Green Tea FroYo Espresso Float

I will start this post by mentioning that I am by no means a FroYo fan (that is frozen yogurt for those who have no clue what FroYo means). We wandered into OKO in Forest Hills because my fiance was craving FroYo.  I had not intentions of having anything, especially since I had just had some awesome sushi…

Ear taco…almost

I believe it was sometime last year when I was walking to the train in Forest Hills that I saw a new Mexican food cart show up near the corner of Austin Street and 71st Continental Avenue. For those of you not familiar with Forest Hills, it is located in Queens, NY neither on a hill nor near…

Need a food cart check list?

With the 2012 Vendy Awards approaching on September 15, I thought it would be fitting to highlight the 2011 winners. For those of you who are street food fans, this serves as a great check list as we wait to hear who the 2012 finalists are. 2011 WINNERS Vendy’s Cup: Solber Pupusas No, Solber Pupusa is not an…

Bacon ice cream?

Have you ever been sitting at work and thought to yourself, “I wish I had bacon, cookies, butter, potato chips and ice cream all wrapped up in edible paper?” I can’t say that I have, but I may now. Almost without fail I have to grab a double espresso every morning from my favorite spot, Macchiato…

Ever had a McGangBang?

“Have you ever had a McGangBang?” was the question I got from my brother over dinner one evening.  Before I could respond my parents chimed in with, “We tried it and didn’t know it was going to be as good as it was.” I almost spit out the bite of pasta that I had just…