Everyone knows New York City is the culinary epicenter of the United States. And while Manhattan gets Michelin stars and Brooklyn gets blogger hype, real culinary fanatics know that authentic ethnic food experiences happen in the restaurants of Queens. There, New York's celebrated ethnic diversity is the most potent, with more than one million foreign-born residents. This means food lovers can travel the globe without using any vacation time: take a culinary tour of China, sip a frappe in Greece, dine on authentic Italian sausage-all without ever leaving Queens!Queens: A Culinary Passport welcomes visitors to the borough, serving as your guide to more than 40 hand-picked ethnic restaurants and food stands, complete with chef profiles and recipes for recreating signature dishes at home. Also included are highlights of not-to-be-missed hidden spots, like ethnic grocery stores stocked with multicultural essentials, fresh-from-the-sea fish markets, and delis that turn out freshly made mozzarella and sopressata. For Queens novices, the book includes easy-to-follow subway directions and even detailed neighborhood walking tours, ensuring that your next trip to Italy, India, Greece, Latin America, and China is only a borough away.

Astoria Athens Café Taverna Kyclades Kopiaste Taverna Kabab Café Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna Food Shop: Titan Foods King of Falafel and Shawarma Astoria Walking Tour Queens Food Pro: Meg CotnerLong Island City Food Shop: Slovak Czech Varieties M. Wells Dinette Sage General Store Long Island City Walking Tour Forest Hills/Rego Park Ben's Best Kosher Deli Eddie's Sweet Shop Wafa's Cheburechnaya Forest Hills/Rego Park Walking Tour Queens Food Pro: Famous Fat DaveCorona Tortilleria Nixtamel Tortas Neza Rincon Criollo Tony's Pizzeria & Restaurant Corona Walking Tour Queens Food Pro: Myra AlpersonSunnyside Salt & Fat Food Shop: Butcher Block Romanian Garden Natural Tofu Restaurant Queens Food Pro: Max FalkowitzWoodside SriPraPhai Tito Rad's Grill & Restaurant Food Shop: Ottomanelli & Son's Prime Meat Shop Food Shop: Phil-Am Food Mart Queens Food Pro: Katrina Schultz RichterElmhurst JoJu Modern Vietnamese Sandwiches Ayada Thai Food Market: U.S. Supermarket La Esquinita del Camaron Mexicano Elmhurst Mex Grocery Company Elmhurst Walking Tour Queens Food Pro: Lesley TellezJackson Heights Himalayan Yak Pio Pio Kababish Little Tibet Food Shop: Patel Brothers Jackson Heights Walking Tour Queens Food Pro: Jeff OrlickFlushing Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan Golden Shopping Mall Flushing Food Shops Assi Plaza Chung Fat Supermarket Maxin Bakery Jade Asian Restaurant Fang Gourmet Tea Soy Bean Chen Flower Shop Fu Run Flushing Walking Tour Queens Food Pro: Joe DiStefanoAcknowledgmentsIndex