46 THE QUEENS COURIER • MAY 14, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Photo via Instagram/@LICFlea LIC FLEA & FOOD TO PARTICIPATE IN QUEENS BEER WEEK BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF [email protected]/@QueensCourier When making it down to the LIC Flea & Food this weekend, make sure to grab a cold glass of what Queens has to offer. The popular Long Island City market, located at the waterfront lot at the corner of Fifth Street and 46th Avenue, will be taking part in the second annual Queens Beer Week this Saturday. Queens Beer Week, which kicked off on May 8, celebrates nine local breweries at over 70 boroughwide participating bars and restaurants. The nineday celebration includes brewery tours, home brewing demos, tap takeovers, food and beer pairings, pub crawls, and more. LIC Flea will join LIC-based breweries such as the LIC Beer Project, Big Alice Brewing, Rockaway Brewing Company and Transmitter Brewing on May 16 in offering tours and beer samples. The LIC Flea Beer Garden is the only venue where visitors can taste all six Queens brewed beers from local breweries including Big Alice Brewing, Rockaway Brewing Company, Queens Brewery, Finback Brewery, Bridge and Tunnel Brewery, and SingleCut Beersmiths. Queens Beer Week wraps up on May 17, with the celebration of Finback Brewery’s one-year anniversary. Along with this one-of-a-kind experience, the LIC Flea also offers items from over 80 vendors each day. Items for sale include food and drinks, collectibles, antiques, arts and crafts, handcrafted jewelry and fashion, and much more. LIC Flea & Food runs every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through the end of October. For updates on the LIC Flea & Food market, follow on Facebook.com/LICFlea, Instagram.com/ LICFlea and @LICFlea on Twitter. Make sure to check out these vendors the next time you visit the LIC Flea & Food! 1. Bad Nana www.facebook.com/badnanabakery Locally made in Long Island City, Bad Nana Caramels are a new take on the classic candy. Bad Nana creates unique fl avors that infuse and complement the classic caramel fl avor. Flavors currently available are classic fl eur de sel, chewy chocolate, green apple, sugar-dusted maple, red cinnamon, vegan chewy chocolate, coffee, apple pie, and root beer fl oat. 2. Breads & Spreads Breads & Spreads is for the on-the-go foodie, with sumptuous spreads on artisan whole-wheat breads, ready to go for an accident-free indulgence. In Berlin we call it laxly “Stulle mit Brot,” bread with spread: a topping on a slice of bread. Breads & Spreads offers the ideal snack for any time, with traditional and new fl avors, inspired by NYC’s global food scene. 3. Damian Rivera Love art? Come check out our new artist this season, Damian Rivera, whose body of work is mostly irreverent, potentially sweet and usually autobiographical. 4. Yadviga Candles twitter.com/yadvigacandles At Yadviga Candles, you’ll fi nd elegant and strongly scented candles made of 100 percent soybean and beeswax. Each hand-poured candle is housed in a beautiful 12-ounce glass holder with vintage seal wax stamp and features a cotton wick for a clean, fragrant burn lasting up to 70 hours. 5. Nighthawk’s Kitchen www.nighthawkskitchen.com Nighthawk’s Kitchen is a comfort food rest stop and catering company that focuses on creating a fun and satisfying eating experience. Whether it’s their hand-ground, freshly seasoned homemade sausage, their award-winning Buffalo Mac n Blue Cheese or one of their handcrafted barbecue or hot sauces, all of their food is made from scratch with no preservatives using fresh ingredients from local farms and dairies. Their made-to-order breakfast sandwiches combine farm fresh eggs, smoked bacon, ham or homemade sausages, and sometimes a mouthful of their creamy mac n cheese — just ask for a Scary Gary. 1 2 3 4 5
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