#Newsflash | The Party of the Year Is Back! Queens Taste Returns on May 16 after Three-Year Break
BY QEDC It's In Queens
Soup’s on!
The Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Tourism Council, and Queens Together proudly announce Queens Taste 2023 at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, May 16, from 6 pm to 9 pm.
QEDC organized Queens Taste every May from 2003 until 2019, but had to discontinue the feast for three years due to the government shutdown during the Covid pandemic. The 2023 return is expected to attract more than 500 attendees with more than 40 food-and-beverage purveyors that will offer samples of their products. Attendees will be able to bounce from table to table, tasting treats from tangy to fiery, crunchy to velvety, and sweet to briny.
Registration is still open, but attendees can expect Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Brazilian, Caribbean, Central American, Colombian, French, Indian, Indonesian, Italian, Kosher, Malaysian, Mexican, North African, Quebecois, Southern, Taiwanese, and Thai cuisine. Borough-based breweries, alcoholic beverage vendors, coffee roasters, and juicers are expected, too, along with chocolate makers and artisan bakers.
Here’s the list of the entities that have expressed interest so far: Althea’s Tropical Delights; Applebee’s Grill + Bar; Arepalicious; Auria’s Malaysian Kitchen; Ben’s Deli; Café Turkiye Grill; Charcuterie with LP; Concettina Italian Restaurant; Condesa Gin; de Mole; Evelia’s Tamales; F. Ottomanelli Burgers & Belgian Fries; Fogo de Châo; Harlem Baking Company; Hello Bangladesh; Julia’s Kountry Kitchen; La Baraka; London Lennie’s; M. Wells; MadeFresh Organic; Mansi; Mighty Oak Roasters; Mochii; MumsKitchens NYC; New Hang Taiwanese; Neir’s Tavern; NYC Cooking Club; P’s Baking & Catering; Pa-Nash; QNSY Sparkling Cocktails; Queens Curry Kitchen, Resorts World New York City; Rincon Salvadoreño; Schmidt’s Candy; SingleCut Beersmiths; Stoli Group; Taste of Surabaya; The Nourish Spot; The Queensboro; The Wine Room of Forest Hills; Zaab Zaab Isaan Thai; and Zhego: Taste of Bhutan.
Queens Taste 2023 is a celebration, but it’s also a great place to network. Almost all the anticipated 500 attendees either live in Queens or do business there. (Some do both.) Many are executives and captains of industry. Plus, the atmosphere is always festive, creating an ideal scene for meeting and greeting.
Finally, Queens Taste 2023 supports a good cause. Proceeds go to QEDC’s ongoing efforts to attract, create, and maintain jobs in the borough. Tickets cost $125 each (two for $200), but as QEDC is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, they’re partially tax deductible as permitted by law.
Sponsors include Kaufman Astoria Studios, Citizens Bank, Resorts World New York City, New York Community Bank, Port Authority NY NJ, Plaxall Inc., Silvercup Studios, Mattone Investors, Dime, The D&F Development Group, The Driscoll Group; Webline Media Group, The Shops at Skyview.
Images: Queens Taste