The Entrepreneur Space’s Third Birthday Party

Argentine alfajores. Chinese-South African prego chicken rolls. Nordic bread. The Entrepreneur Space and its roughly 170 clients have contributed greatly to the local culinary scene over the past 36 months. It’s time to celebrate this milestone while commemorating a major food event in Queens -- the global premiere of the Authentic Belgian Waffle at the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

MariePaule Vermersch, who came to Queens from Belgium at age 18 to serve these transcendental waffles with her family, will take part in the E-Space birthday festivities, which will feature about 40 clients displaying and selling their products. As part of the fun, Queens Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Seth Bornstein and local elected officials will give speeches before they join Vermersch in piping E-Space-made whipped cream onto three larges waffles…and adding fresh strawberries, of course.

WHAT: Entrepreneur Space’s Third Birthday Party

WHERE: 36-46 37th St., Long Island City

WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 6 pm, program and waffle topping at 6:30 pm

WHO: QEDC Executive Director Seth Bornstein
1964 World’s Fair Waffle Server MariePaule Vermersch
Fortune Society Executives and Clients*
Local Elected Officials and Government Agency Representatives

This event is sponsored by Coffeed, Fairway, Fortune Society and SquareWine & Spirits.

*Special guests will include Culinary Arts Program graduates from The Fortune Society, which supports former inmates’ successful re-entry from prison and promotes alternatives to incarceration. Through intensive training under direct instruction from Kingsborough Community College, these ready-to-work cooks have earned food handler credentials and gained hands-on experience in a broad range of culinary skills at the E-Space. Some have interned with E-Space clients.

The E-Space is a 5,500 square foot food-and-business incubator which clients can rent by the shift on a 24/7 basis. Office and classroom clients can rent by the month, and all clients have the opportunity to meet with business counselors, take classes and participate in networking events. The E-Space is administered by QEDC and funded by the NYC Economic Development Corporation. Kathrine Gregory, national expert on food incubators and principal of Mi kitchen es su Kitchen® is the consulting partner.

Contact Rob Mackay for more information or to attend 718-263-0546

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