36 The Queens Courier • JUNE 18, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY AT THE LIC FLEA BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAF editorial@queenscourier.com @QueensCourier As you celebrate the fathers in your life this weekend, make sure to stop by the LIC Flea & Food to get them some delicious and one-of-a-kind treats, along with a cold cup of what the borough has to offer. The popular Long Island City flea market, located at the outdoor lot by the waterfront at the corner of Fifth Street and 46th Avenue, is the perfect spot to do some Father’s Day shopping and enjoy some time with dad. Some items that could make great gifts include hearty eats from vendors such as Hanks Juicy Beef and Butcher Make sure to check out these vendors the next time you take a trip to the LIC Flea & Food 1) East Coast Roast Coffee East Coast Roast Coffee is a Long Island-based, family owned company offering 100 percent Arabica, single origin specialty coffee beverages and beans from Brazil, Sumatra, Colombia, Papua New Guinea and Kenya. The beans are roasted weekly to ensure freshness and good quality. 2) Sensational Sauces www.sensationalsauces.co facebook.com/sensationalsauces Sensational Sauces is an award-winning, locally sourced, handmade, small-batch sauce company. Inspired by never seeing the creativity in restaurants translated to store shelves, the company seeks to bring bold flavors and uniquely different tastes delivered through the freshest ingredients. With a focus on no chemicals, preservatives or stabilizers, they aim to upgrade the sauce world. 3) Afíshonado facebook.com/Afishonadonyc Raised in Queens, owners and chefs April and Leo have been influenced by several ethnicities and cultures, which can be seen in their interpretation of food. Both are trained chefs and lovers of food and flavors. Through their experiences working in restaurants and catering, and having been exposed to local ethnic food scenes that surround them, they collaborated to create Afíshonado, a concept created when a search for fish tacos was almost nil unless found in the Rockaways or at expensive Mexican-themed restaurants in NYC. Afíshonado offers a variety of seafood tacos, from beerbatter fried and pan-seared cod and shrimp, clams, oysters and crab. They also offer a vegetarian option using tofu as an alternative. Each taco is paired with toppings such as fried onions, slaw and pico de gallo or corn and black bean salad. Sauces vary from mild tomatillo to spicy roasted tomato salsas or zesty creamy sauces using sour cream. Additionally, each taco comes with a side dish of fried plantain chips with a special garlic mojo sauce. 4) Mr. Guacamole Mr. Guacamole prepares fresh, made to order, delicious guacamole and pico de gallo served with chips to be enjoyed on the spot, or on the go. Bar, seafood from Afishonado, and Asian cuisine by The Bao Shoppe, Oconomi, Rice & Chopsticks and more. You can also shop for dad at Dutch Kills Klothing, Queens Pop Photo, Lady V Second Time Around and many other vendors. Also, the LIC Flea Beer Garden, which exclusively serves beers brewed in Queens from local breweries, will give all fathers a free beer on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. This weekend the market is also launching the LIC Flea Breakfast Café, located at the Beer Garden and open Saturdays from 10 to 11 a.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon. Visitors will be able to enjoy coffee from East Coast Roast and tea from Tea & Milk, along with treats from vendors such as Bundts NYC, Donuts, Esta Joy, NightHawk Kitchen 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. Photo via Instagram/@licflea 1 2 3 4
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