Over on Astorians, we read that the old Barril Grill space on the corner of Broadway and 31st Street in Astoria (GMAP) is going to become a La Gata Golosa, a Colombian bakery/diner that has locations in Jackson Heights (GMAP) and Elmhurst (GMAP). (more…)
Yet another twist on the bread and cheese combo is to bake the cheese into the dough, form it into a little rounds and bake them into buns. Two excellent examples of this approach are the Brazilian pao de queijo (which translates into “cheese bread”) and the Colombian pandebono (which translates into “good bread”).
Few foods are more American than burgers, shakes, and fries; in the last few years, burger joints have popped up all over Western Queens, to the delight of meat lovers in Astoria and LIC. (more…)