The 5th Annual Taste of Long Island City

The 5th Annual Taste of Long Island City will take place next Tuesday evening at Gantry Plaza State Park. Aside from enjoying perhaps the best view of Manhattan's skyline, attendees will have the opportunity to sample Long Island City’s burgeoning culinary scene.

Tickets to enter begin at $50 per person, and all proceeds go to The Chocolate Factory Theater, a center that provides year-round theater, dance, music and visual arts programming.

While Long Island City food has a long way to go to catch up with its Astoria and Brooklyn counterparts, there are a few stars worth noting. Tuk Tuk (an inexpensive and creative Thai restaurant), Communitea (which offers some of the best herbal tea combinations) and Blend (a funky and tasty Cuban restaurant) are participating and should be sampled while there.

To purchase tickets for Taste of Long Island City, click here.