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The Strand Biergarten in Astoria

17 Saturday Nov 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, BBQ, celebrations, meat, New York, Queens, snacks

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Astoria, bars, BBQ, beer garden, Biergarten, gastropub, Grand Opening, N train, NYC, queens

The Strand is a new Biergarten in Astoria that just opened today. In addition to beer, they have Brooklyn Soda Works on tap and kombucha ale. I had the spiced plum soda ($4.00) and the Mava Roka kombucha ale (7% ABV and $6.00)

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Chimney Cakes

12 Monday Nov 2012

Posted by dark locks in bakeries, Brooklyn, Hungarian, New York, Queens, snacks, sweets

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bakery, chimney cakes, Hungarian, LIC, Long Island City, queens

Hungarian chimney cakes (kürtőskalácsok) are pastries baked on a cylindrical spit over a fire. Chimney Cake in Long Island City sells them for $4

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Chimney Cake
10-50 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City NY 11101
(718) 786-1818

Pajunia

03 Saturday Nov 2012

Posted by dark locks in Asian, bucket list, Korean, New York, Queens, snacks, sweets, vegan

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Chowhound, hotteok, 호떡, Korean, Pajunia, queens, winter

Pajunia in Elmhurst doesn’t serve savory jeon pancakes but it does have extremely delicious hotteok! This Korean winter treat is filled with cinnamon, honey, walnuts, sesame seeds, brown sugar and crushed peanuts. You can get 4 of these sweet, buttery filled “nut cakes” for $5.

Pajunia
74-24 Broadway
Elmhurst NY 11373
(718) 651-2879

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Skwinkles

31 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by dark locks in Brooklyn, bucket list, celebrations, Mexican, Queens, snacks, spicy, sweets

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candy, Halloween, Mexican, Mexico, NYC, queens

These tamarind-filled candy tubes are covered in spicy, salty, tangy powder (salsa en polvo). I bought this pack of Skwinkles at an Associated in Sunnyside, Queens but MexGrocer.com is offering free shipping on orders for the next two days if you use the code “FREESHIP12” at check out.

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Kiwigen

29 Monday Oct 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, autochthonous, Peruvian, Queens, snacks

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amaranth, Brooklyn, cereal, Kiwigen, NYC, Peru, queens, quinoa, quinua

Amaranth and quinoa (quinua/kinwa) cereal called Kiwigen was spotted at the Associated in Sunnyside this week. The Peruvian IncaSur cereal tastes like a chocolatey glazed Kix.

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Maryland Style Crab Feast

02 Tuesday Oct 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, bucket list, New York, Queens, seafood, snacks, spicy

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Blue crabs, Brooklyn, crab boil, Maryland, NYC, queens

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Blue crabs have been bigger and more plentiful this year because of warmer ocean temperatures last winter. I bought a dozen of some very frisky live blue crabs at N.Y. Supermarket in Elmhurst, Queens for $6.00

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I boiled them for about one minute before removing them and placing them in the vaporera I use for steaming tamales. Each crab was positioned upside down and covered in Old Bay seasoning before being steamed for 12 minutes.

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After steaming for 12 minutes, the crabs were ready to eat!

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N.Y. Supermarket
82-66 Broadway
Elmhurst NY 11373
(718) 803-1233

M. Wells Dinette at PS1 is Open!

28 Friday Sep 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, bucket list, Japanese, meat, New York, Québécois, Queens, snacks

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Brooklyn, Dinette, M. Wells, MoMA, new york, NYC, queens

Sarah Obraitis told me today that horse on the menu was a “figment” of someone’s imagination and that they served it once, like, “weeks ago”.

We ordered clam chowder (amazing), beef tartare sandwich (SO good and reminded me of a fatty tuna sushi roll), the frisée with lardons (just OK and came with a little green caterpillar in the greens), and the rabbit terrine (also amazing).

M. Wells Dinette was great but I totally miss the old M. Wells and their maple pie… snail and marrow… green salad… soft shell crab BLT…

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M. Wells Dinette at MoMA PS1

M. Wells Dinette

14 Saturday Jul 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, New York, Queens, Uncategorized, urban

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Dinette, M. Wells, MoMA, NYC, PS1, queens

Scoboco just posted this image on his flickr account. Could it really be a first glimpse of M. Wells Dinette at MoMA PS1? First they said on the website that it would be ready in May, then June, now July! I called a MoMA PS1 a few days ago and the receptionist told me that they were hoping to open in July. By the looks of this photo, I’m starting to think she meant July 2013!

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Ayada’s Raw Shrimp Salad

17 Sunday Jun 2012

Posted by dark locks in allium, bucket list, Japanese, New York, Queens, seafood, spicy, Thai

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Elmhurst, Japanese, queens, Raw Shrimp Salad, shrimp, Thai

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Elmhurst’s Ayada restaurant is really proud of their raw shrimp salad. Their front window is wallpapered with New York Times articles that ranked it as one of the top 100 New York snacks. It is served with raw bitter melon slices, raw garlic, and a raw carrot salad in the middle.

I thought it was nice and spicy with a great brininess, but the sweetness was missing. No balance. I wonder if the chili and lime concoction that was covering each shrimp could have benefited from a little bit of jaggery.

I will probably never order it again and I give it 6 out of 10.

Ayada
77-08 Woodside Ave
Elmhurst NY 11373
(718) 424-0844

Pulque in New York

08 Friday Jun 2012

Posted by dark locks in American, autochthonous, Mexican, New York, Queens

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Alcohol, Corona, Pulque, queens

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La Choza, a restaurant in Corona, Queens, serves homemade pulque. It’s a milky fermentation of maguey cactus sap. You can pick up a liter of it for $12!

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