Meg Cotner

Well, it’s time to reveal the winner of the sampler gift tower from The Chocolate Swirl. And the winner is… Katie! She says, “Chocolate covered pretzels are perfection!” I am (…)

Welcome to Day 9 of We Heart Astoria’s 12 Days of Giveaways. Today we have a $50 gift certificate from Astoria Park Wine & Spirits. We are fans of this (…)

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Food Lovers’ Guide + Malu giveaway. And it is… Beth! She told us: “My favorite Queens restaurant is Ornella in Astoria. (…)

Welcome to Day 7 of We Heart Astoria’s 12 Days of Giveaways! Today we have a lovely prize – a Signature Skin Treatment and Reflexology session at Body & Soul (…)

Happy Friday and welcome to Day 5 of We Heart Astoria’s 12 Days of Giveaways! Today we have a delicious item from our friends at The Chocolate Swirl – a (…)

Welcome to Day 4 of our 12 Days of Giveaways! Today we have two items – a copy of the book Food Lovers’ Guide to Queens, written by yours truly, (…)

Today I had the pleasure of spending a little time at The Queens Kickshaw for a meeting, and after that was done I decided to stay for lunch. I didn’t (…)

Image source: MOMI MOMI, you are awesome. I’ve been spending more time at the Museum of the Moving Image lately and I just love it there. They have a wonderful (…)

Yes, it’s true – I love the burgers. In Astoria we have quite the scene, too – some say it’s too much, and I can see their point. That said, (…)

In late September, I mentioned that I had family in town (they like sparkly wine and brunch), and one of the spots we hit (among many) was Basil Brick Oven (…)

This mild weather brings out the short sleeves in many of us (I, myself, am writing this while wearing short sleeves – and shorts). Weather should cool down soon again, (…)

Better late than never, with this nighttime haiku. And it’s late for good reason – congrats to our resident haikuist, Astoria Haiku, who on Friday became a parent once again! (…)

After I checked out Astoria Bier & Cheese this weekend (loved it), I headed over to the Astor Room for brunch with my family. While walking the couple of blocks (…)

Not to be confused with “An Evening Hymn” (classical/early music geekery), this Evening Haiku displays one of the most amazing things in Astoria, the Steinway & Sons factory. Yes, they (…)

Last weekend, I was lucky enough to spend a whole day with some of my favorite people – family in from the west coast, my best guy, friends in the (…)