Join us at Essex Market on November 21st for an evening filled with great food, hearty drinks, and celebratory toasts.

MOFAD will be hosting its first gala since COVID, bringing together friends from all corners of the culinary landscape to support MOFAD’s new space in DUMBO and our 2025 exhibition exploring the history of street food.

Honorees include Niki Russ Federman, Josh Russ Tupper, and Maria and Mark Russ Federman for their roles in preserving NYC culinary heritage at their eponymous store, Russ & Daughters, and restaurants across America as advocates for the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC).

Street food inspires the theme of our gala dinner through stories of the city’s immigrants, their culinary traditions, and the communities they’ve built.