Food and Drink

Over the months we’ve been telling you about a new spot opening up from the folks that brought Astoria The Sparrow Tavern and Mar’s, but have been unable to refer (…)

First this post is SPECULATIVE, but there’s enough brewing in my brain to get it out there. As you know from yesterday, we heard that Frankie’s Pizza closed after 50 (…)

We learned from a tweet by @adamkuban today that Frankie’s Pizza (22-56 31st St) has closed. Here’s the transcription of the text in the above image: Dear Costumers! Thank you (…)

We’ve told you where to celebrate Halloween (and the days leading up to it), but one of the other things we’ve observed in the past few weeks is all the (…)

We Heart Astoria Food Talk covers Queens is NOT the new Brooklyn article, featuring Astoria and LIC eateries; the expansion of Butcher Bar; the impending opening of The Bonnie and more.

Along with the Descendant Cidery debut, we’re happy that Cider Dinners at The Queens Kickshaw are back again this year as part of Cider Week NYC. On Tuesday and Wednesday, October (…)

A Descendant Cider flight we enjoyed early on. Cider Week NYC starts this Friday, October 24. We looked at the lineup of participating venus in Queens, and of course The (…)

We’ve told you about two new bars coming to 23rd Avenue, one (name TBD) from the folks behind the Sparrow Tavern and one, called The Bonnie, from folks behind Sweet (…)

In case you missed the news: Ditmars Station Pub has closed (located below the Ditmars stop). There’s been a lot of speculation, especially regarding Sweet Spot taking away their business. (…)

A couple of weeks ago, Meg and I ventured over to check out Glassful, a new wine shop/wine service start-up. It’s located in the same building as the Brooklyn Grange, (…)

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 (…)

Thanks to those crazy cats on Reddit, we were turned onto this video on Bloomberg, Bareburger: The Organic Chain’s Ingredients for Success—a glimpse into the success of Bareburger, starting Euripides (…)

We Heart Astoria food talk features Queens Restaurant Week, LIC Flea’s Beer Garden, a new fried pork chop dish at the Bao Shoppe and more.

Calling all young professionals looking to share their personal awesomeness with the Queens creative community! The Queens Council on the Arts Junior Board (QCAJB) is a group of local emerging leaders who are (…)

Happy National Kale Day, everyone! Here at We Heart Astoria, we are big fans of kale—salads, kale chips, sauteed, in pies, it’s all good. Astoria has some great kale options (…)