Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)

Non-profit organization · DUMBO

Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)

Non-profit organization · DUMBO

55 Water St 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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MOFAD opens in DUMBO February 14, 2024 with the reimagined exhibition Flavor: The World to Your Brain! Flavor is a sensory journey through our bodies and our world, designed and curated by food scientists and culinary anthropologists. Unpack what really happens in our heads when we experience the flavors of food, discover the ways flavor companies engineer and design the flavors that we eat almost every day, and learn what natural and artificial flavoring really mean. With millions around the world losing their senses of smell and taste due to COVID-19, Flavor is a timely look at the sensory experience that makes us love food and drink!

55 Water St 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Get directions

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"If you’re spending more time in your kitchen this week, the Museum of Food and Drink (it exists, you’re welcome) is hosting a virtual discussion and cooking demo featuring chef Zoe Adjonyoh, author of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen: An Introduction to New African Cuisine – from Ghana with Love. She’ll be joined by Pierre Thiam, the executive chef behind New York’s Teranga, to discuss decolonizing the food industry and bringing West African cuisine to the rest of the world. Following the chat, get a preview of the cookbook with a demo of pan-roasted cod with hibiscus and grains of paradise. Purchase tickets here to receive the recipe before the event." - Neha Talreja

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"Though it’s small, Museum of Food and Drink’s exhibits are thoughtful and interactive ways to learn about history and issues surrounding food." - Stefanie Tuder

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A Snow

Google

Great little museum. Good location and it was fun learning a few new things. It is a bit small and quick to go through but we enjoyed our visit

Piper Martz

Google

So happy a new exhibit (and new location) for MOFAD has opened! Located on the 2nd floor of the Timeout Market in Dumbo, MOFAD has a lovely new space for their exhibit all about the science and history of flavor. It is super interactive and kid, friendly, making it a great stop for families. It be so perfect to grab lunch in the market and then visit the museum afterwards.

Jon Vogt

Google

This is not a museum. At best it is a very small exhibit. Literally in one room with a couple dividers. Ask them to point out the exhibits before you pay. You can see EVERYTHING from where you walk in. Took 20 minutes and we were done. We took our son who is a chef in the city because we thought he’d be interested. Clearly not what was expected. Also, if you saw this on the Jerry Seinfeld Netflix show, it’s not that museum. They’ve moved and it’s not even close to what it was.

Michael Bartolone

Google

Wonderful space in the TimeOut food hall in DUMBO. Extremely enthusiastic tour guides, really interesting exhibits on the science of flavor (e.g. - what does it mean to be "natural", if the flavor compound can be isolated and made synthetically?). The interactive exhibits with flavor samples was really fun. A lot of information for such a small space. Pretty challenging to find though. Just ask someone at one of the info desks.

Nick Felker

Google

Across the street from Central Park north is a small museum with a single attraction relating to African American contributions to our food culture. They have done a good job of collecting some artifacts including a test kitchen and VR content. It is a bit small. We paid a bit more for the food tasting. They gave lunchboxes and told us we should warm up the food even while not providing us the means to heat it. I'd like to enjoy the museum a bit more, but it just falls short of its potential

Yeleny Rivera

Google

Such a cool experience!! My husband and I happen to be in the food hall rooftop and saw the museum. We learned, had fun and enjoyed exploring our favorite sense - taste!

Claire

Google

Wonderful exhibit in the Time Out Building. Friendly staff and interesting technology for measuring brainwave measuring technology. Must see if you are visiting Dumbo,Brooklyn!

Tessa Barlow

Google

I had SUCH A GREAT TIME at the flavor exhibit. Really thoughtful, curious and innovative. I highly recommend! Great for families

@infatuation

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@eater

"Though it’s small, Museum of Food and Drink’s exhibits are thoughtful and interactive ways to learn about history and issues surrounding food." - Stefanie Tuder

The Ultimate Food Itinerary in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC - Eater NY

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A Snow

Google

Great little museum. Good location and it was fun learning a few new things. It is a bit small and quick to go through but we enjoyed our visit

Piper Martz

Google

Jon Vogt

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Michael Bartolone

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Nick Felker

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Yeleny Rivera

Google

Such a cool experience!! My husband and I happen to be in the food hall rooftop and saw the museum. We learned, had fun and enjoyed exploring our favorite sense - taste!

Claire

Google

Wonderful exhibit in the Time Out Building. Friendly staff and interesting technology for measuring brainwave measuring technology. Must see if you are visiting Dumbo,Brooklyn!

Tessa Barlow

Google

I had SUCH A GREAT TIME at the flavor exhibit. Really thoughtful, curious and innovative. I highly recommend! Great for families

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