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US Open Brings Celebrity Chefs To Flushing Meadows: Report
Jacques Torres, Tom Colicchio, David Burke and David Chang are among the culinary stars feeding tennis fans at the US Open this year.
FLUSHING, QUEENS — Celebrity chefs are flocking to Flushing to feed the hundreds of thousands of tennis fans attending the US Open this month.
The all-star lineup includes legendary chocolatier Jacques Torres, Gramercy Tavern founder and "Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio, restauranteur David Burke and Michelin-star chef José Andrés, who founded Mercado Little Spain in Hudson Yards, according to the New York Post.
"This is the first year we've had so many celebrity chefs," Burke told the Post.
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US Open attendees this year will get to choose from five restaurants and 60 concession stands at the Grandstand Food Village, according to the Post.
Concession stand highlights include Burke's Fish Shack, a new taco and torta stand by Andrés called Butterfly, an outpost of the popular Flushing eatery Dumpling Galaxy and Fuku, a fried chicken spot by Momofuku's David Chang.
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