Eating Events in Queens
Oktoberfest and Queens Restaurant Week create a feeding frenzy this month. To add to the gourmet adventures, here are some more events I picked up from Eating in Translation a wonderful blog about food from in and around NYCÂ and the rest of the world…
St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Continues Friday, October 9, 6:00 p.m.-midnight; Saturday, noon-midnight; Sunday, noon-8:00 p.m.
Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of St. Nicholas, 196-10 Northern Blvd., Flushing, Queens
Music, games, shopping, and food from both Greece and Cyprus; free admission
Diwali Mela, Jackson Heights
Sunday, October 11, 1:00-6:00
74th St. between Roosevelt and 37th Aves., Jackson Heights, Queens
www.IWantMoreFood.com/2009/09/21/little-india-jackson-heights-diwali-mela-2009
Diwali Mela, Flushing
Sunday, October 11, 3:00-6:00
Queens Botanical Gardens, 43-50 Main St., Flushing
www.NYGaneshTemple.org