Queens Taste welcomes record-breaking crowds at LIC's Sound River Studios - QNS

"Roughly 580 guests packed the gallery-style venue at 4-40 44th Dr. for the annual event on May 12, enjoying delicious bites from across the borough and across the world."

"The event, organized by the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC), aims to spotlight some of the borough's best restaurants and bars in the hopes that guests will be inspired to travel to the brick-and-mortar location. It also strives to highlight Queens as a culinary destination."

"QEDC Deputy Executive Director Rob MacKay described the annual event as a "beautiful reflection of Queens," capturing the borough's diversity and thriving food scene."

""We don't have ski slopes here in Queens, but what we do have is an incredibly diverse population, which means we have an incredibly diverse restaurant scene. You're not going to see non-Mexican people selling Mexican food. You're going to see someone who was born in Mexico cooking with his grandmother's recip"

A record crowd gathered at Sound River Studios in Long Island City for the 22nd annual Queens Taste. More than 50 vendors offered dishes from across Queens and around the world, with about 580 guests attending. The event, organized by the Queens Economic Development Corporation, aims to spotlight top restaurants and bars and encourage guests to visit their physical locations. It also seeks to highlight Queens as a culinary destination by reflecting the borough’s diversity and thriving food scene. Guests sampled authentic West African jollof rice, ceviche, and pupusas from restaurants representing different communities and neighborhoods across Queens.

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