Hot pot hits the spot at Ice Fire Land.
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Cooking Channel host Tamara Reynolds presses the flesh with Big John, an expert butcher at Astoria’s International Meat Market.
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Recently opened Pachanga Patterson has hooked locals with its tasty fish tacos.
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A muddled-mint mezcal (right) is among the drinks that have made Mexican spot Pachanga Patterson a new Astoria favorite.
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Culinary tour leader Jeff Orlick, tucking into fried papaya salad at Thailand Center Point, moved to Woodside four years ago for its sizzling restaurant scene.
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Fresca La Crepe’s The Bomb turns out to be just that.
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Junoon chef Vikas Khanna smiles over a platter of assorted Indian treats at Rajbhog.
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Patel Brothers has exotic produce such as karela.
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Chef Zak Pelaccio with Noi, proprietor of the Thai Grocery@Woodside Avenue, where you can find all sorts of meats and spices you can’t exactly get at Key Food.
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Zak likes noodles and whole fish at Uncle Zhou’s.
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Little Oven makes French macaroons in unusual flavors such as coconut cardamom.
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