THERE I was on a beach in Bodrum, soaring over the net and about to spike it down onto Karch Kiraly, when the following thought entered my head ‘Should I have the doner kebap or manti for dinner tonight?’ Mm-mm doner kebap.
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Santa Chiara Caffe To Open On Center Boulevard This Winter
Santa Chiara Caffe is going to open at 52-41 Center Boulevard in December according to a sign in the window. Located across the street from The Oval in Hunters Point South Park, in addition to coffee drinks the caffe will offer fresh-baked Italian pastries (pasticceria) featuring the Cornetto – a hybrid of a brioche and croissant with a choice of fillings including apricot, chocolate, & pistachio. Mm-mm pistachio.
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Papa told Willie “you’ll ruin my home
Johnny Otis
You and that hand jive has got to go”
Willie said “papa, don’t put me down
Been doin’ that hand jive all over town
WE are only one week into Fall and the two NYC pro football teams are a combined 0-6. Thus I have already made my easy-to-get fine dining reservation during Superbowl. While the rest of the nation gobbles and guzzles chicken wings, cheesesteaks and beer in front of 100″ screens, I will be ingesting and digesting salty sea creatures nestled in rice and seaweed and washing them down with a fermented rice drink called sake, all within the soothing confines of a wood-paneled chamber replete with trickling zen fountain where nary more than a whisper will be heard.
[Read more…] about Temakase Hand Rolls Opens In Long Island City‘Meju’ Market & Restaurant By Michelin Chef Coming To LIC
Meju (메주) is a brick of dried fermented soybeans. While not consumed on its own, it serves as the basis of several Korean condiments, such as doenjang (soybean paste), ganjang (soy sauce), and gochujang (chili paste).
A new Korean market and restaurant called Little Banchan Shop and Meju respectively are coming to 5-28 49th Avenue in Hunters Point, formerly the home of Mini Play Land. It will be helmed by Hooni Kim and his wife Catharine.
[Read more…] about ‘Meju’ Market & Restaurant By Michelin Chef Coming To LICMcDonald’s Cafe To Open At 49-10 Vernon Boulevard In LIC
ACCORDING to a credible source, a McDonald’s Cafe is coming to 49-10 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. Previously the home of ‘Something Sweet,’1 the Grand Opening is scheduled for November 1.
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