A Walk down Austin Street in Forest Hills

Let’s take a walk, shall we? On any given Sunday, I take a walk up to Austin St. in Forest Hills for a few reasons.  Partially to get some exercise and fresh air, partially to check out what’s new in the area, and partially just for the heck of it.  It’s a nice brisk walk and there’s always something to buy!  First stop is always Sakura-ya, especially if I haven’t eaten lunch yet.  I like to wander around inside and browse the Japanese market for all sorts of goodies, most great for bento.  They have a small section of bento [...]

Mardi Gras, again

BB and I recently had a “date” – she was feeling a bit stir crazy, I think, from cleaning and organizing all day, and I was much the same.  I obliged but asked if we could stay in Queens – Forest Hills, to be exact – and she responded positively.  Hooray for Forest Hills!  Many months ago, at another friend’s apartment in Forest Hills, we’d tried to order delivery from Mardi Gras only to be told they don’t deliver.  Oddly enough, when we went this night, I noticed that on their specials blackboard outside, there it was in chalk: WE [...]

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras, as the name suggests, is a restaurant specializing in Louisiana/New Orleans/Southern/Cajun/Creole cooking.  A pretty lofty goal, I admit, and though I’d been here once before – uhhh, 5 years ago, actually, possibly to the day (my memory has weird quirks: I know with whom I went, I know I almost slapped him, but I have no idea what I ordered nor if I liked it or not, and most days, I can’t remember what I ate yesterday, which is why I take pictures of everything… that, and I like to) – I was game to try it again [...]

The Delta Grill

Corner of 49th and 9th AvenueReservations suggested I was very excited to try this place because I’d heard good things about it from John a while back when we had a long discussion over where to get BBQ.  He’d mentioned it at the time but hadn’t yet been there, and said when he’d sampled their BBQ ribs during the Big Apple BBQ fest one year, it was good, so he wanted to go.  Of course when my friends suggested it for dinner this past Friday, I was game.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get to talk to John (via email, of course!) until [...]

Mother’s – New Orleans

401 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70130-3207 (504) 523-9656 Citysearch Profile which, unless I’m mistaken, says that this place is still open!  Rejoice!!! devoured August 2003 (two visits) Mother’s isn’t exactly- ok, it’s not even in the tourist district.  It’s on the edge of the business district, which, lucky for us, meant it was only a block or two away from our hotel.  Walking distance.  Which was good because we went our first day in NO, and by the end of the trip a few days later, we had enjoyed it so thoroughly that we were craving it and went back again.  Either [...]