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The New York Mets announced the three winning Queens-based small businesses whose food will be available at the portable “Taste of Queens” in Citi Field throughout the 2024 season.
The aim of the Taste of Queens mobile initiative is to contribute to the community by offering exposure opportunities to small businesses based in Queens, allowing them to share their stories with Citi Field’s fans.
Poprice, RyRy’s Kitchen and Benny’s Cuban Café will each be featured at the portable, located on the field level concourse in right field, on a rotating basis throughout the season.
“Poprice, RyRy’s Kitchen and Benny’s Cuban Café all have such unique stories and cuisines that will help us continue to elevate our dining options at Citi Field,” Mets Vice President of Hospitality Taryn Donovan said. “It means so much to the Mets organization to be able to highlight local small businesses through the Taste of Queens program, and we’re so excited to have these three incredible businesses join Citi Field’s 2024 culinary lineup.”
The Mets debuted the Taste of Queens portable last season in Taste of the City on the field level concourse, with the goal of giving back to the community by providing exposure for Queens-based small businesses and helping them share their story with the fans at Citi Field. In addition to providing fans with new food, Taste of the City played a role in the Mets being named the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest for Best Stadium Food.
Poprice will be the first Taste of Queens restaurant featured at Citi Field. Running from Thursday, Mar. 28 through Tuesday, May 14, the menu will include egg fried rice (egg, Chinese pickles, Poprice special seasoning, scallions, garlic and soy sauce), egg fried rice with a chicken teriyaki skewer (halal chicken thighs and Poprice secret marinade) and egg fried rice with a BBQ skewer (USDA prime boneless beef short ribs and…
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