40 FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 1, 2018 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
The 'World's Fare' in Flushing brings
Queens cuisine from around the world
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
SMONTEVERDI@QNS.COM / @SMONT76
More than 50 years after millions
descended on Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park for
the beloved 1964-65 World's Fair,
the city’s dazzling global food scene
will be celebrated in Queens with a
21st-century 'Fare.'
"The World's Fare" will take place on
April 28 and 29 in the parking lot outside
of Citi Field, home of the New York
Mets. The event re-imagines the iconic
1964 event and brings food, drink, art
and music from over 100 countries to
the venue.
Participating restaurants and food
vendors will be curated by an all-star
team of chefs and culinary advocates,
including Singaporean food expert K.F.
Seetoh, journalist and culinary historian
Jessica Harris and renowned Danish
chef Claus Meyer, who called the affair
the "culinary event of the year."
"The World's Fare is an opportunity
to sample some of the finest flavors the
world has to offer, all in one venue,"
Meyer said. "This is a unique opportunity:
one that is rooted in the passion
of the many peoples who have traveled
from across the globe to call this great
borough home."
The family-friendly event will take
place in the shadow of the neighborhood's
iconic landmarks and structures,
including the New York State
Pavilion and Unisphere.
The festival will also feature an
international beer garden, which will
showcase 80 craft beers from 45 breweries.
Tickets are available online now
at www.theworldsfare.nyc.
Founder of Food.Curated. Liza
Mosquito de Guia, who will be the lead
curator for the festival, said the group
of tastemakers is looking to gather
affordable and unique selections
that will "create wonder in bite-sized
pieces."
"When it comes to passion, diversity
and creativity in food, there is nothing
like New York City," de Guia said.
Other event curators include
Queens food writer Joe DiStefano, Zagat
Senior Editor Kelly Dobkin and the
Gastronauts founder Curtiss Calleo.
"Our political climate has never
called for a greater opportunity to embrace
and celebrate ethnic and cultural
diversity," World's Fare President
and Organizer Joshua Schneps said.
"The festival embraces everything
great about New York City, its people
and its food." Schneps is also publisher
of The Home Reporter, The Brooklyn
Spectator and brooklynreporter.com.
Along with giving New Yorkers a
taste of the world, the World's Fare
will also be giving back to those in
need. One dollar of each ticket sold
will be donated to the Melting Pot
Foundation USA, a nonprofit organization
founded by Chef Meyer committed
to providing healthy cuisine
throughout local neighborhoods and
training the next generation of culinary
artists.
Special VIP tickets will also be sold
to experience a food tour at the festival
with Meyer and Seetoh.
The World's Fare will run from 11
a.m. to 8 p.m. on both April 28 and 29.
Purchase tickets or learn more about
the event at www.theworldsfare.nyc.
Those interested in vending at the
festival can apply to do so there. Citi
Field is located near the 7 train and
Long Island Rail Road.
Festival updates can also be found
on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and
Snapchat.
NY1 anchor to host
Brownstoner RADD Awards
Williamsburg resident,
NY1 anchor and Newsweek’s
“most trusted
man in the city” Pat Kiernan has
been tapped to host the Brownstoner
RADD Awards.
The Brownstoner RADD Awards
will honor 50 leaders in Brooklyn
real estate, architecture, design and
development.
The ceremony – preceded by a
cocktail reception – will take place
on Thursday, March 22 from 6 to 8
p.m. at the iconic Williamsburgh
Savings Bank Tower at One Hanson
Place in Fort Greene.
Individual tickets and corporate
group packages are available now.
Event sponsors include Madison
Realty Capital, One Hanson Place and
media sponsor Apartment Therapy.
For tickets, more information
or to become a sponsor, visit www.
brownstoner.com/radd-awards.
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