Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Poodam's, Cuy, Little Morocco, Los Girasoles, Press 195
Wednesday May 7, 2008
- Aww, What Cute Little Paws and Ears! (Tastes Like Chicken) [City Room]
Cuy! Guinea pig gets roasted Ecuadorean style in Flushing Meadows and at El Pequeno Coffee Shop (86-10 Roosevelt Ave, 718-205-7128).
- A Taste of ... Poodam's Thai Cuisine [Gothamist]
Joe DiStefano's photo skills have gotten way better; the photos are enough to tempt me to try Issan-style Thai food at Poodam’s Thai Cuisine (44-19 Broadway, Astoria, 718-278-3010).
- Shun Shun Bakery [Eating in Translation]
The man who'll eat anything (once) gets a date at Shun Shun Bakery (135-50 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, 646-317-7160).
- The Next Best Things in Sliced Bread [NY Times]
Three of seven "new" to NYC sandwiches can be found in Queens: spicy, Moroccan merguez sausage sammies at Little Morocco (24-39 Steinway St, Astoria, 718-204-8118); Puebla street-food cemita at Los Girasoles (47-55 47th St, Woodside, 718-361-7454); and "a sandwich built on a split potato knish" at Press 195 (40-11 Bell Blvd, Bayside, 718-281-1950).
- The Lost Supermarket: A Breed in Need of Replenishment [NY Times]
Report on the dwindling number of supermarkets and fresh food options in some neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs.
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