{"id":41857,"date":"2014-04-30T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T20:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=41857"},"modified":"2014-04-30T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T20:53:32","slug":"queens-taste-2014-breaks-attendance-and-participation-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=41857","title":{"rendered":"Queens Taste 2014 Breaks Attendance and Participation Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

Offering top-notch entr\u00e9es, appetizers, beverages and desserts, exactly 49 vendors served samples of their products to more than 700 attendees in a festive atmosphere during Queens Taste 2014 at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel on April 29.<\/p>\n

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Hosted by the Queens Economic Development Corporation, the twelfth annual extravaganza included performances by a Big Apple Circus clown, two tables full of World\u2019s Fair memorabilia from the Queens Historical Society and The Port Authority of NY & NJ, and special Mets ticket offers.<\/p>\n

There was also a taste competition as judged by a team of local foodies and media types. Zenon Taverna, which serves Greek and Cypriot food in Astoria, took Best Entr\u00e9e honors with a Mediterranean octopus dish, lamb meatballs and taramosalata. Sunnyside\u2019s Murphy\u2019s Seafood Grill, which gave out oysters on a half shell, won Best Appetizer, while DF Mavens, which makes a wide variety of dairy-free ice cream flavors, prevailed as Best Dessert.<\/p>\n

\u201cA great time was had by all,\u201d stated QEDC Executive Director Seth Bornstein. \u201cThe food, the beverages, the networking, and the upbeat atmosphere were simply fantastic. I\u2019m already looking forward to next year, and I am extremely grateful to our lead sponsor Fairway Market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participants included Amerivents, Bill\u2019s Balls, Brooklyn Brewery, Chee Bonnet Cheesecake Balls, Christos Steak House, Desserts that Matter, DF Mavens, Dog & Duck Gastropub, Drink More Good, Dutch Kills Centraal, e-Desserts, F. Ottomanelli Burgers & Belgian Fries, Fairway Market, Jam Jar Bakery, Granola Bar None, La Adelita, La Fusta, Little Bird Chocolates, Magna Ristorante, Mama\u2019s of Corona, Manhattan Beer Co., McClure\u2019s Pickles, Murphy\u2019s Lobster Grill, O Lavrador, Pa-Nash Restaurant, Pine Restaurant, Ponciana Tree, Punzon\u00e9 Vodka, Queens Brewery, Rose House, Rudy\u2019s Bakery & Caf\u00e9, Sheraton Catering Company, Shiro of Japan, Smoke Kimchee, Soul Snacks Cookie Company, The Turkish Cultural Center, Take a Break and I\u2019ll Bake, Tropisec Uncle Peter\u2019s Restaurant, Yardie Treats, Yoli and Zenon Taverna.<\/p>\n

Event sponsors included Fairway Market, Daily News, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Con Edison, Resorts World Casino New York City, The Port Authority of NY & NJ, TD Bank, Emily Lin + Associates, Capital One Bank, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Farrell Fritz, Citi Community Development, The Mattone Group, Queens Center, Astoria Federal Savings, Aurora Electric, Brownstoner Queens, The D&F Development Group, Flushing Bank, The Driscoll Group, Serralles USA, Sholom & Zuckerbrot Realty, Ares Printing & Publishing, Hollis Center Mall, USTA: Billie Jean National Tennis Center and Z Hotel NYC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Offering top-notch entr\u00e9es, appetizers, beverages and desserts, exactly 49 vendors served samples of their products to more than 700 attendees in a festive atmosphere during Queens Taste 2014 at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel on April 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-up-to-date-news-on-everything-asian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41859,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41857\/revisions\/41859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}