Queens Together will turn the New York Hall of Science into a global tasting hub on Dec. 8, when the nonprofit hosts its fourth annual International Food Expo from 6 to 9 p.m. The celebration, at 47-01 111 St. in Corona, will showcase 40 restaurants serving dishes as diverse as the borough itself.
The expo will help raise funds for two of Queens Together’s food-relief initiatives, Adopt a Veteran and Snap Back.
Through Adopt a Veteran, restaurants deliver meals to veterans recovering at home after hospital stays. Snap Back aims to soften the blow of expected federal SNAP benefit cuts by partnering with area eateries to prepare culturally appropriate groceries for low-income, working-class and underserved communities across the World’s Borough.
Guests can snack and sip their way through a multicultural food hall packed with longtime Queens Together partners — Rincon Salvadore–o in Jamaica, Punjabi Dhaba in Richmond Hill, Kam Rai Thai in Astoria, The Queensboro in Jackson Heights and Fuzi Pasta Co. in Fresh Meadows.
They will be joined by a slate of newcomers: Eaterniti, Hug Esan and Awang from Elmhurst; Woodam and Y Space BBQ from Flushing; and Jackson Heights’ Karachi Kabab Boiz — the viral South Asian street-food eatery famed for kababs cooked over charcoal and served on freshly fried paratha.
Dessert lovers won’t be left out, thanks to sugary showstoppers from Sunnyside’s Kora, known for its Filipino pastries, and Woodside’s Masa Madre, a champion of Mexican sourdough.
The expo’s host sponsors are Champlain Power Express and Hydro Québec.
Tickets are available at queenstogether.org. Admission is $100, with free entry for kids 12 and under.
“Food unites us for holidays, gatherings with friends, date nights, and in times of need,” said Queens Together founder Jonathan Forgash in a statement. “The International Food Expo brings it all together on one night to celebrate the food, the people, and the spirit of Queens while raising funds to battle food insecurity.”