Pregnancies, of course, are full of prenatal doctors visits, ultrasounds, and the like. For most of these my wife, Claire, took the subway into Manhattan from our home in Astoria. Her doctor was one stop in. But sometimes she had to go to the hospital she’d be delivering at, up in Washington Heights, and that meant taking a car service.
I’m sorry, but I’m going to be that guy. The insufferable guy who says shit like, “Even the worst bread I’ve had in France is better than most breads I’ve eaten in the States.” Americans, WHY DO YOU LIKE SHITTY BREAD?
Oh, Astoria. Someone just had to have something a little different. But, you know, I kinda like 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 [...]
The wife and I joined a CSA this year (Harvest Astoria). We’ve managed to cook through most of our haul each week (we’re in the third week right now), with the help of some good recipes. I figured since I’ve collected these anyway, I might as well share with all three of my readers. I [...]
Claire and I had dinner at the Queens Kickshaw for the first time last night. Preliminary report: great stuff. But what I want to draw your attention to is the fact that they have sparkling water on tap there — and it’s free.
To say that this is not the most glamorous Date Night would be an understatement, but Claire had a craving for Mexican. We tossed around the idea of doing Taco Night at home with a box-taco mix, but we were slow getting out of the house. So down to the local Chinese Mexican place we [...]
The Space Between: New Camera, originally uploaded by Adam Kuban. This is the first “Space Between” photo taken with our new Canon S90. It’s a great little camera.
It’s a question I asked just today on Facebook and was pleased to get an answer within minutes. From the New York Times‘s Christopher Gray in a March 1987 Cityscape story: The Queens Terra-Cotta building, built in 1892 as the first structure solely for offices of the growing concern, was designed by Francis H. Kimball, [...]
I must seem like a beginning photography student, taking all these pictures of corrugated sheet metal. What can I say? I like the colors.