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The ‘World’s Fare’ in Flushing brings
Queens cuisine from around the world
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
More than 50 years aft er 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.’
“Th e World’s Fare” will take place on
April 28 and 29 in the parking lot outside
of CitiField, home of the New York
Mets. Th e event re-imagines the iconic
1964 event and brings food, drink, art
and music from over 100 countries to the
“World’s Borough.”
Participating restaurants and food vendors
will be curated by an all-star 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 aff air the “culinary
event of the year.”
“Th e World’s Fare is an opportunity
to sample some of the fi nest fl avors
the world has to off er, all in one venue,”
Meyer said. “Th is is a unique opportunity:
one that not only refl ects the incredible
diversity of Queens, but is
rooted in the passion of the
many peoples who have traveled
from across the globe to
call this great borough home.”
Th e 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.
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.
Th e 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, www.theworldsfare.nyc.
Founder of Food. Curated. Liza
Mosquito de Guia, who is the lead curator
for the festival, said the group of tastemakers
are looking to gather aff ordable
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 Th e 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.
“Th e festival embraces everything
great about New York City,
its people and its food.” Schneps
is also publisher of QNS.
Along with giving Queens residents
a taste of the world, Th e
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 nonprofi t
organization founded by Chef
Meyer committed to providing
healthy cuisine throughout local
neighborhoods and training the
next generation of culinary artists.
Th e 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 on the World’s Fare website. Th ose
interested in vending at the festival can
apply to do so here. CitiField is located
near the 7 train and other mass transit
options.
Festival updates can also be found
on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and
Snapchat.