Category Archives: Sunnyside
4 Neighborhood Butchers, 4 Neighborhood Recipes
When anyone asks me what’s so great about food in Queens, here’s what I tell them: that people here know how to cook and, as a result, they know what great food tastes like. Now, I’m not talking about hipsters … Continue reading
Filed under Flushing, Neighborhoods, Recipes, Sunnyside, Uncategorized, Woodside
Recipe: Green Beans with Tofu
Do you ever get a hankering for a certain taste sensation and texture? The other day, I had a sudden craving to eat blistered – almost charred – vegetables sauteed with garlic, preferably made fiery by the addition of something … Continue reading
Filed under CSA, Farms, Jackson Heights, Recipes, Sunnyside
Recipe: Strawberry Balsamic Sorbet Inspired by Sunnyside’s Salt and Fat Restaurant
Surprises are so lovely, especially when they defy expectations. A recent dinner at the new Sunnyside restaurant, Salt and Fat, provided surprises in abundance. To start with, that popcorn they plop on your table to keep you munching while you wait … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes, Restaurants, Sunnyside
In From the Damp with Ramps
-Across the Footbridge Having a great meal does not always necessitate going out. As the French are perfectly aware, a great meal can be had by staying home and making it yourself. A rainy Saturday night in Queens was the … Continue reading
Buxom Canines and Breakfast Enchiladas: A Review of Foxy’s Diner
As evident by the team of contributors for this blog, it’s clear that we are a group of food-obsessed individuals who live in Queens and love it. There is something about the richness of this borough and its diversity of … Continue reading
Filed under Neighborhoods, Restaurants, Sunnyside
Two Cuisines, One Roof: Yeti of Hieizan in Sunnyside
The outside of Yeti of Hieizan may look like an imposing castle, but the interior is warm and cozy. The gauntlet had been thrown down the second I read the bold white letters perched above the awning – Japanese AND … Continue reading
Filed under Restaurants, Sunnyside
