Patron Toast: 5:30pm

Doors open: 6:30pm

The Backlot at Kaufman Astoria Studios:
35th Avenue between 35th and 36th Streets
N/W to Broadway; M/R to Steinway Street

The 13th Annual celebration of the food, drink, culture and community of Western Queens, to benefit The Chocolate Factory Theater’s residency, performance and community programs.

Participating vendors (as of May 31, 2018): Alewife, Bartleby & Sage, The Baroness Bar & Kitchen, Beebe’s, Beija Flor, BentOn, Big Alice Brewing, Blend, BLVD Wine Bar, Bean’s and Lager, Butcher Bar, Cafe Henri, Casa Enrique, The Creek & The Cave, Culinary Theater, Desi Bowl, Dutch Kills Centraal, George’s, Gordo’s Cantina, ICONYC Brewing, Jailhouse Coffee, Kurry Qulture, Levante, LIC Beer Project, LIC Market, M. Wells Steakhouse, Manducatis Rustica, Montauk Brewing, Mikkeller Brewery, The Millstone Tavern, Napoli Pizza & Pasta, Pantry Market Eatery, R’A’R Bar, Rockaway Brewing, Singlecut Beersmiths, SKI Beer, sLICe, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, Square Wine & Spirits, Sugar Freak, Sweetleaf, Tacuba Cantina Mexicana, The Thirsty Koala, Toby’s Estate Coffee, Trinchero Family Estates, Vernon Grille, White Coffee Corporation, Woodbine’s.

Master Of Ceremonies:
Jimmy Van Bramer, NYC Councilmember / Chairman, Committee on Cultural Affairs.

Honored Guest:
Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President.

Chocolate Supporters:
Michael Gianaris (NYS Senator), Catherine Nolan (NYS Assemblywoman), Aravella Simotas (NYS Assemblywoman).

Performance by:
Keely Garfield

Community Raffle Partner:
LIC Girl Scouts

After Party at George’s

Compost Collection by NYC Compost Project, hosted by Big Reuse

Thank you to Long Island City YMCA for providing volunteers!

Sponsors: jetBlue, Kaufman Astoria Studios, AECOM, conEdison, Modern Spaces, NYC Ferry, Rockrose, TF Cornerstone, 114th Precinct, Greater New York LECET, M&T Bank, NYC Compost Project, Plaxall, Royal Waste Services, Shine Electronics.

Gala Committee (as of May 17, 2018): luciana achugar, Ivy Baldwin, Michelle Boulé, Barbara Bryan, Carol Bryce-Buchanan, Michael Cairl, Tracy Capune, Yanira Castro, Rebecca Davis, Ursula Eagly, Barry and Diane Eisenstat, Daniel Fish, Vallejo Gantner, Keely Garfield, Neil Greenberg, Marcus Hagenbarth, Jennifer Egan and David Herskovits, Steven Hitt, Chris Ajemian and Sara Juli, Sam Kim, Jon Kinzel, Jonathan Kratter, Sheila Lewandowski, Mary Rose Lloyd, Katinka Locascio and Nelson Downend, Julie Mayo, Virginia and Timothy Millhiser, Jennifer Monson, Alton Murray, Leslie Nilsson, Carla Peterson, Craig Peterson, Danielle V. Porcaro, Melinda Ring, Brian Rogers, Carl and Laurie Rogers, Alex Rosenberg, Jennifer Rosenblit, Soniah Saleh, Moitri Choudhury Savard and Peter Savard, Martha Sherman, Juliana May and Tzachi Slonim, Linda Sue Stein and Paul Vidich, Leyya Mona Tawil, Tommy Kriegsmann and Shanta Thake, Mary Torres, Mariana Valencia, Gillian Walsh, Stephen Facey and Jay Wegman, Ryan Suda and Julie Weprin.

“Taste of LIC 2018 Feeds the Hungry” – Mike Wood, queensbuzz.com