Birthday Bar Hopping – Canz & Sweet Afton
Following the Heinz press event, I headed into Astoria to meet up with friends for one last happy hour – at Canz. Unfortunately, Canz has some weird happy hour that isn’t every day, so on this...
View ArticleJohn Brown Smokehouse
After I posted about John Brown Smokehouse many months ago, my friends really wanted to go check it out. After a false start, we rescheduled for just after the New Year, and traveled 4 strong to the...
View ArticlebZ Grill
Checked out this place in Astoria close to bf’s apartment. Pork gyro. TC walked me back one day and saw bZ, mentioned having read about it, so I decided to give it a go. Crisp, chewy edges with...
View ArticleThe Strand
I was recently invited to the friends/family/preview night of The Strand, a new BBQ place that opened in Astoria. I consider myself a bit of an expert on BBQ in NYC – I’ve visited all of the top...
View ArticleButcher Bar (a poem)
Dear Butcher Bar… I wanted you to be good. My brother seems to really like your food. Unlimited and quick refills, Maine Root sodas – um yes please my root beer never went half empty, our waitress was...
View ArticleMexiBBQ
I foolishly managed to have something akin to a hangover on January 2… and the Stallion rightly mocked me for this on our way to brunch. We tried to go to Queens Comfort, but the line was so...
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