Astoria Long Island City Astoria and LIC Intel – Updates, Openings, Closings by Meg Cotner A roundup of news and updates around Astoria and LIC, Queens.
Astoria BEAR Memories with Natasha Pogrebinsky by Meg Cotner Memories, observations, and thoughts from chef Natasha Pogrebinsky on running BEAR, a Modern Russian restaurant that was open in Astoria/LIC for almost five years.
Astoria 2016 New Year’s Resolutions for Astorians by Lindsay Goyette New Year’s resolutions don’t have to be painful. If your goal for 2016 was to break a bad habit or cut back on something you love, like coffee or chocolate, why (…)
Astoria Long Island City New Year’s Eve 2015 in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner New Year’s celebration in Sydney, Australia against the Harbour Bridge based on our own Hell Gate Bridge. Photo credit: Adam.J.W.C. It’s almost the end of 2015! As usual, there’s plenty (…)
Party in Style with Coalition for Queens at the C4Q Gala at MoMA PS1 by WHA Guest Launched in 2011 by Jukay Hsu, Coalition for Queens fosters the Queens tech ecosystem to increase economic opportunity and transform the world’s most diverse community into a leading hub for (…)
Astoria Off The Beaten Path Spots That Are Worth a Special Trip by Lindsay Goyette Astoria has plenty of epicenters: 30th Ave, Broadway, and Ditmars Boulevard all quickly come to mind. These are spots that have an overwhelming amount of options for eating, drinking, shopping, (…)
Astoria Long Island City 50+ Things To Do This Summer in Astoria & Long Island City by Mackenzi Farquer With Memorial Day over, we can’t help but think about all things summer! This year we’re bringing you our favorite things to do around town (and a few slightly outside (…)
Astoria Long Island City First Look at Bear’s Spring Cocktail Menu! by Lindsay Goyette A recent rainy Wednesday night was brightened when Bear treated a few of the We Heart Astoria contributors to a sneak peek of their new spring cocktail menu. Many old classics (…)
Astoria Christmas in Astoria by Emily Rios Bear will be open Christmas Eve & Christmas Day for brunch. Their holiday dinner prices include tax, tip AND an open bar! Christmas Dinner is $78 5pm-9pm Christmas Brunch is (…)
Astoria Manti Dumplings Debut This Weekend at Bear by Meg Cotner The other night we stopped in at Bear to wish them well on their third anniversary, and of course to eat. We had some lovely things—dill potatoes, octopus, pickled herring (…)
Astoria Bear’s Dumpling House Pop-Up Is Coming This Summer by Meg Cotner We’re excited to tell you that Bear will be doing a dumpling house pop-up all summer long! They’ll be serving dumplings at lunch, dinner and brunch services. (Don’t worry—their regular menu and (…)
Long Island City Bear Dinner Special for We Heart Astoria Readers by Judith Rich Bear Dinner special – 2 for $35 dinner coupon just for We Heart Astoria readers
Astoria Long Island City We Heart Astoria Food Talk *Let It Snow Edition* by Judith Rich We Heart Astoria Food Talk, Let It Snow covers the best take-out in Astoria, Chef Natasha Pogrebinsky’s second chance at Chopped, a Valentine’s Day Food Round-Up, Vegan Pizza at Tufino, Omega Wines & Spirits Greek Wines and the Foodie Magician’s visit to M.Wells Steakhouse
Astoria Long Island City Valentine’s Day in Astoria and LIC by Judith Rich Thinking about what to do for Valentine’s Day? Here’s a comprehensive list of various Astoria and LIC related restaurant specials, shopping events, experiences, etc. Malu, Cavo, Snowdonia, Rest-au-Rant, Bear, Astor Room, Queens County Market, Sunday Night Dinner, William Hallet.
Astoria Long Island City Where to Eat Now: Snow Part Deux by Judith Rich A quick round-up of Astoria and LIC restaurants that will remain open in today’s snow storm. Check back for real-time updates.