Weekend Round-Up: Jersey City Food Truck Festival, Krispy Kreme Birthday Celebration, and more!

Happy Weekend Jersey City! If you're staying in town, there's food trucks, doughnut specials,festivals, and more.

Here's what to check out this weekend:

Photo from Jersey City Food Truck Festival

Three Fundraisers In Jersey City

 Jersey City always has you covered when it comes to eating and drinking well, but it's even better when you get to combine that with helping raise funds for a good cause. Check out these three fundraisers happening soon in Jersey City and show your support.

Community News: Apple Dessert Contest, Lafayette Oktoberfest, Darke Pines and more

Jersey City

• This Sunday, October 1st, the Riverview Farmers Market will host the People's Choice Apple Dessert contest. Anyone is welcome to bring an apple dessert made with NJ apples and anyone is allowed to taste and judge for a $5 ballot fee. 
• Congratulations to Whealth who have now officially opened for business 7 days a week at 615 Pavonia Ave. 
• For the next week through 10/1, Third & Vine is featuring the gin-based Bee's Knees cocktail. $2 from every cocktail sold will go to organizations to help support and protect bees. 

Weekend Calendar of Events

Thursday, Sept. 7th

• Join WomenRising at Lutze Biergarten from 4-10pm for their first Sip to Support event. All proceeds from the evening will be donated to WomenRising,a  community-based organization focused on empowering and helping women in Hudson County through a variety of services ranging from counseling to shelters to job placement. 

Whealth Opening Soon in Journal Square

After two and a half years of planning and construction, Whealth is getting ready to open their cafe at Journal Squared, 615 Pavonia Ave, to the public this Friday.

Friday Feature: Green Smoothie from Whealth

Welcome to weekly series,"Friday Feature" showcasing a specific dish or find from around Jersey City.

This week's feature is the Green Smoothie from Whealth.

Whealth is Keeping Busy

Whealth and Co., founded by Chef David Trotta, has always been on the move and that's especially true of late. They've got several special events coming up, a new pop-up cafe opening soon, and construction is underway on their Journal Square location.

Photo from Whealth

Harborside Jazz Brunch with Whealth

From FB

Earlier this summer, Whealth started hosting a pop-up weekend brunch that has turned into a monthly Jazz brunch held at Harborside, complete with a live band, drinks, delicious food and a beautiful view. 

Community News

• The next Harborside Brunch with Whealth and Co. is on Saturday, October 1st. 
• Choc O Pain is raising money for childhood cancer charity Tomorrows Children's Fund. All through September, they'll donate 25 cents for each Choc O Pain sold. 
• The Citizen is expanding their already excellent menu further by selling Cholita Paletas starting next Sunday. 
• Dulce de Leche Bakery, an Argentine bakery and cafe, will open their second location this Friday at 376 Central Ave.  

Community News

• Uncle Bud's Catering & Hot Sauce will now be selling fresh-grilled chicken wings at the Lincoln Park and Riverview Park Farmer's Market.
• Dark Side of the Moo has posted a special menu for Eat Drink Local Week.
• Surf City is starting Movies on the Beach every Wednesday and beginning Thursday 7/28, they'll have Shrimp Tsunami running through 8/14.
• Congratulations to Hudson Kitchen on making it to the Top 10 in the Start Something NJ Challenge.
  

Weekend Events

There are festivals and food galore this weekend starting today! Check out your list of food events for the weekend:

Weekend Events

It seems like as soon as the temperatures start rising above 75 degrees, the weekends in Jersey City start filling up fast and this one is no exception. See what's going on and everywhere you can be eating and drinking this weekend:

Community News

• Jersey Girls Food Tours is celebrating their two year anniversary with a special Chef's Table event at Hudson Kitchen on Wednesday, July 13th beginning at 6:30pm featuring chefs from around Jersey City. The event will feature a nine course tasting menu, wine tastings from Mana Wine, and cooking demonstrations and interviews. 
• Beginning Sunday July 10th, Whealth & Co. will be serving up brunch every Sunday at Transmission. They'll have two seatings, one at noon and one at 2pm with limited walk-in seating at the bar. The menu and tickets can be found here. 
• Congratulations to Milk Sugar Love, Torico's, and Luigi's ice cream truck for being named as semi-finalists for NJ's Best Ice Cream Shop by Pete Genovese/NJ Advance Media. 

Weekend Eats and Events

Given the number of weather-related event cancellations we've had so far this spring, this weekend is especially packed with events all around town all  with great vendors and a lot to eat.

Mother's Day 2016

Mother's Day is this weekend and here are some of the best ways to celebrate in Jersey City:

Easter Plans in Jersey City

Easter Weekend is almost here! Find out what's happening in Jersey City.

Whealth Presents Run/Walk Recharge

Local favorite Whealth is partnering with Modern Sage for a new special event that combines fitness and food: The Run/Walk - Recharge.

Digest: The Town Benefit

This Thursday, Sept. 10th, join The Digest as they host a networking event in collaboration with David Trotta of Whealth and Base Gym benefiting the York Street Project.

Dinner in the Park Series #3

This Saturday is the third event in the Dinner in the Park Series, a program benefiting Jersey City parks and helping feed the homeless with each dinner estimated to feed over 100 less fortunate. This great project is being put on by FeedJC, a collaboration between Whealth and Andy's Market, and also act as a training ground for Jersey City teenagers hoping to work at restaurants and in food service.

Each dinner is held at a different park in a different ward of Jersey City to help celebrate that culture and neighborhood. Lincoln Park and Van Vorst Park have been checked off the list and this week's dinner is in Pershing Field in Jersey City Heights.

To get a better sense of what you can expect from these dinners, check out my photos from the dinner in Van Vorst Park :

Dinner in the Park Series

This Sunday, July 26th, Feed JC kicks off a new monthly charitable dining event, Dinner in the Park, a series of six dinners in a park in each ward of Jersey City.

Feed JC is a collaborative effort between Whealth and Andy's Market, each of them working together to make something amazing, generous, and delicious happen in Jersey City. Last year, they organized a huge, city-wide effort to provide food for the homeless on Christmas Day and have come together again in an effort to create this ongoing dinner series that will benefit the Jersey City Parks Coalition and help feed Jersey City's homless population while being part of a job training program for Jersey City youth.