56 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • MAY 25, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM buzz Ridgewood’s newest bar aims to elevate craft beer experience BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport Aft er more than a year of waiting, Ridgewood’s newest craft beer bar, Craft Culture, is now open on Myrtle Avenue to serve the neighborhood’s thirstiest beer connoisseurs. Craft Culture, located at 59-04 Myrtle Ave., offi cially opened to the public on Wednesday, May 24, but owner Cesar Andrade held a soft opening on Saturday, May 20. Th e bar has 16 diff erent craft beers on tap, some from breweries right here in Queens like Big Alice, Finback Brewery, LIC Beer Project, Bridge and New farmers market is coming to Queens’ Cunningham Park this summer BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI [email protected] @smont76 Shop for your fruits and veggies in the open air at this farmers market making its debut in a Fresh Meadows park this month. Starting May 28, Cunningham Park will be home to a new pop-up Down to Earth Farmers Market every Sunday until Nov. 19. Th e market will be open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will be set up at the northeast corner of the park’s parking lot. Vendors from the New York area scheduled to participate include Alex’s Tomato Farm from Sprakers, Arlotta Food Studio from Watermill and Goodale Farms Inc. from Riverhead. Items that will be for sale include fruits, vegetable, eggs, dairy, honey, fl owers, baked goods and personal care items. Th e market will be hosted by the Jamaica Estates Association. To learn more, visit the event page. Founded in 1991, Down to Earth Farmers Markets manages 15 farmers markets in and around the New York City area. Th eir mission is to connect shoppers with regional farms and food producers to encourage neighbor-to-neighbor commerce, as well as educate consumers about the environment and the food economy. Down to Earth will also continue to manage farmers markets in Jamaica at Parsons Boulevard between Jamaica and Archer avenues on Fridays, at 160th Street off Jamaica Avenue on Saturdays, and at Flushing‘s Queens Botanical Garden on Fridays beginning mid-June. Visit downtoearthmarkets. com for more information. Photo via Shutterstock Tunnel Brewery, and more. In addition, there is a refrigerator full of canned and bottled craft beers that patrons can enjoy right at the bar (with a $3 pouring fee) or can take home to sip on their couch or at a friend’s place. Craft Culture also serves a variety of delicious foods that put an interesting twist on traditional bar grub. From slider sampler to zeppoles, Andrade is excited to treat his customers to foods that fully complement the bar’s wide array of beers. “It feels invigorating, freeing and energizing to get everything fi nally off the ground. I want people to know that Craft Culture is all about Ridgewood and Queens,” Andrade said. “Being from Queens and having once lived in Ridgewood, it feels amazing to put a business like this in my backyard. I have a great passion for craft beer and good food and want to share it with everyone I come in contact with.” Craft Culture is a relatively small area, but it feels much bigger once you’re inside. Th e bar area has several seats with hooks underneath the bar to hang coats and handbags, as well as outlets for all your electronic needs. Th ere are two large picnic-table-style benches for larger groups to congregate, as well as a pair of two-seat tables for a more intimate setting, making Craft Culture the perfect place to go with a bunch of friends, or to bring a fi rst date. Even though the bar offi cially opened on May 24, Andrade will hold a grand opening celebration on June 1 through 3, as to not compete with the Memorial Day weekend. “My Grand Opening festivities will be on June 1, 2 and 3,” Andrade announced. “For those days I will have balloons outside. I will have deals on all the beer. Cans and bottles will have a $1 pouring fee as opposed to the usual $3 pouring fee attached to enjoying those in the bar. Beer on tap will be $2 off all day.” Craft Culture is located at 59-04 Myrtle Ave.
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