32 The Queens Courier • JULY 23, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Vote for your favorites at LIC FLEA’S Second Annual Food Vendor Awards BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAF editorial@queenscourier.com @QueensCourier Over 40 food, dessert and drink vendors will descend upon the Long Island City waterfront this Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, for the Second Annual Food Vendor Awards at the LIC Flea & Food market. A panel of food judges and the general public will be given ballots to vote for their favorite food, dessert and beverage vendors. Those with the most votes will be crowned best in each of their categories. “Queens is known for the best food in New York City, if not the world, and we are thrilled to be hosting this great event,” said Joshua Schneps, LIC Flea president. “Come hungry and prepared to find a unique offering of delicious items from local chefs you can’t find anywhere else.” The event is located one block behind the iconic Pepsi-Cola sign at 5-25 46th Ave. in Long Island City from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Vendors at the market will provide a wide variety of tasty offerings including empanadas, Japanese vegetable pancakes, Ecuadorian pulled pork sandwiches, wood-smoked barbecue brisket, Korean pancakes, Taiwanese spring rolls, Asian fusion sandwiches, New England lobster rolls and crab cakes, Mexican seafood tacos, “Pigz Wings,” Indian rolls, Latin cakes and French fries. Dessert items include cookies, ice cream (fried and un-fried), ices, tres leches cake, doughnuts, cupcakes and much more. Drinks include Lizzmonade’s lemonades combined with choices of fresh fruit, as well as bubble teas, iced teas and various blends of coffee. The market also has an All-Queens Beer Garden overlooking midtown Manhattan that carries the largest selection of beers from local Queens breweries including Queens Brewery, Big Alice Brewery, SingleCut Beersmiths, Rockaway Brewery, Bridge & Tunnel Brewery and Finback Brewery. Each weekend the market operates as both a flea and food market with over 80 vendors in total. Flea market vendors sell a unique mix of everything Make sure to check out these vendors the next time you take a trip to the LIC Flea & Food including furniture, art, jewelry, vintage and collectible items, fashion and more. It is a great way to discover, support and interact with local makers. The market leads into Gantry and Hunters Point South parks, which offer breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline. The market has other activities for the entire family from live music and DJs to games including mega-chess, ping-pong and Jenga. LIC Flea & Food is a short walk from the 7 train Vernon Blvd. stop, the E/M/G trains to Court Square, the East River Ferry Long Island City terminal and a big parking garage located across the street. 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. THE COURIER/File photo Vote for your favorites at LIC Flea’s Second Annual Food Vendor Awards 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 beer-batter-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. Breads & Spreads Breads & Spreads™ was created by a transplant from Berlin for the foodie on the go, inspired by her favorite way to eat bread: sumptuous spreads on artisan whole-wheat breads, ready to go for an accident-free indulgence. In Berlin they casually call it “Stulle mit Brot,” or a slice of bread with bread: one tasty or savory topping on a hearty slice of bread. It is the ideal and gloriously delicious snack at all times of the day, with both traditional and innovative culinary creations available, inspired by New York City’s global food scene. Mahalo New York Mahalo New York was created to share with New York all of the exotic flavors the owners grew up with, and the flavors of Hawaii. This led to the creation of some of their best-selling products such as their pineapple guava cupcakes and mango passion fruit whipped cheesecake that will leave you in tropical bliss. Seoul Pancake Seoul Pancake is the premier source for authentic Korean cuisine in New York. Send your palate on a journey with scallion and kimchi pancakes, and then wash it down with a cool, refreshing Sik Hye. All selections are homemade from family recipes and come either vegan-friendly or with a selection of delectable meats and cheeses, all guaranteed to please. Sam’s Ice Cream Sam’s Ice Cream started selling its product in 2011 at local street fairs in Manhattan. Since then it has gained much popularity and customers who have followed the vendor through its website and social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook and Yelp). What makes its product distinct is the hot and cold experience. The outer crispy layer maintains the frozen ice cream filling while being served.
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