Astoria A First Look at Jujube Tree Vegan by Mackenzi Farquer If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you know I’m all about the vegetarian food. So imagine my delight to find out Jujube Tree Vegan had opened! Here’s a (…)
Astoria Our Recent Tasting at The Thirsty Koala by Meg Cotner Holiday time at The Thirsty Koala. Earlier this month we were invited to taste some of the dishes on the new menu at The Thirsty Koala and were thoroughly impressed. (…)
Astoria Christmas in Astoria by Emily Rios Bear will be open Christmas Eve & Christmas Day for brunch. Their holiday dinner prices include tax, tip AND an open bar! Christmas Dinner is $78 5pm-9pm Christmas Brunch is (…)
Astoria Rumor – Is Marketa Closing? by Judith Rich There are rumors that Marketa restaurant on 30th Avenue in Astoria will be closing. Learn more about their future plans.
12 Days of Giveaways, Day 12-Paper Factory Hotel by Emily Rios Our fifth annual 12 Days of Giveaways is unfortunately coming to a close. Thousands (over 3,000 to be exact!) of you have joined in our giveaway shenanigans, and we’re going (…)
Astoria Get Ready For Brunch At Sek’end Sun by Meg Cotner We’ve learned that starting on Saturday, December 20, Sek’end Sun will start serving brunch on the weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their executive chef, Gary Tackett (formerly the (…)
Astoria A Recent Tasting at Chela Y Garnacha, Great Mexican Food on 36th Ave by Meg Cotner Continuing to catch up on our tasting reports, we now bring you Chela Y Garnacha, a relatively new Mexican restaurant that opened up in the On The Nile restaurant/hookah bar (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 10-R’A’R Bar by Emily Rios You should bring your eating and drinking A-game to this giveaway from our good friends at R’A’R Bar! The winner of this giveaway will receive dinner for two with a (…)
Astoria Vesta’s Feast of the Seven Fishes Is Back This Christmas Eve by Meg Cotner Good news—the Feast of the Seven Fishes is back again this year at Vesta for Christmas Eve! This is a traditional Italian-American celebration, and recognizes the Christmas Vigil, the Vigilia (…)
Astoria A Recent Tasting at Vite Vinosteria by Meg Cotner A few weeks ago we were invited to stop by Vite Vinosteria and taste some of the things on their menu (full disclosure: this meal was comped). We shared our (…)
12 Days of Giveaways, Day 7-The Thirsty Koala by Emily Rios We’ve got double the giveaway fun with two prizes up for grabs from The Thirsty Koala! First up, a chef recommended dinner for two with a round of drinks! Check (…)
Astoria Grandma’s Kitchen at Bohemian Hall This Weekend by Meg Cotner We’ve learned that Grandma’s Kitchen (AKA Babickyna Kuchyne) is back at Bohemian Hall this weekend! Get ready for Czech/Slovak home cooking extraordinaire with plenty of pork, sauerkraut, dumplings, and more. (…)
Tea and Milk Gets Their Lease For New Astoria Location by Meg Cotner We’ve heard from the fine folks behind Tea and Milk, the wonderful tea/bubble tea vendor who has been at the Astoria and LIC Fleas, and they’ve confirmed with us that (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 3-Bowery Bay by Emily Rios We heart brunch, and we really heart brunch giveaways! Today’s winner can enjoy a delicious brunch for two at Bowery Bay (every Saturday and Sunday from 11am-4pm). Taste Chef Gary (…)
Astoria Updates – Letlove Inn, Vegan Food, Gastroteca, Artichoke Pizza, and More by Meg Cotner Over the past few weeks, we’ve compiled details about places here and there in the neighborhood that can’t quite make for an entire post on their own, so I thought (…)