Queens Corona’s Culinary Essentials Tour in New York City booking from $95.00

Queens Corona’s Culinary Essentials Tour

Overview

Corona is the culinary epicenter of New York’s Latin American community, a place where you can find regional specialties ranging all the way from the Tierra del Fuego up to Mexico’s northern border with the United States. On this tour of Corona’s culinary essentials, we hit the streets on a Saturday, when the griddles and grills in this already lively neighborhood are working overtime and the street vendors come out in full force.
Starting at Corona Plaza, we will drop by a family-run Mexican bakery for sweet breakfast pastries. From there, we’ll continue to an out-of-the-way spot where we’ll sit down with neighborhood families to enjoy a hearty Mexican-style brunch of pit-roasted goat.
We will continue along Roosevelt Avenue, stopping by street vendors, an Argentinean bakery and make a stop for a “cholado". We’ll end our day at a small bodega. This last stop leaves us at the edge of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, having tried what makes Queens such a culinary Promised Land.

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Sun 23 Mar

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What's Included

Soda/Pop

Lunch

Snacks

Breakfast

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Corona

We’ll start our day in pedestrian-only Corona Plaza, the neighborhood’s bustling meeting place, and drop by a family-run Mexican bakery where we’ll join the weekend ritual of picking out sweet breakfast pastries and rolls from large trays set out for the customers. From there, we’ll continue to an out-of-the-way spot where we’ll sit down with neighborhood families to enjoy a hearty Mexican-style brunch of pit-roasted goat.

Jackson Heights

Our food tour in Queens continues along Roosevelt Avenue, which on the weekends is lined with street vendors from throughout Latin America. To satisfy our sweet tooth, we’ll drop into an Argentinean corner bakery for some traditional treats and make a stop for a “cholado,” a hybrid frozen dessert and fruit salad also known as the Colombian Snow Cone. We’ll end our day at a small bodega opened by a man from Veracruz, Mexico, going inside for a celebratory (shrimp) cocktail. This last stop leaves us at the edge of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst, two immigrant neighborhoods that hold their own culinary riches (and which are further explored as part of our longer Queens walk), a tantalizing reminder that during this half-day we’ve only scratched the surface of what makes Queens such a culinary Promised Land.

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Reviews (26)

queenmaeve1

Sep 2024

Sierra was so warm and welcoming, in addition to being deeply knowledgeable! I have done a bunch of food tours and they were the best guide I've had. It made such a difference having a guide who's a chef. Really looking forward to booking more tours.

Response from Host

Oct 2024

Thanks so much for your feedback! That is exactly what we are going for. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed the walk, and hope that you will join us again soon in one of our cities. You can check out your Culinary Backstreets Passport on our website to see the stamps you have collected.

Boston_MARambler

Jul 2024

My friend and I did the Culinary Delights tour of Corona and Jackson Heights (or more accurately the Americas and South Asia). In a word, fabulous. Our guide Sierra trained as a chef, has cooked in numerous restaurants and private chef gigs, and is extraordinarily knowledgeable about food migration, cultural history of foods, and food science. She brought all that know-how to bear on our 6.5 hour trek through two sub-neighborhoods of Queens. We were interested in learning about some new parts of New York City, and the tour did that, tracing the cultural, political and social evolution of these neighborhoods, as reflected in the foods. Where to start? Hand made tortillas stuffed with carnitas or squash blossom flowers; "Quaker"- an ecuadorian drink of passion fruit, quaker oats, sugar and water-great: empanadas and home made sausage from an Argentinian butcher; "cevichochos"-stew served on the front porch of a house; amazing onigirazu--Japanese rice ball sandwiches; beef dumplings-"momos"- from Bangladesh... Not my usual snack foods I've also done their tour in Istanbul and it was terrific. But this was just amazing.

Response from Host

Aug 2024

Thanks so much for your thoughtful feedback! Each of our culinary walks is the outcome of considerable research. We work with academics in the field and our own team of experienced professionals – both guides and local journalists. We are proud to know that the money spent during the culinary walk goes to support businesses that we believe in, helping to preserve the social and cultural fabric of the cities we love so dearly. Most importantly, of course, we take pride in working with people who are very knowledgeable about and extremely fond of the cities they live in. You can check out your Culinary Backstreets Passport on our website to see the stamps you have collected. We hope to see you again soon in one of our cities.  

G7442IBlindsayp

Jul 2024

I cannot say enough great things about our experience! We live in Westchester and did a Queens tour. We love to taste authentic dishes while learning the history, cooking processes and cultures surrounding it. Knowing we would be challenged by the fast pace and language barriers of Queens, we decided to start with Culinary Backstreets. Our guide, Sienna, was perfect! Their language, culinary, energy and people skills never seized to amaze me. All of that translated into a treasure trove of learning experiences for us. We learned about the traditional foods, cooking techniques and culture of so many different countries. We met restaurant owners, chefs, and vendors that Sienna knew like neighbors. Sienna went above and beyond to answer every question we had while being so friendly and respectful of the people we encountered. They also quickly discovered the things that excited us most and adapted the trip accordingly. They even surprised my 15 year old son with a birthday treat! Also, I was so pleasantly surprised to find how accommodating Sienna was to all of our dietary and physical needs. We felt SO taken care of!! WHEN I book another tour, I will definitely ask for Sienna as a guide, but I have no doubt the other guides are held to the same standard. I would highly recommend Culinary Backstreets to anyone because of just how accommodating they are to your culinary wishes and fun to tour with!

Response from Host

Aug 2024

Thank you so very much for taking the time to share your experience and for your thoughtful feedback, it was our pleasure to have you with us! Each of our culinary walks is the outcome of considerable research. We work with academics in the field and our own team of experienced professionals – both guides and local journalists. We are proud to know that the money spent during the culinary walk goes to support businesses that we believe in, helping to preserve the social and cultural fabric of the cities we love so dearly. Most importantly, of course, we take pride in working with people who are very knowledgeable about and extremely fond of the cities they live in. You can check out your Culinary Backstreets Passport on our website to see the stamps you have collected. We hope to see you again soon in one of our cities.  

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Queens Corona’s Culinary Essentials Tour

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