Local residents and borough enthusiasts chime in on their favorite places to eat, learn, walk, and have fun in this monthly column. The January 2021 picks are by Astoria resident Ellen Kodadek, Executive and Artistic Director of the popular cultural institution Flushing Town Hall. Good Eats My neighborhood go-to place is Sanfords on Broadway in

Good Eats Richmond Hill (aka Little Guyana) is one of the city’s greatest neighborhoods for food, thanks to its large Indo-Caribbean and South Asian communities. Guyanese cuisine features a melding of Caribbean, Indian, South American, and Chinese influences. This year, Condé Nast Travel highlighted NYC’s Guyanese cuisine in its feature “50 States, 50 Cuisines: The

Local residents and borough enthusiasts chime in on their favorite places to eat, learn, walk, and have fun. The August 2020 picks are by retired entrepreneur and Woodside resident Charlie Antonucci. Good Eats: For Italian, my wife and I frequent Donato’s in Woodside. It’s operated by three brothers and their families. The oldest one was

Good Eats Without a doubt, Margherita Pizza in Jamaica serves the best slice in New York City. Plus, the garlic knots are delicious. For more exotic cuisine, I suggest BKNY Thai in Bayside. My favorite dishes are the Thai noodles and the pineapple fried rice. And I hate to admit it in this column, but I

Good Eats So much good food out there, of course, so for me the weather sometimes determines the spot. On a blazing summer afternoon, I want the refreshingly chill, tart ceviche at La Cevicheria, along with a couple of cold ones from the Low Tide Bar—both at the Beach 97 concessions at Rockaway. Tournesol in

Great Eats Bayside has too many great restaurants to list – that’s why we’re hosting our second restaurant stroll on May 19! The food’s diversity and quality are amazing, but specifics are always more interesting so here are some favorites. I must say this was not an easy task! Papazzio has a great take on