When award-winning photographer and filmmaker Sophia Emmerich went to NYC in Spring of 2022, she wanted to create a project that explores and captures queer-owned gems that are new to the culinary scene and ready to be discovered. Not only for the incredible food but also because these places are created from the community for everyone and are as diverse as the queer community itself, ranging from the best breakfast burrito in Brooklyn to fine dining in the East Village. So we decided to team up and create a series of illustrations for her wonderful photo project.