Eat in Queens Restaurant Month kicked off on March 1 with 50 participating restaurants across Queens.
Photo courtesy of Queens Together
The second annual Eats in Queens Restaurant Month is underway with close to 50 restaurants offering promotions throughout March.
The goal of the month-long event, organized by the nonprofit Queens Together, is to raise funds for food relief through community partnerships across the borough while also supporting restaurants with increased business.
On March 1, the founder of Queens Together Jonathan Forgash was joined by local restaurant owners and city officials at The Queensborough restaurant in Jackson Heights to promote the initiative.
“This is a great way to promote the incredible diversity of restaurants we have in Queens and it’s a great way to help make our communities stronger by utilizing the strength of small businesses,” said Michael Fuquay, co-owner of The Queensborough.
By donating $25 or more to Queens Together, anyone can receive discounts or special menu items at any of the participating restaurants across the borough from Astoria to Bayside. Al Guey, a Mexican restaurant in Woodside, is offering participants 20% off their entire bill. And other restaurants such as M. Wells, a Quebec steakhouse in Long Island City and Rincon Salvadoreno, an El Salvadorian restaurant in Jamaica, are offering special menus designed just for EIQ Restaurant Month.
With a similar model last year, Queens Together raised $36,000 that paid for dozens of food distribution events. The organization focuses on making sure food donations are culturally appropriate by listening to the community organizations, such as food pantries and religious institutions, and recruiting restaurants to prepare meals that are in line with the needs of the communities.
Founded shortly after the pandemic began in March 2020, Queens Together has grown into a restaurant-powered food relief organization that has provided hot meals and…
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