Further Exploration: Astoria

Yesterday, the universe wanted us to stay in Queens.
We did try to get to Chinatown to pick up my new glasses
but the MTA was against us (what a surprise)
We accepted our fate and wandered around Astoria.

















Our time was spent brunching, checking out the new exhibits 
at the Museum of the Moving Image, stopping in at my favorite
vintage store (I got 2 new shirts!), walking down to the sculpture park on the river,
meandering over to another riverfront park, and then grabbing
delicious snacks at Queens Kickshaw.  We had the beet pasta alfredo
and the roasted seasonal vegetables. So satisfying after an extremely long walk.
I also made friends with a fat cat that reminded me of Maru. Another bonus.

















We got back to the house around 7, laid around watching
junk movies that were on tv.  Around 9 we made a late dinner,
seared tuna over a spinach, romaine, carrot and cucumber salad
with a ginger vinaigrette.  It was such a perfect Sunday.

Further Exploration: Chinatown

The Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been on my list for
some time now and yesterday I finally got to go!

It's situated right at the bend of Doyers St, also known
as the "Bloody Angle" , and has occupied that same
space since 1968. But it has been in business since 1920
(The original space was one door up)
















The inside has a bit of a diner feel, filled with booths,
tables and a counter but the high ceilings give it an airy
quality.  Instead of the carts being pushed they give you a
checklist of their menu and you mark off the items that
you would like.  So much better than the cart process.

I went with my friend Sharon, who I had not seen
in such a long time.  This ended up being the perfect place
 to catch up.  They don't rush you out, there are
cheap pots of tea, and the food is really delicious.

We ordered Turnip cakes, scallion pancakes a pork bun,
vegetable dumplings,  pan fried noodles, and a large pot of a tea
called Iron Buddha.


My favorites were the scallion pancake and the
pan fried noodles, least favorite was the veg dumpling.

It's definitely not something that I need to be eating
on a regular basis but this is definitely going on
my list of favorite places in the city,