Yes Chef Food Fest returns to Brooklyn this weekend, free caviar bumps included

Time Out

05-06-2025

By now, you've probably spotted Jack Goldburg on your social feed or even in the wild on the street, giving hot food takes while sporting his telltale cap that reads, 'Yes Chef.' Last year, Goldburg and Liam Denning—the other content creator behind Jack's Dining Room —decided to invite all 1.8 million of their followers to Brooklyn for the inaugural Yes Chef Food Fest. It was a success, drawing 6,000 hungry souls for food, booze and fun in the summer sun.
'We had people traveling from all over the world and country to not only try some of NYC's best food in one place, but to take part in culinary moments they might never had access to,' said Goldburg referencing last year's event, including the flashy, 300-lb bluefin tuna cutting ceremony. 'When you combine incredible food and like-minded people together, you can build something really special.' And so Goldburg and crew decided to do it again.
This weekend, Yes Chef Food Fest returns to Brooklyn and, building on last year, the festival on Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th is coming back bigger than ever. Moving to the former Skyline Drive-in space in Greenpoint—all 40,000 square feet of it—the two-day long event will gather all those who love to eat over culinary demos, curated bar experiences and some of the best restaurants in town.
The weekend-long festival will include plenty of delectable samples including squares of the trendy Dubai chocolate from Nuts Factory, freshly shucked oysters from Oyster Party and luxury strawberries from Oishii (yes, those strawberries that run $10 for a six pack of berries). But beyond roaming (and free!) bumps of caviar, you can watch as well as partake in culinary demonstrations, including tastings from a 500-lb cheese wheel and a live breakdown of a bluefin tuna led by Sushi by Bou.
Thirty-plus restaurants will be on-site, each handpicked by Goldburg and serving signature dishes available for purchase. New to the festival is a New York classic, Katz's Delicatessen, which will be slicing up its iconic pastrami. Fellow fest newcomers include the hand-rolled bagel spot Apollo Bagels and SoHo's latest Wagyu smash burger joint, NADC Burger. Returning talent includes Dominican-style BBQ from Bark Barbecue in Time Out Market New York, scratch-made Taiwanese dumplings from Mimi Cheng's and slices from one of New York's most popular pizza shops, Prince Street Pizza.
On the cusp of the festival, Goldburg hopes that year two will leave guests entertained as well as full. 'This event offers guests the chance to explore new flavors and try dishes they may not have had before,' he said. 'By the end, people leave impressed, satisfied and well-fed.