Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Candy, 718, Trader Joe's, Yogurtberry
Wednesday October 31, 2007
Creepiest Halloween Candy? [Eating in Translation]
Or just a poor translation. It's "gelatinous mutant coconut" or macapuno from Filipino grocery Philippine Padala Center (88-06 180th St, Jamaica).
Best places ... Read More
Everybody Loves a Halloween Parade
Monday October 29, 2007
Head on over to the annual Jackson Heights Children's Halloween Parade this week Wednesday at 5 p.m., Halloween evening. There are always treats for the kids who come wearing ... Read More
Weekend Events in Queens — October 26-28
Thursday October 25, 2007
Top Pick of the Weekend
Halloween in Queens - Happy Halloween starts this weekend with fests in neighborhoods across the borough. (Last minute additions are listed below.) The prison ... Read More
Astorian Weekend Edition - October 25 By Meg of Joey in Astoria
Thursday October 25, 2007
Happy Halloween... early! Since Halloween falls on a weekday close to the weekend prior, lots of Halloween activities fall on this weekend. And there's something for everyone, pretty ... Read More
Toast the Runners in LIC: NYC Marathon in Queens
Wednesday October 24, 2007
Whether you need to celebrate or drown your sorrows, the NYC Marathon is a pretty good excuse to get up on a Sunday morning and party. Sunday, November 4, ... Read More
Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Trader Joe's Opening?, Athens Tavern, Report on the Eats at Chusok, Bistro 33
Wednesday October 24, 2007
Recently on About.com - Queens Provides Many a Last Meal in the Village Voice's 2007 Best of NYC
Recently on About.com - Nick's Pizza in Forest Hills
Good Friday - Trader Joe's ... Read More
Queens Provides Many a Last Meal in the Village Voice's 2007 Best of NYC
Monday October 22, 2007
The Village Voice staff got their tongues out to the outer-boroughs for a pretty amusing way to round up some tasty eats. Every eats entry in the 2007 Best ... Read More
Nick's Pizza in Forest Hills
Sunday October 21, 2007
On Ascan Avenue in Forest Hills, Nick's serves some of the best pizza in all of NYC. The thin-crust pizza comes piping hot to your table -- it's no ... Read More
Weekend Events in Queens — October 19-21
Thursday October 18, 2007
Top Picks of the Weekend
Halloween Harvest Festival at Socrates Sculpture Park - A premier event for kids in Queens, the fest produces what turn out to be the best Halloween ... Read More
Astorian Weekend Edition - October 18 By Sooz of Joey in Astoria
Thursday October 18, 2007
On Thursday at 7 p.m. join a new pool shark division at Break (32-04 Broadway) and earn yourself a free cue stick! The APA meets up regularly there on ... Read More
Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Mickey's Sushi, Top Thai in Michelin, Cheburechnaya, Sunday Night Dinners in Astoria, and Shaggy Mane Mushrooms in Forest Park
Wednesday October 17, 2007
Mickey's Sushi to Bayside
Forest Hills top-sushi joint Mickey's Place has closed its doors, but a tipster writes not only is it moving to Bayside, but to 40-17 Bell ... Read More
Weekend Events in Queens — October 12-14
Thursday October 11, 2007
Top Picks of the Weekend
Yue Minjun and the Symbolic Smile at QMA - Pioneering contemporary Chinese artist Yue Minjun gets his first solo museum show in the U.S., bringing ... Read More
Astorian Weekend Edition - October 11 By Meg of Joey in Astoria
Thursday October 11, 2007
Head over to LIC at 9 p.m. on Saturday to hear local musician Richard McGraw play at Dominies Hoek (48-17 Vernon Blvd). He'll be playing with some great musicians, ... Read More
Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - Jacques-Imo's to Long Island City, Little Pepper, Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen
Wednesday October 10, 2007
Jacques-Imo's to Long Island City [Eater]
Shutting down on the Upper West Side, New Orleans transplant Jacques-Imo's is headed to 5-14 51st Ave, Long Island City, 718-786-RIBS. No ... Read More
Chusok, Korean Harvest and Folklore Festival in Flushing Meadows
Tuesday October 9, 2007
Chusok, the Korean Harvest Festival (like Thanksgiving), is celebrated every year in Flushing Meadows Park. Expect music, dancing, and eating. The Festival is a major celebration for ... Read More
Bayside Photos
Sunday October 7, 2007
Here's a photo gallery of Bayside homes and apartment buildings.
Bayside is suburban Queens, and it's at the center of the "McMansion" controversy. Some folks hate these super-sized ... Read More
Weekend Events in Queens — October 5-7
Thursday October 4, 2007
Top Pick of the Weekend
Open House NY - Saturday and Sunday - Explore 17 venues in Queens, from the latest in green building at Queens Botanical Gardens, to 1930s ... Read More
Astorian Weekend Edition - October 4 By Sooz of Joey in Astoria
Thursday October 4, 2007
I finally made it to Lil Bistro 33 (19-33 Ditmars) and am kicking myself for not having gone there sooner! Find your way over there tonight and try the crawfish ... Read More
Now You Can Appreciate Art and Earn Money at the Same Time (at Jamaica Flux)
Wednesday October 3, 2007
"One Jamaican Buck" - that's what artists Anna Stein and Athena Robles promise portrait sitters at the 165th Street pedestrian mall in downtown Jamaica. This novel "local currency" ... Read More
Queens Eats, Restaurant Roundup - 7 Train Eating Tour, Korean Hwe, Uvarara, Maxim Restaurant
Wednesday October 3, 2007
The Way of Hwe, and Other Korean Tips [Chow.com]
The Korean version of raw fish -- hwe -- is "a world apart from the Japanese version." Try it at Cheong Hae ... Read More
All Things Considered - From Joe's Mets Dugout
Monday October 1, 2007
The perfect epitaph for the 2007 Mets season should be the one W.C. Fields proposed for his tombstone: "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."
It took over one hundred ... Read More