Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Queens native and world-renowned chef/best-selling cookbook author Don Pintabona will welcome almost 20 of Parks’ newest specialty food vendors from around the boroughs and sample their award-winning goods — from pupusas, tacos, dumplings, BBQ, burgers to organic salads and sandwiches, vegan dishes, pretzels, gelato, cupcakes and more.
Since 2008, the Parks Department has worked to attract an array of high quality, healthy and diverse food vendors to whet New York City’s diverse palate. New specialty carts include Pullcart, an offshoot of The Fatty Crab and Dovetail, which will offer gazpacho and sandwiches of pulled chicken, tuna, duck leg or pork; Pera Mediterranean Brasserie, possibly the country’s first Turkish taco truck, will offer lamb bacon BLTs, tuna nicoise and other Mediterranean favorites. Screme Gelato Bar, an Israeli gelato franchise, will offer more than 5,000 flavors on a rotating basis throughout the year. Popular favorites including Red Hook’s El Olomega will bring its signature pupusas and Salvadoran beverages. Rickshaw Dumplings, Otto Gelato, Wafel & Dinges, and many more will tempt your taste buds with the best food variety found in public parks in the world.
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