made from celery. It was indeed a dynamic and enriching experience learning about the award-winning chefs and sharing a table with others who have a common sentiment about the food culture that shapes us.
Although this event has passed, there are several thrilling upcoming events to look forward to at PLATFORM by JBF. A Lunar New Year celebration will feature a dinner hosted by Zhan Chen, executive chef of Potluck Club, and Helen Nguyen, chef and owner of Vietnamese hot spot Saigon Social. Additionally, on February 14, the James Beard Award winners for Best Chef: Great Lakes, Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, from the nominated Best New Restaurants, Kasama, will host a Valentine’s Day dinner that is not to be missed.
Market 57
25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011
