Queens Best the Podcast
Come with us on a food journey through the world’s borough - Queens. Hosted by experienced Chef and Food Anthropologist Laura and Foodie Jef with one f. Jef Gross, Manager of Media Relations at the Queens Chamber of Commerce, is an adventurer on a mission to highlight small businesses especially restaurants in this great borough of NYC. Laura shares insights about food through a cultural lens, often connecting heritage, traditions, and customs to community and social systems.
Episodes

5 days ago
5 days ago
Hosts Laura and Jef take the healthy route in this episode.
They're excited to be joined by special guest Gracia Clery - Leonce, CEO founder of Bevo's Kitchen.
Tune in as Gracia gives them a lesson in healthy eating resulting in a stronger immune system.
Laura and Jef use their fingers to experience her delicious all-natural fruit-based items.
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Hosts Laura and Jef soak up the restaurant energy in this episode.
They're thrilled to be joined by special guest Chef, owner and partner of Halalbee's, Burgers with Integrity.
Listen as Emon details of how he went from a vision and cooking in the backyard to running a successful crowd-pleasing restaurant.
Laura and Jef stuck a fork and fingers into Halalbee's signature burgers prepared especially by Chef Emon.
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Hosts Laura and Jef have located the seafood in Jamaica.
They're joined by special guest Chef Wenda and Lynn Gardner, partner/owners of QB Lobster House.
Tune in as Chef Wenda and Lynn talk about their passions enable them to deliver mouthwatering menu items and how they're putting their footprint in the restaurant landscape of Jamaica, Queens.
In addition to Laura and Jef sticking a fork in an amazing sandwich they received more surprise visits during their time at QB.
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Hosts Laura and Jef are back with another "sweet" episode.
This time special guest Tress Walker, Founder of MumsKitchensNYC.
Listen in as Tress details the origin story behind how one of their most popular items became a thing. It truly takes a village as she'll share during her conversation.
Laura and Jef stuck their fingers in these wonderfully prepared morsels' direct from MumsKitchensNYC.
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Hosts Laura and Jef ventured out to an energy filled location for this episode.
They're joined by special guest Delores M. Moody, CEO of Moody Treats.
Tune in to hear how Delores' love for baking spread beyond her circle of friends to thousands of new friends.
Laura and Jef stick a fork in several mouthwatering treats prepared by Delores.
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Hosts Laura and Jef have another new episode for you.
They're joined by special guests the Brandi and Corey, the power couple behind Cooking w/Corey.
Tune in to hear how this incredible couple merged their skills and love for cooking into a stainable business that feeds the masses and supports their community.
Laura and Jef will stick a fork into something delicious prepared especially for them.
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Season two's launch continues...
Hosts Laura and Jef are back with another new episode.
They're joined by special guest Althea Casimir-Magloire founder/CEO of Althea's Tropical Delights.
Tune in to hear Althea share her passion behind the signature mouthwatering delights and allows Laura and Jef to stick a fork in products of her namesake.
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Hosts Laura and Jef return for season two of their popular podcast.
They're kicking off the year with a fresh new start joined by special guest Juliana Rivera, CEO of Madefresh Organic.
Tune in as Juliana shares her incredible journey which led to a fresh new prospective on life and hear our hosts reaction to her amazing products.
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Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Hosts Laura and Jef wrap up their incredible first podcast season by reflecting on QCC's activities, previous episodes, and trading stories about their family holiday traditions.
They're joined by special guest Rachel Kellner, co-owner of Aigner Chocolates one of Queens oldest chocolate and confectionary shops. It's a fun, informative and most of all sweet conversation base around chocolate of course.
Listen in as they do what they do best, laugh and eat.
They'll return in early February 2023 with all new episodes.

Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Hosts Laura and Jef kick off December by sharing highlights of QCC's Business Persons of the Year event honoring the best and brightest in Queens who contribute to their community.
They're joined by special guest Loycent Gordon, owner/proprietor Loycent Gordon of the historic Neir's Tavern for a spirited conversation and very mild debauchery.
It's never a dull moment as these two laugh and eat.
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