46 APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, 2018 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
Celebrate NYC's international food scene Photos courtesy of the World’s Fare
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@QNS.COM
There's still time to reserve
your spot to
participate in the
World's Fare, a celebration
of the diversity of
the food industry right
here in the "World's
Borough."
The World's Fare
will be coming to
Citi Field in Flushing,
Queens on April
28 and 29 from noon
to 8 p.m. and will
re-imagine the iconic
1964-65 World’s Fair by
offering food, drink, art
and music from over 100
countries.
Tickets are available starting
$19 for all-day general
admission. Head over to theworldsfare.
nyc to see all
ticketing options for the event.
"We are thrilled to bring
The World's Fare — a
celebration of diversity
through cuisine, drink,
art, music and more
to Queens — the most
ethnically diverse place on the
planet! Queens couldn't be a
better place to host this incredible
event," said Elizabeth Aloni,
co-founder of the World's Fare.
The World's Fare will serve
up cuisine from across the globe
that can be found right in the
five boroughs, highlighting
the diversity of New
York City. The
inc r e d i bl e
restaurants
and vendors
were carefully
curated by a team
of culinary experts,
led by
journal ist
and culinary
hist
o r i -
an Jessica Harris, Singaporean food
expert KF Seetoh and renowned
Danish chef Claus Meyer, resulting in
fare from over 100 chefs, restaurants
and street vendors.
As you work your way around the
many different cuisines, the hardest
decision will be figuring out where
you'd like to start. As a celebration of
the diversity of the New York City's food
scene, you have your choice of international
cuisine, including Vietnamese
fare from Falansai, Peruvian delicacies
from Don Ceviche and Latin
American street food from Empanada
Papa, just to name a few.
For those with a sweet tooth, the
World's Fare has vendors offering
desserts, including fried ice cream
from Moon Dawg Sundaes, pastries
from Orwashers, Mexican sweets
from La Newyorkina and much more!
Once you eat your way around the
world, you're going to need something
to wash it down. For $49, your ticket
will include a tasting period at the
World's Fare's International Beer
Garden, which offers a collection of
80 brews from 45 breweries, ranging
from international beers such as Guinness,
Heineken and Modelo to local
brews from Brooklyn Brewery and
Newpoli, a Mediterranean pulse band will perform.
Destination Dumplings.
Yama, the largest sumo wrestler in the
northern hemisphere, will give a live
demo and meet and greet with guests.
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