Join your hosts

The New York Entomological Society, The Explorers Club, The Metropolitan Society of Natural Historians, and Alimentary Initiatives

for one or both events about eating insects.

Crickets & Cocktails 4 pm - 6 pm (Doors open at 3:30)
tastes & talks on edible insects
featuring talks by movers and shakers in the entomophagy world.
Ticket price includes libations, gratuities and edible bug canapés.
$20

The New York Banquet of Bugs (Doors open at 7 pm)
edible insects in six courses
Ticket price includes libations, gratuities and dinner.
$125

Banquet and canapés prepared by Natalia "Cookie" Martinez with special guests including Mario Hernandez of The Black Ant restaurant in the east village.

Each event is ticketed separately. Both events take place at the beautiful and historic location of The Explorers Club.

SPEAKERS for Crickets & Cocktails include:

Dr. Phillip Barden, a paleoentomologist and a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Rutgers University.
Mr. Louis N. Sorkin, Treasurer of the NYES, Host of the 100th NYES Bug Banquet, held in 1992 at The Explorers Club and entomologist with the Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History
Ms. Katharina Unger, designer, entrepreneur and inventor of LIVIN Farms, the world's first edible insect desktop hive.

Your MC for the Crickets & Cocktails event is Baron Ambrosia, member of The Explorers Club.

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
We are very happy to be partnering with:

JIMINI'S • DANIELLE FORTE • LIVIN FARMS • BIG CRICKET FARMS • CRICKET FLOURS • THE BLACK ANT'S CHEF MARIO HERNANDEZ

CRITTER BITTERS • THE FUTURE FOOD SALON GROUP • THIRD MILLENNIUM FARMING • THE GRACER COLLECTION • MICRONUTRIS •

GOURMEX INC. • HOT BREAD KITCHEN * CHAPUL • EXO

TOP FIVE REASONS TO EAT INSECTS
1. Sustainability: Insects require less food, water and land than current livestock.
2. Environment: Insects produce less methane than current livestock.
3. Nutrition: Bugs like crickets are full of protein, heart healthy Omega-3 fats, and are low in cholesterol.
4. Taste: Bugs are pretty tasty, and they absorb the flavours of the other foods with which they are cooked.
5. Ethics: Bugs can be euthanised so that they are in a deep sleep (in a frozen state) when they are killed.

TOP FIVE REASONS TO DRINK COCKTAILS
Just kidding.

Please note: insects can be a food allergen, especially for those who have shellfish allergies.

INFO: nyeatsbugs@alimentaryinitiatives.com
PHONE: 917.250.0106