In the Kitchen

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In the Kitchen Section for Edible Queens features chefs, writers, and cooks in Queens.

Ever wonder what really goes on the in the life of your favorite local food person? We have some answers for you in our In the Kitchen section. 

Chef Whitney Aycock Talks Shark Tales and New Rockaway Restaurants

Chef Whitney Aycock at his home in Queens.
About a year ago, Aycock’s first restaurant closed its doors for good. Now he’s back with two new concepts in Rockaway.

The Queens Borough President with a Knack for Good Pancakes

The Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz, is raising her two sons in the same Forest Hills home that she grew up in.
In the kitchen with Queens Borough President, Melinda Katz, talking Mickey Mouse pancakes, Haitian comfort food, and the perfect pierogi...

A Corporation for the Community

Frank “Turtle” Raffaele at COFFEED's flagship location on Northern Boulevard in Long Island City.
COFFEED in Long Island City is contributing to the Queens community.

Form and Flavor

Owner and chef of Sugarcube Dessert & Coffee in Long Island City Peter Zaharatos.
Owner and chef of Sugarcube Dessert & Coffee in Long Island City Peter Zaharatos.

Max Falkowitz, Saveur's Executive Digital Editor

Max Falkowitz, Saveur's Executive Digital Editor
Max Falkowitz has a baby face and a disarming smile. He talks almost breathlessly, packing each sentence with intricate verbiage...

We Heart Astoria's Mackenzi Farquer

Mackenzi Farquer, the We Heart Astoria blogger, is a vegetarian with a penchant for popcorn.
Mackenzi Farquer is the owner of Lockwood, a lifestyle boutique with four locations—and a fifth stationery-focused shop on the way—in...

Reaching Lao Nirvana: A Former Laotian Refugee Feeds Buddhist Monks at the Temple

Jeannie Ongkeo cooks for the monks and worshippers at the Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram temple in Elmhurst.
A former Laotian refugee feeds Buddhist monks at the temple.

Stay Hungry Teaches Culinary Skills Through Hip-Hop Lyrics

Syreeta Gates, founder of Stay Hungry, a food-and-musicfocused project.
"Five years ago, I typed the words ‘hip-hop and food’ into a search engine and all I found were lyrics,” says Syreeta Gates. Knowing that...

A Famous Danish Baker Welcomes Students into His Kitchen

Claus Meyers Bageri Commissary in Long Island City. Illustration by Miguel Pang Ly.
Covered in flour head to toe. A powdery-white phantom with just eyes popping out and a hint of apron underneath the finely ground wheat. That’s what Tine Svensson suggests you’d look like if you...

Chef Thomas Chen

Chef Thomas Chen from Tuome makes dumplings at his home in Flushing.
Get in the kitchen with Tuome chef, Thomas Chen.

A Personal Chef with All the Right Smarts Opens Her First Restaurant

Chef Bo O'Connor, owner of The Pomeroy in Astoria.
Chef Bo O’Connor worked her way up to owning her own restaurant in Astoria restaurant, The Pomeroy.

The King of Queens

Joe DiStefano picking up a durian at Queens market.
Joe DiStefano is Queens's champion, celebrating food and drink across the borough.

Chef Jonathan Forgash: Talking comfort food and healing recipes with an improbable chef

Fresh tomatoes from the Astoria Farmers Market with Forgash’s green sauce in Queens.
Chef Jonathan Forgash is fighting for immigrants, catering for stars, and hosting a dinner club, all from his kitchen in Queens.

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