Astoria

Thanks to the good folks at Zone 26, we’ve learned about this awesome backpack giveaway! Lighthouse Ministries is behind the event, now in its third year, and it will take (…)

As we mentioned earlier this week, Tacuba—whose full name is Tacuba Cantina Mexicana—is getting closer to opening. Our contact over there told us a firm date: Monday, September 15 UPDATE, (…)

Food Talk covers last minute summer eats such as a soft shell crab sandwich at The Thirsty Koala, Sunday Night Dinner on a Thursday, Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden’s Wine Festival and more.

Last week Judith and I were invited to Pink Nori to taste some of their new and favorite menu items, and we really enjoyed our meal. We knew what we (…)

We saw this tweet yesterday and were really bummed out by it. Sure, Greenline Organic—AKA “The Tiki Hut” in our household—didn’t sell everything organic, but there were some things. They (…)

Highlights from Bowery Bay’s new dinner menu reveal duck nachos, grilled peaches with ricotta, a delicious Scottish Salmon dish and more.

We wanted to let you know about this amazing event coming later in September—New York on Location. It’s going to happen on the Kaufman Astoria Studios backlot on Sunday, September 21, 2014 (…)

Travel website Skift turned us on to the news of a new lounge at LaGuardia Airport that opened August 12. American Express is behind it and it’s called the Centurion (…)

We’ve been delighted to see Racked—the fashionable cousin to snarky real estate blog Curbed and always-something-in-their-mouth blog Eater—give some love to Western Queens (Astoria and LIC). This week they set (…)

A sort of “build a bear” teddy bear-building shop is opening next month in Astoria—Teddy Mountain will open up in the Ditmars area at 29-21 21st Ave. That location is (…)

We’ve learned from Crain’s that the development site at 11-12 30th Drive is on the market for a cool $60 million. This is very near the waterfront in between Socrates (…)

Astoria Coffee opens Monday! (And a fun post by Tastoria, too.) Astoria Wine & Spirits is turning 5– stop in for a celebration Friday. An interesting new cocktail bar is coming (…)

Everyone loves a cocktail. Through an accidental intersection of curious information, we’ve learned that a new cocktail bar is coming to Broadway. Jay Zimmerman and Derrek Vernon of Brooklyn’s ba’sik (…)

Monday we had the good fortune to stop by and chat with Denis Lee of Astoria Coffee on all things opening. Their new space, though not quite finished, was bright, (…)

If you’ve been to the Socrates Greenmarket, you no doubt have spied the table that is home to XXX Coffee. They serve iced coffee and pourovers, brew with Chemex and (…)