Food and Drink

Thanks to our friends at the QEDC, we’ve learned that Queens Restaurant Week is this month! It starts on October 13 and runs until Halloween. There are a number of spots (…)

Our friends at XXX Coffee shared the news that they’ll be offering free coffee on Saturday, 10/4 from 10-11 a.m. (only!!) at Socrates Sculpture Park! They are there usually during (…)

The beauty that is Alobar’s maple bacon popcorn, a standard menu item since its beginning. I’ve been spending more time on Eater, checking out their new redesign (so far, I (…)

Food Talk explores savory fall food such as the okonomiyaki at Mu Ramen, the meze tasting at Zenon Taverna, Bear’s veal dumplings and more.

A fun 30th Avenue illustration map of all the places on 30th Avenue that we heart (includes, shops, restaurants, businesses, and general places of interest).

We’ve learned that the building at 31-01 21st Street may undergo some changes—paperwork has been filed with the city, proposing to extend it into a new 4-story mixed use building. (…)

For a number of years, one of the highlights of the warmer months has been the Indonesian food bazaar at the Al-Hikmah Mosque, which serves the Indonesian muslim community. They (…)

While chatting recently with Michele about Sugarfreak, we also discussed her third business, Pie vs. Cake, a bakery she’s opening at 30-08 36th Street. This tiny space will offer cakes and (…)

The WHA staff is pretty excited about the opening of Tacuba, Chef Julian Medina’s newest restaurant. We plan to be there on opening night—September 16, tomorrow– and are looking forward (…)

A couple of weeks ago the WHA crew was invited over to Off The Hook to try their rum-inspired menu. We had been there before and liked the food, but (…)

As you may know, our very own El Rey Del Taco is up for a Vendy Award this year! They are vying for the Vendy Cup, along with Cinnamon Snail, (…)

Astoria welcomes new fall eats including new items at Sweetie’s Yummery, a cafe called Tru, a gastropub from the owners of Sweet Afton and more.

Last week we told you about the exciting week of activities, workshops, and networking events taking place during QNS Collective Cowork Week. We Heart Astoria—along with some of our favorite (…)

This post has been edited. A while back we mentioned that the folks from Avenue Cafe were opening up a new spot on Ditmars, and we now know the name—TRU (…)

Chicken Kaprow at Pye Boat Noodle, one of Astoria’s newcomers raising the bar on Thai food in the neighborhood. We received a thought-provoking comment from a thoughtful Astorian aptly called, (…)