It’s back…thanks goodness!
Queens Taste 2025 is set for the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, May 13, from 6 pm to 9 pm.
In other words, get ready for everything from crunchy to creamy, delectable to delightful, enticing to exquisite, fiery to flaky, pleasing to piquant, and sweet to savory.
More than 50 restaurants, beverage purveyors, and dessert makers are expected to offer samples of their cuisine. Plus, clients of the Entrepreneur Space, a food-and-business incubator that QEDC operates in Long Island City, will provide their artisanal specialties. And to wash it all down, brewers, wine makers, and mixologists will be on tap. (Teetotalers will be able to quench their thirst with tropical fruit juices and bubble tea.)
Queens Taste 2025 is a celebration of the World’s Most Delicious Borough, but it’s also a great place to network. Almost all the anticipated 400 attendees either live in Queens or do business there. (Some do both!) Plus, the atmosphere is always festive, creating an ideal scene for meeting, greeting, and exchanging contact information.
Finally, Queens Taste 2025 supports a good cause. Proceeds go to the Queens Economic Development Corporation’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.
Restaurant recruitment has just begun, but here are some entities that have participated in previous Queens Tastes: Althea’s Tropical Delights; Arepalicious; Bevo’s Kitchen; Bocaito Café; Culiraw; F. Ottomanelli Burgers & Belgian Fries; Culiraw; Fogo de Châo; Little Chef Kitchen; Mansi; Mayahuel Astoria; MumsKitchens NYC; Muncan Food Corp; Neir’s Tavern; Queens Curry Kitchen, Rincon Salvadoreño, Rudy’s Bakery & Café; Santa Chiara; Schmidt’s Candy; SingleCut Beersmiths; Sydney’s Sweets; Taste of Surabaya; and Tipsy Scoop.
Past sponsors include Kaufman Astoria Studios, Resorts World New York City, Port Authority of NY + NJ, Plaxall Inc., Silvercup Studios, USTA, The Driscoll Group D&F Development Webline Media Group, and The Shops at Skyview.
For more information, contact Rob MacKay at [email protected].