Hoboken Mac & Cheese Festival: A Homage To Iconic Comfort Food

HOBOKEN, NJ — Get ready for a “comfort food extravaganza” in the Mile Square City. From the creators of the popular Hoboken Pizza Fest comes a new mouthwatering celebration: the Hoboken Mac & Cheese Festival.

The festival’s organizers – Hoboken Happy Hours and nonprofit Party With Purpose – are offering a smorgasbord of the iconic comfort food at the Saturday, March 23 event. A $25 admission will net you a sample of mac and cheese from every participating vendor at the festival, which takes place at Our Lady of Grace Church, 400 Willow Avenue in Hoboken.

The festival will also include live music and “cheesy contests,” as well as beer and wine vendors. (Learn more here)

There are two sessions for the event: noon to 2 p.m., and 3 to 5 p.m. Tickets go on sale at noon on Jan. 22. See more info here.

Mac and cheese aficionados will find a dozen participating vendors at the festival, including:

• Tony Boloney’s - Featuring their "Heart Attack" (buffalo chicken mac n cheese w/ smoked bacon and homemade buttermilk ranch) & "Ay Dios Mio-Mac!" (cheesy mac n‘ cheese pie topped w/ chipotle-house-sauce & cilantro)
• The Shepherd & the Knucklehead - Featuring their house-made Bacon Mac & Cheese
• Pilsener Haus - Featuring their Käsespätzle (house-made spätzle with gruyere cheese, carmalized onions, & bacon)

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