Astoria Arrivals- Astor Bake Shop

August 16, 2010

(Photo courtesy of Astor Bake Shop)
File this one under ‘Better Late Than Never.’ Astor Bake Shop is one of the latest bakery/cafes to join the already prestigious ranks of Astoria eating!
Located at the five point intersection near Astoria Blvd., the newly opened Astor Bake Shop is quickly gaining a stellar reputation for amazing coffee, burgers, [...]

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Finally Fridays – Best Sandwiches

August 13, 2010

What’s better than a good old fashioned (and in some cases innovative), fluffy, stuffed-full-o-goodness sandwich? When you don’t feel like cooking and want to out eat out without spending big bucks, a sandwich is the perfect thing.  Here’s a list of some of our faves that pack a punch in flavor and that will surely satisfy [...]

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What To Do This Weekend, 8/12/10

August 12, 2010

Today is a little cooler, yay!  I love hot weather but this summer has been trying.  Plus the A/C is out of control in my office – I have my space heater running as I write this.  What the heck?!?!?
Well, anyway, tonight is Green Drinks!  Have a great time imbibing your favorite chilly beverage, and [...]

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Astoria Arrivals- Got Empanads?

August 11, 2010

Since the demise of Papa’s Empanadas on Steinway, Astoria cheap eats just haven’t been the same for me. I love those little filled pastry pies- cheap,tasty, and oh the variety!

Looks like I’m about to have another local place to obsess over. While their website is sadly lacking in information, I’ll gladly wait patiently for this [...]

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LIC Receives Much-Deserved Kudos

August 11, 2010

When an article from the WSJ recently landed in my inbox, I was both delighted and surprised that it was all about Long Island City!  This awesome neighborhood, just steps from Astoria is clearly turning heads and business seems to be booming with new restaurants, cafes, corporate headquarters, movie studios and more making their way [...]

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Finally Fridays- Best Vegan Friendly Eating

August 6, 2010

These days, I’ve found more and more of my friends have made the switch to veganism.  With all the scary news that’s come to light about animal abuse, growth hormones, and a whole heap of other scary food facts, sometimes it just feels right to take a little break from animal products. Meat eaters fear [...]

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What To Do This Weekend, 8/5/10

August 5, 2010

We’re looking at a really nice weekend in the low 80’s, which makes it oh so pleasant and we might not even have to turn on the A/C. Can you imagine? So with that, there are plenty of awesome things to keep yourself busy with this weekend – from cool outdoor eating spots to museums, [...]

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Astoria Water Walk Week 2

August 5, 2010

This weekend brings us the second installation of the Astoria Water Walk!  This week’s focus:  FOOD!
The Astoria Water Walk presents Taste the Neighborhood. Yummeh! Here’s the schedule of free tastings along Shore Blvd:
1pm Watermelon Eating Contest,
2pm Queens Harvest Food Co-0p Salad Throwdown,
3pm Tasting with Seva, The V-Spot, Devon Mercado, Astor Bake Shop, Agnanti, Dino’s [...]

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Join Dish Du Jour’s Culinary Challenge at their 9th Annual Food & Wine Tasting Event

August 4, 2010

Dish Du Jour is back at it with another awesome tasting event, this year featuring an exciting cooking challenge between Bravo’s Top Chef contestant Andrea Beaman and Astoria’s acclaimed chef Rocco Sacramone of Trattoria L’Incontro.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with this event (or need me to refresh your memory), Dish du Jour never [...]

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Listening Session with Green Shores TONIGHT

August 4, 2010

Green Shores NYC is holding a series of listening sessions regarding the Astoria/LIC waterfront. Tonight’s session focuses on the Hallets Point area. Sounds like it is worth checking out. Here is the info:
We’d like to invite you to join us this Wednesday at a Listening Session to discuss the waterfront near Hallets [...]

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