About the Evening

Chef's Lab x Queens Night Market brings the spirit of New York City's legendary open-air feast — 100+ countries and over a decade of celebrating the world's most diverse food cultures — to Harlem for one night. Queens Night Market has assembled the most democratic food gathering in America. Filipino sisig next to Trinidadian doubles next to Colombian arepas next to West African suya. A curated group of collaborating chefs will prepare a multi-course tasting menu drawing from the Queens Night Market's extraordinary breadth of global culinary traditions. As with all Chef’s Lab there will be a musical performance element that will also be announced down the road along with the menu.

The Chef's Lab is an opportunity to showcase the mission and raise support for Free Food at Refettorio Harlem's three course dinners with dignity program — currently serving 700 meals weekly, addressing food insecurity, food waste, and more importantly social isolation. The program also runs a culinary training initiative for justice-impacted individuals, providing professional kitchen skills and a pathway to meaningful employment in the food industry. Free Food at Refettorio Harlem was recently featured in the New York Times and presented on the floor of the United States House by Rep. Jim McGovern.