September 2007

Sunday Night Dinner on the Brian Lehrer Show

by zora on September 28, 2007

Tamara was on WNYC earlier today talking about how some New Yorkers prefer to hang out and eat at home, instead of going to fancy restaurants–crazy, I know! But when you’re picking between fancy restaurant and dinner in Tamara’s backyard, well, the choice is pretty clear. Listen up here: For those of you just stopping [...]

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Top 5 Sandwiches in Astoria

by zora on September 25, 2007

I lay down the Big List of tasty meals-on-the-run on About.com. Check it, and start snacking. (Note that Little Morocco is only really functioning after sundown till the end of Ramadan, though.)

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Astoria No Longer Enshrined in Ice Cream!

by zora on September 25, 2007

5 Boroughs Ice Cream has discontinued its Astoria-inspired Bakla-Wha?! flavor. I wasn’t crazy about it (too fluffy), but still, the hood should be represented in all fields, from bad architecture to cold desserts. Instead, I see that Jackson Heights gets a mango flavor, and the “Rich White” vanilla represents the Upper East Side. That is [...]

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You heard it here first (maybe–I’m too lazy to check other blogs): 1) Philoxenia, the brief but beloved place on 23rd Ave, appears to be reopening on 34th Avenue, in the space that, geez, four years ago was a great Peruvian bar, Gustavo’s, and hasn’t been anything since. Philoxenia was a little Greek place that [...]

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