Dine the Boroughs features best bites from Queens
BY JENNA BAGCAL
More than 100 Queens
restaurants are revving up
for the first ever Dine the
Boroughs event, which will
feature some of the best bites
from the outer boroughs.
From March 18 to 29, guests
will be invited to sample $28
three-course, prix-fixe menus
from over 200 restaurants in
Queens, Brooklyn and the
Bronx. On March 12, Queens
Borough Hall in Kew Gardens
played host to a preview
leading up to the main event
next week.
According to Joshua
Schneps, the CEO of Schneps
Media and one of the event
organizers, the two-week
culinary display fills the void
created by New York City’s
ever-popular restaurant week,
which features a myriad
Manhattan’s best eateries but
only a few options from the
outer boroughs.
“This is really an
opportunity to promote the
diverse food offerings found
in Brooklyn, Queens and the
Bronx,” said Schneps. “We
Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens played host to a preview leading up to the first ever Dine the
Boroughs event. Photo by Jenna Bagcal
want to drive traffic to each
of the boroughs because, as
we all know, great food is
a destination.”
At the preview event, Queens
Borough President Melinda
Katz said that the “international
borough” features residents
from 190 countries who speak
200 languages. She added that
Dine the Boroughs would allow
people to get the authentic tastes
of the participating cultures.
“The fact that we have
food from all over the world
really makes us a borough
of great cuisines,” said Katz.
“To have events like this and
show off the types of food
that we have served here
and which countries they’re
from and all the expertise we
have in the culinary arts is
extremely important for the
tourism of the borough, but
it’s also extremely important
for the businesses of our
borough. It’s great to show
the rest of the city that we
don’t have to get over a bridge
or under a tunnel to get great
food. We can get great food
right here.”
One of the featured
restaurants is Guantanamera,
which specializes in Cuban
food and has locations in
Manhattan and Forest Hills.
According to manager Angelo
Sanchez, authentic Cuban
food from the 16-year-old
restaurant has been featured
at the annual World’s Fare at
Citi Field.
Sanchez said that their
newer Forest Hills location
has only been opened for about
a year, so events like Dine
the Boroughs is important to
“introduce a little Cuban taste
to the neighborhood.”
The restaurant manager
added that the venue
features live Cuban music
and complimentary, handrolled
cigars on Fridays and
Saturdays.
Dine the Boroughs begins
on Monday, March 18, and
ends on Friday, March 29.
For more information and
to see a list of participating
Queens restaurants, visit
dinetheboroughs.com or
itsinqueens.com. Follow the
event on social media via
#dinetheboros.
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