Food and Drink

Here we gooooo! It’s the kickoff to our annual 12 Days of Giveaways. The competition will be fierce over the next three weeks as thousands of Astorians battle it out (…)

    The Astoria food scene is about to be represented on the national stage, and you’re invited to celebrate! Bowery Bay chef Gary Anza will appear as a contestant (…)

Welcome to our Ultimate We Heart Astoria 2015 Holiday Gift Guide! Make your gift-giving list, check it twice, and stay local this Christmahanakwanzika. So without further ado, the gifts; from (…)

We’re especially excited for today’s Small Business Owner profile with Panos (Peter) Voyiatzis, the co-owner of Brooklyn Bagel and 60 Beans. Learning about our neighborhood from someone who has called Astoria home (…)

It’s that time of year. A time where you are responsible for bringing a large group of people together to celebrate the Holiday spirit, the successes of 2015, and friends (…)

Welcome to another Astoria Small Business Owner Spotlight! Today we have the Petey of Petey’s Burger, one of Astoria’s favorite burger joints. Take it away, Petey! Name of Biz: PETEY’S (…)

Pho sounds pretty good right about now. Vietnamese food will again arrive in Astoria! And this time we don’t think they’ll be heating up the pho in the microwave. Earlier (…)

It’s finally starting to feel like fall in Astoria! The unseasonably warm temperatures are on their way out, which means a few things: it’s time for sweaters, boots, scarves, and (…)

A couple of weeks ago the WHA crew had a chance to check out a special preview of the new Mediterranean Foods. Tonight at 5:00 pm they are opening up (…)

We’ve learned that the much anticipated beer hall in LIC—Bierocracy—will open its doors on Thursday, November 12. Beer lovers rejoice! This is gonna be good. The restaurant is big on (…)

While following the NYC Marathon route through LIC last weekend, I happened upon this new-to-me place on Vernon—Gizi, a bar offering wine, cheese, and chocolate. My favorite food vices all (…)

We heart parties almost as much as Astoria. We’d love to tell you all about our next party…but we can’t because it’s a SURPRISE. You’re just going to have to (…)

There’s been a lot of curiosity and chatter about what’s going to go into the old Blvd Bar space—which was the bar Stini Yiamas in an earlier iteration. We’ve learned (…)

We’ve learned some VERY good news… Duzan, the wonderful and friendly Middle Eastern spot on Steinway, reopens TOMORROW, November 2! We’ve been waiting for like forever for them to reopen (…)

It’s no surprise we’re huge fans of Nina and her crew over at Studio Nova, so imagine our delight when we found out they’ve now added an all-organic food truck & (…)