Queens Eats: About

A food lover's excursion	About Queens Eats	Queens Eats
About the website All of the pictures were taken by me; please contact me if you want to re-use. You can email questions or comments to alexisjacksonheights "at" yahoo "dot" com (figure it out if you're not a spammer); if your comments are extra-good (and I'm feeling confident with Dreamweaver) then I may even post them in the appropriate section (or even add a "comments" page — just like a real blog!). All of the opinions are, similarly, my own, not endorsed or sponsored by any entity. (Note to entities: If you want to sponsor me, see above for contact info!) About me I'm currently on leave from Queens for a little while, but I first fell in love with the underrated borough while working as a researcher at a human rights organization in Manhattan, between 2003 and 2006. The confines of my salary combined with a flair for the international made settling in Queens a natural choice. I ended up living in a "garden apartment" in Jackson Heights, Queens for about three years. (This explains the Jackson Heights-oriented focus of this website.) I've also lived in Paris and Delhi, and traveled a bit in Europe, Asia and Africa. I am hopelessly nostalgic about food, so to me one of the hallmarks of good Queens dining is its ability to evoke a kabab stand in Karol Bagh or a really good couscouserie in Belleville. I love: — restaurants with small menus (my ideal would be a place where all of the food is chosen for you, lovingly) —24-hour snack-shops, like the taxi-driver hangout Kabab King. —Natural Dahi, a whole milk yoghurt found in Indian groceries (notably Patel Brothers, on 74th St. in Jackson Heights). A Note on Transport Many people (including New York Times reviewers and other Manhattan snobs) will suggest to you that Queens is difficult to travel to and within. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have specifically highlighted places that are easily accessible by subway, via lines that pass through various parts of Manhattan (and Brooklyn, etc.). Getting to most of these destinations should take less than 30 minutes on the subway from Midtown. There is no reason to drive into Queens — while parking is generally more available than in some other boroughs, it is still no fun to look endlessly for a spot in Flushing on a Sunday afternoon when your stomach is crying out for dim sum. (Trust me, I've been there.) Wherever possible, I've indicated the nearest subway station and some rough directions to each place featured on "Queens Eats." Enjoy, and happy eating!
Restaurants	Snacks	Stores

About the website
All of the pictures were taken by me; please contact me if you want to re-use. You can email questions or comments to alexisjacksonheights "at" yahoo "dot" com (figure it out if you're not a spammer); if your comments are extra-good (and I'm feeling confident with Dreamweaver) then I may even post them in the appropriate section (or even add a "comments" page — just like a real blog!).

All of the opinions are, similarly, my own, not endorsed or sponsored by any entity. (Note to entities: If you want to sponsor me, see above for contact info!)

About me
I'm currently on leave from Queens for a little while, but I first fell in love with the underrated borough while working as a researcher at a human rights organization in Manhattan, between 2003 and 2006. The confines of my salary combined with a flair for the international made settling in Queens a natural choice. I ended up living in a "garden apartment" in Jackson Heights, Queens for about three years. (This explains the Jackson Heights-oriented focus of this website.) I've also lived in Paris and Delhi, and traveled a bit in Europe, Asia and Africa. I am hopelessly nostalgic about food, so to me one of the hallmarks of good Queens dining is its ability to evoke a kabab stand in Karol Bagh or a really good couscouserie in Belleville.

I love:
— restaurants with small menus (my ideal would be a place where all of the food is chosen for you, lovingly)
—24-hour snack-shops, like the taxi-driver hangout Kabab King.
—Natural Dahi, a whole milk yoghurt found in Indian groceries (notably Patel Brothers, on 74th St. in Jackson Heights).

A Note on Transport
Many people (including New York Times reviewers and other Manhattan snobs) will suggest to you that Queens is difficult to travel to and within. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have specifically highlighted places that are easily accessible by subway, via lines that pass through various parts of Manhattan (and Brooklyn, etc.). Getting to most of these destinations should take less than 30 minutes on the subway from Midtown.

There is no reason to drive into Queens — while parking is generally more available than in some other boroughs, it is still no fun to look endlessly for a spot in Flushing on a Sunday afternoon when your stomach is crying out for dim sum. (Trust me, I've been there.) Wherever possible, I've indicated the nearest subway station and some rough directions to each place featured on "Queens Eats."

Enjoy, and happy eating!