48 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • APRIL 27, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM buzz Get a ‘Taste of Sunnyside’ at food festival this May BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected]/@AngelaMatua For the seventh year in a row, the Taste of Sunnyside food festival will highlight local restaurants serving international cuisine under the 7 train. Hosted by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District on May 23, the event will allow participants to try food from more than 20 restaurants and beverage purveyors in the neighborhood. Tickets went on sale earlier this month. A VIP ticket allows for early entry and costs $70, while a general admission ticket costs $40. Th e event, hosted at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard underneath the elevated 7 line offi cially starts at 6:30 p.m. Participating establishments include Italian eatery SoleLuna, Peruvian restaurant Dayboat, Tibetan Dumpling Cafe and Boon by Moldova. Ticket holders can wash down their food with brews from Big aLICe Brewing, Queens Brewery, Bronx Brewery and Lowery Liquors and Wine. Taste of Sunnyside will also feature live entertainment and raffl e giveaways. “Th e Taste of Sunnyside is one of Sunnyside’s biggest annual events for a reason – the combination of diversity and community spirit is like no place else,” said Jaime-Faye Bean, executive director Taste of Sunnyside will take place on May 23. of Sunnyside Shines. “Ninety-fi ve percent of attendees have told us that they plan to return to a restaurant they sampled the fi rst time at the Taste, which says a lot about the quality of their experience.” According to Bean, two thirds of participants come from Queens and 21 percent of attendees come to the event from other Photo by Angela Matua/THE COURIER boroughs and the remaining 4 percent travel from outside of New York City. To purchase tickets, visit www.sunnysideshines. org/taste-sunnyside. Explore the fl avors of the ‘World’s Borough’ at Queens Taste 2017 BY EMILY DAVENPORT [email protected]/@QNS Explore the borough’s diverse selection of food under one roof at Queens Taste 2017 next month. Hosted by the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC), Queens Taste 2017 will provide samples from over 60 restaurants and food and drink purveyors to over 700 attendees, including some of the most powerful and best-connected Queens residents. Th e event will take place on Tuesday, May 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the New York Hall of Science (located at 7-01 111th St. in Corona). Tickets are on sale for $125, which will get you all you can eat and drink throughout the event. Proceeds are going to help QEDC’s ongoing eff orts to attract, create and maintain jobs in the world’s most diverse borough. For a full list of participants, visit the Queens Taste 2017 website. For more information, visit their website or call 718-236-0546. Photo by Dominick Totino Photography
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