HOT TOPICS ALERT! We changed our Talk and Tour program category name to COOL NEW YORK to truly reflect the opportunities we offer for apparel and lifestyle trend tracking in NYC. These dynamic outings are meant to be cutting edge, work-related but so much fun that you could almost forget there is a career connection. And yes, food is fashion. Plenty of articles have cropped up lately about Astoria, Gotham’s epicenter of ethnic food choices.
SXT 806 Foodies’ Paradise: Astoria
This Saturday’s (May 14th) Astoria trip menu includes: Specialty markets for meat, fish, imported ingredients and spices, old school bakeries, gourmet coffee purveyors, wine shops, outdoor beer gardens and the best in Greek cuisine – all the food that’s FIT to munch! The tiropita alone is worth the trip!
The Pastries and Aromas of Greece
By SYLVIE BIGAR
Published: May 5, 2011
At Artopolis Bakery, one can find cinnamon aromas, old men in black suits, baskets of Greek pastry and Regina Katopodis, whose passions are people and cookies…
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/nyregion/at-artopolis-bakery-a-passion-for-greek-pastries.html
The Astoria is a wonderful place. They carry Panamanian coffee and if you were fortunate, you would have been able to try some Esmeralda Special.
Great place and they carry La Esmeralda Special, a favorite among gourmet coffee drinkers.