Good Eats Saffron is a Spanish restaurant at 161-50 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach. There’s a great variety of tapas, all in generous portions, and I prefer the lamb empanadas. My wife likes the cornmeal-crusted calamari, and everybody likes the sangria. Bonus: there’s a parking lot! Nick’s Bistro is a Greek place at 104-20

Good Eats Momo Crave is great if you are…well…craving Nepalese dumplings, known as “momos.” This cozy-chic Woodside café offers a wide range of dishes. Of course, they serve traditional Himalayan cuisine, such as steamed momos stuffed with your choice of meat or vegetables, but they also specialize in fusion. The menu include such items as

At least 2 million people live in Queens. This month’s contributor lives for Queens. Here are some of her favorites things about the world’s most diverse borough. Find out more about her at the bottom of this post. Good Eats I’m a big seafood lover so when I need a fix, I go straight to

As St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17, we asked a cara maith (good friend in Gaelic) to provide the MonthlyPicks. Here’s how the Irish Leprechaun responded. Good Eats Sláinte! Ah, there’s so much to do in County Queens that it’s hard to know where to start. But I’m the lucky one because my good

Local residents and borough enthusiasts chime in on their favorite places to eat, learn, walk, and have fun in this monthly column. The February 2021 picks are by longtime Flushing resident Marie Pedraza, who is Vice President Sr. Regional Community Development Manager at HSBC. She works with nonprofits that serve low-to-moderate income households and small

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