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The World’s Fare comes to Citi Field
By SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
More than 50 years after millions
descended on Flushing Meadows
Corona Park for the beloved
1964-65 World’s Fair, Queens
will once again celebrate
its dazzling global food
scene with a 21st-century
‘Fare.’
The World’s Fare
will take place on
April 28 and 29 in
the parking lot
outside Citi Field,
home of the New
York Mets. The
event reimagines
the iconic 1964
event and brings
food, drink, art
and music from
more than 100
countries to the
“World’s Borough.”
Participating
restaurants and
food vendors will
be curated by an allstar
team of chefs and
culinary advocates, including
Singaporean food expert KF
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 says.
“This is a unique opportunity, one
that not only reflects the incredible
diversity of our region but is
rooted in the passion of the many
peoples who have traveled from
across the globe.”
Tickets are limited.
The family friendly event will
take place in the shadow of
the neighborhood’s prominant
landmarks and structures,
including the New York State
Pavilion and Unisphere. Tickets are
limited and the event is expected
to sell out. An all-day pass starts at
$19. Special VIP tickets will also be
sold to experience a food tour at the
festival
with
Meyer and Seetoh.
The festival will
also feature an
international beer
garden, which
will showcase
80 craft beers
from 45
breweries.
For $49, you
can also get
tickets for
two hours
of unlimited
beer tastings;
those tickets
are available
for purchase
at the World’s
Fare website at
theworldsfare.nyc.
Liza Mosquito de Guia, the
founder of the Food. Curated.
video series, is the lead curator for
the festival. She says the group of
tastemakers are looking to gather
affordable and unique selections
that will “create wonder in bitesized
pieces.”
“When it comes to passion,
diversity and creativity in food,
there is nothing like New York
City,” de Guia says.
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 says. “The
festival embraces everything
great about New York City, its
people and its food.”
Schneps is also copublisher of the
Long Island Press. Staff helping
organize the event are also from LI.
Along with giving attendees 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.
The World’s Fare will
run from 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. on both April 28
and 29. To purchase
tickets, apply to be a
vendor or lean more
about the event, visit
theworldsfare.nyc. Citi Field
is located at 123-01 Roosevelt
Avenue, Flushing, near the
7 train and other mass transit
options. Parking is also available.
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