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Stories and Snacks: A Festival of Home Cooking History

May 21 | Sun |
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An immersive celebration of food and cultural memory. Activate your senses and connect to the diversity of Queens culinary traditions as you explore the Voelker Orth House and its Victorian garden.

BACKYARD PICNIC • SAVE MY RECIPE! • STORIES FROM THE SOFA • FAMILY WORKSHOPS • LIVE INTERVIEWS • COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS

Hear from experts on history and cooking including Caroline Shin, taste samples from local food vendors, and swap family stories and recipes. See how to preserve a record of your family’s home cooking traditions, and get creative in hands-on family workshops.

Join us to add your stories, heritage, and food traditions to the living history of Queens!

Free Samples from Queens Vendors: Did You Khado (Jamaica), Taste of Surabaya (Flushing), Green Earth Urban Gardens (Whitestone), Uncle Ediks Pickles (Fresh Meadows), (Sandwich Therapy) Jackson Heights.

Voelker Orth Museum • Queens Memory • WNYC / Street Lab

Venue: Voelker Orth Museum

14919 38th Ave Map
(71-8) -359-6227