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Oct 14, 2014
Sponsored Giveaway: Dinner for Two during Sunnyside Restaurant Week
The second annual Sunnyside Restaurant Week is back and it’s bigger and more delicious than ever. This year 32 restaurants – double the participation from last year – will serve (…)
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The second annual Sunnyside Restaurant Week is back and it’s bigger and more delicious than ever. This year 32 restaurants – double the participation from last year – will serve (…)
by Emily Rios
The second annual Sunnyside Restaurant Week is back and it’s bigger and more delicious than ever. This year 32 restaurants – double the participation from last year – will serve three course dinner menus for $25 with many offering additional lunch specials.
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Today’s sponsored giveaway winner will receive dinner for two at a participating Sunnyside Restaurant Week location of your choice-and you’ve got LOTS of choices. Do you want Italian, Romanian, Japanese, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Mexican, Irish, Thai, Colombian, Tibetan, Filipino, French, Seasonal American, or something else?? Check out the full list of participating restaurants.
Photo courtesy of Takesushi
Win or lose-check out the fantastic food options in Sunnyside from October 20th – 24th.
Photo courtesy of Bliss 46 Bistro
In addition to dining specials, Sunnyside Restaurant Week also features contemporary art installations inside five of the participating restaurants, several of which feature original works created by local artists. The show, entitled From Nuisance to New Stance, is curated by No Longer Empty. The exhibiting artists and locations of their work are listed below-
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- Mark Salinas ‘Romanian Embroidery’ (Bucharest Restaurant, 43-45 40th Street)
- Lina Puerta ‘Botanicas’ (PJ Horgan’s Pub, 42-17 Queens Blvd)
- Juan Hinojosa ‘Extra Ordinary Machine’ (Venturo, 44-07 Queens Blvd)
- Nicolas Touron ‘World Map’ (Salt & Fat, 41-16 Queens Blvd)
- Soonae Tark ‘Going Out With Spiderman’ (Los Verdes, 46-26 Greenpoint Ave)
Film screenings (Monday night only): (Dazies Restaurant, 39-41 Queens Blvd)
- Gordon Matta-Clark “Food”
- Rachel Feiermann “Odd Jobs: Food Flavorist”
- Nicolas Touron: “I Want to Be an Artist”
Lina Puerta, Alto, 2012, mixed media, 23 x 22 x 6. Photo © Lina Puerta.
Kick things off with an opening reception on Monday, October 20th at 7pm at Salt and Fat (41-16 Queens Boulevard). The reception will include a guided tour of all five art installations around the neighborhood, as well as a one-night film screening at Dazies Restaurant (39-41 Queens Blvd).
They all sound delicious!
As an Astoria resident, I love dining at great places in Queens. Best borough ever! Fingers crossed.
murphy’s lobster grill sounds pretty good!
Dumplings are my life-blood.
I’d love to win, and finally hit up salt and fat. Oxtail terrine sounds SOOO GOOD.
The Venturo menu sounds great – and vegetarian!!
Salt and Fat, for sure!
Venturo or Dog and Duck or Copper kettle
Give me all the restaurants. I’d live in this restaurant week if I could. So many gems.
I can’t wait to try a new Sunnyside restaurant. Bliss 46 is an old favorite of mine!
Cool! Makes me Hungry!
Claret Wine Bar’s menu looks great!
I would go to Ariyoshi. Never been there before
I would love to have dinner at Salt & Fat! Rice Krispie & Marshmallow Ice Cream! Yum!
Salt & Fat is where it’s at. LOVE that place.
I want to try Murphy’s Lobster Grill!
So many delicious restaurants to choose from!!!
So many participating restaurants. Why only 5 days!?!?!?
I would love to check out the Turkish Grill, I Love Paraguay, or Copper Kettle.
I’d definitely hit up Venturo or Salt and Fat. I’ve been dying to try both!
and also salt and fat of course
de mole!
Blue Orchid – Duck Confit
I’ve been meaning to make it out to Salt & Fat. The menu all sounds interesting, but they had me from the start the Fuji apple starter. Great for fall and my favorite type of apple.
i’ve always wanted to try salt and fat!
Yes please!
The cheesecake at Molly Bloom’s sounds perfect.
Dazies for Chicken Parmigiana would be my choice for dinner!
The butternut squash ravioli at Bliss 46 Bistro sounds delish!
The Thai Saffron Rice Pilaf from Blu Orchid sounds incredible!!
would love to win. Gald to see queens neighborhoods having restuarant week
So hard to choose! Venturo is fantastic. I’d love to try Takesushi or Ariyoshi!
Turkish Grill.. the kebabs.. yummy
The Dog & Duck menu looks amazing!
Would love to go to the new restaurant Blu Orchid!
Blu orchid looks so good!
EVERYTHING on the Venturo menu looks amazing… but I’ve also heard nothing but good things about Salt & Fat, so it would be tough to choose!
Foooooood!
Either Dog & Duck for the porkchop or Dazies for the Rigatoni Filete di Pomodoro. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Sunnyside and all the variety of international food.
Would love to go to Sunny Side Restaurant Week! Salt and Fat is amazing – I’m sure others are too!
You know I want those dumplings!