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Queens…A Taste of the World 2011

Mark your calendar for Queens…A Taste of the World, a one-night-only foodie event taking place Tuesday, 10 May, from 6:00 P.M. till 9:00 P.M. at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.  Now in its ninth year, this gastronomic journey brings together the international flavors of the borough's best restaurants.  Celebrity Chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Anita Lo will host the event, and television personality Tamsen Fadal of PIX 11 will serve as Master of Ceremonies.  In addition, Master Sommelier Andrea Immer Robinson will share her wine-pairing expertise.

This comestible extravaganza will feature tasting-sized portions that showcase the ethnic diversity of Queens.  Owing to the various pockets of world culture in this borough of 2.2 million, the cooking tends to be more authentic than that found in Manhattan, and often rivals the cuisine of the particular homeland.

This year's participants include The Astor Room, Austin's Steak and Ale House, Bantry Bay Publick House, Bourbon Street, Carib Delights, The Original Cascarino's, Cascon Baking Company, The Chocolate Swirl, Cocina Latina Bar & Grill, Creative Concepts NYC, Dazies Restaurant, Douglaston Manor, eXo Restaurant, F. Ottomanelli Burgers and Belgian Fries, Gabbana, Gotta Eat Sweets, Hispaniola Mamajuana, Leo's Latticini (Mama's of Corona), La Fusta Restaurant, Las Delicias, London Lennie's, McClure's Pickles, Mulan, O Lavrador Restaurant & Bar, Papazzio Restaurant & Catering, Pavillion Grille, Pop Diner, Riverview Restaurant & Lounge, Sherry's Short Cakes, Strawberry's Sports Grill, Sweet N Salty by Design, Tequila Sunrise of Bayside, Two Steak & Sushi Den, Valentino's on the Green, Vetro by Russo's, WannaHavaCookie, et alia.

While Queens…A Taste of the World is a celebration of cultural diversity and gastronomic variety, it is also a key source of financial support for the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC).  This event raises critical funds for Entrepreneur Space (E-Space) Incubator Project, which provides entrepreneurs with kitchen facilities and other resources to help them launch their businesses.  Situated in Long Island City, the incubator is home to most of New York's celebrated food trucks and mobile bakeries.

Tickets are priced at $100 for one, or $150 for a pair ($185 after 4 May), and may be purchased online by sending email to [email protected], by calling Michelle Stoddart at (718) 263-0546, or by mailing a completed registration form.

Queens…A Taste of the World

Citi Field
123-01 Roosevelt Avenue (126^th St)
Flushing, N.Y.  11368   (map)

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 6:00 P.M. till 9:00 P.M.

http://www.discoverqueens.info
http://www.queensny.org/qedc/
http://www.facebook.com/discoverqueensny
http://twitter.com/qedc

By train:  or LIRR to Mets-Willets Pt
By bus:  Q48

Orange You Gonna Miss This?

The end has arrived for a Florida citrus institution in the Tampa Bay area.  Citrus Country Groves served its last orange ice cream yesterday, before shutting its doors forever.  I visited the Clearwater store during its final hours.

Citrus Country's orange is the best soft-serve ice cream I've ever had the pleasure to consume.  Made with real orange juice, replete with bits of pulp, this frozen citrus swirl is a most refreshing antidote to the Florida heat.  And it actually tastes of orange—what a concept!

For more than 60 years, citrus cognoscenti have flocked to the two stores for their prized Indian River fruit and fruit products.  The original opened in 1946 as Orange Blossom Groves in Seminole; the second opened three years later on U.S. Route 19 in Clearwater.  When founder Al Repetto sold the business to Jim Guedry in 2005, the groves were rechristened.  But all that is juice under the spigot now.  At the Clearwater site, the citrus store will soon bear new fruit—as an automotive dealership.

Citrus Country Groves (closed)

18200 US 19 N (SW corner Belleair Rd)
Clearwater, FL   33764-6513  (map)

(800) 940-2601

https://www.holidaycitrus.com/