These folks live quite near us. We always see them out on their balcony during their off hours. They live right down the street from their cart. I often see the grandmother (maybe she’s even the great-grandmother) pushing a shopping cart filled with kebabs up to the cart to restock it.
Patisserie Pistache opened this morning in Astoria, Queens. It’s just north of Ditmars Boulevard on 35th Street—behind the yet-to-open Francis Cafe. The croissants are pretty legit. Comparable to those I’ve had in Paris. They also serve almond croissants and little tarts and such. Not a huge selection this morning, but maybe they’re starting slowly. It [...]
That’s the word on Astorians, where the speculation is that the defunct Mezzo Mezzo will become a second location of Michael Psilakis’s MP Taverna (the original is in Roslyn, a short way away on Long Island).