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Red Hot Ballz !?!
What are the red hot balls? The RED HOT BALLZ are a dodgeball team playing in the Zog Sports Queens league. We are by reputation the most enthusiastic dodgeball team in all the land. This is seen in our playing style, side line … Continue reading
Tales From an Expatriate: Sadie
by Ahoo Favorov Ten months ago, I was pregnant, sitting in Atlanta, waiting for the arrival of our son, when I heard the news that our dog, Sadie, whom we had left behind in the Ukraine because of a no-fly … Continue reading
Queens Comfort : a pictorial essay
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Tagged astoria, Home Cooking, Nuttella French Toast, Queens Comfort
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Southern Comfort (Queens Comfort Review)
by Julianna Shubinski Located off of Steinway in a former diner, Queen Comfort dishes out Southern comfort food with a twist. A recent brunch at therestaurant included a “dirty South” eggs Benedict, Nutella French toast, and scrambled eggs with home … Continue reading
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Meet Birdass Productions
How did Birdass Productions come about? Fidel Lightfoot, Bob Schlemm and Herme Arvore were brought together by their mutual interest in suckling pig-related issues and founded Birdass Productions as a charity, with a view to preventing future pig-related tragedies. Who/ what inspired … Continue reading
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Tagged astoria, birdass productions, hell gate social, pizza party
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Berwayn, Illinois
by jodi walker I have stumbled upon magic. My husband Dave and I took a leap of faith about 18 months ago, leaving New York for Oak Park, IL, the first western suburb of Chicago, to stake a claim and … Continue reading
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queens kickshaw: not your mama’s grilled cheese
by julianna shubinski Queens Kickshaw is another welcome addition to the burgeoning restaurant scene in Astoria. A long, narrow space decorated with salvaged materials, it projects a down-to-earth sensibility coupled with an appreciation for inventive food and solid coffee. The … Continue reading
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Tagged astoria, Hibiscus, new restaurant, P & H Soda, Queens Kickshaw
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queens kickshaw (a pictorial essay)
photos by lizabeth nieves
The Zen of Pie Dough
by Julianna Shubinski In the summer of 2009, I went on a pie-baking binge. On average, I cranked out 10 pies a week for three hot, sweaty months in an un-air-conditioned kitchen with a smaller-than-average oven. Mostly it was fruit … Continue reading
