It’s with great sadness that we announce Mundo in Astoria is closing its doors this October. The home of Red Sonjas, tasty veggie wraps and those delicious Manti will become (…)

Sunsets – they can be so beautiful. To be honest, it’s the sunrises here in the East that really get me; sunsets are more amazing off the Pacific coast, over (…)

As some of you might have heard, Astoria is getting a bookstore! I’ll let that sink in for a second. Now that you’ve had time to digest the great (awesome?) (…)

Please join us in welcoming European Wax Center to the We Heart Astoria family! This Steinway newcomer is THE place for waxing in Astoria. Their patented wax is applied at (…)

Many of my friends have heard me moan and groan online and in person about the hot/humid weather we had in August and beginning of September. It seriously harshed my (…)

Happy Monday, everyone! Here’s hoping the trains treated you well this weekend, not to mention this morning. Our weekly haiku from Astoria Haiku perhaps expresses your feelings sometimes about our (…)

I’ve always liked that phrase “make lemons out of lemonade” – to me it is a call to creativity and making the best out of a bad situation. I’m also (…)

How cool is this? Pachanga Patterson is hosting their first annual beer contest called, “Just Brew it Astoria.” They’ll invite local homebrewers to showcase their best concoctions in the restaurant’s (…)

We are loving today’s cool, Fall weather! Hope you are, too, Astoria. Happy Monday.

Here at We Heart Astoria, we’re unabashed fans of the Newtwon Plaza, and we hope you are too.  Community Board 1 will vote Tuesday, September 11th at 7pm at Astoria World (…)

We welcome back our own Astoria Chef, Clare, with a wonderful recipe for homemade granola and orange blossom yogurt. Yum! -Meg The sheer thought of turning on the oven this (…)

astoria and lic food events and happenings – queens county market, hellgate farmstand at the queens kickshaw, tomato festival at Alobar, Astoria Park Wine & Spirits, Bear fall menu preview

We’re extremely happy to welcome this guest post on tacos in Astoria written by Tina Corrado and Anne Noyes Saini (with additional reporting by Sue Yacka and Meg Cotner), local Astorians (…)

Yes, you read that right – I said “Asto-Oreo.” The name is a portmanteau combining “Astoria” and “Oreo.” I ate it at Astor Bake Shop. And it was amazing. As you (…)

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Rich, the head brew master, over at Singlecut Beersmiths. While they’re very much in construction mode, I did get a chance (…)