... Money is one of the biggest concerns for Walker, who has been attending the lecture series and will apply to be in the first FEASTS cohort. “I wanted to open my business ten years ago but life got in the way and I stopped,” she told me. A longtime resident of St. Albans, Queens, Walker hopes to open a bakeshop in nearby Jamaica. She’s already hard at work fine-tuning her menu, which includes nutty brownie bites and tamarind balls. Walker is especially looking forward to trying her recipes in the library’s commercial kitchen. “I make fresh, quality foods,” she said. “I want to contribute to the growth of my neighborhood.”

As attendees filed out of the lecture, they took samples of Walker’s nutty brownies and oatmeal cookies, as well as another participant’s banana tartlets and fig bread. The brownie bites disappeared too quickly for me to try them, but this eater believes that the cookies deserve a place in bakeries and grocery stores all over the city...

News Flash | Queens Taste participants  - -- -  - - - [well they wanted to participate] are offering Mother’s Day Bargains

It would’ve been the Party of the Year with several dozen local restaurants and beverage purveyors providing samples of their products to several hundred revelers in a really fun venue!

Unfortunately, Queens Taste 2020 will not take place on May 5 as planned due COVID-19. In fact, it won’t take place at all. However, many of the almost 60 planned participants are offering special promotions to celebrate Mother’s Day and...

MumsKitchens NYC has worked with QCP for a number of years, supporting the agency’s fundraising activities. Recently, MumsKitchens NYC, along with Ps Catering Services Inc., have prepared and delivered meals at no charge to the nine group homes QCP operates. Tress & Pauline have selflessly volunteered their time and products to support the agency.