Porkfest this Weekend at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden

One of my very favorite neighborhood food events is back this year, which is Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden's Pork Fest.  Taking place around this time of year, the staff at the Beer Garden create an entire menu, consisting of delicious pork delicacies that originate from the Czech Republic and Slovakia (my mother country!)

I promise you'll fulfill your heart's desire with amazing pork specialties such as pork and dumplings, pork goulash, fried pork cutlet and more!

This tasty pig feast takes place all weekend, starting this Friday at 5 p.m. and goes til Sunday evening at 10 p.m.

Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden - 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
718.274.4925
N/Q Train to Astoria Blvd

bohemianhall.com

The Czech and Slovak Festival is Coming this Weekend

For those of you who know me personally, you can vouch for how proud I am of my Slovak heritage.  Although I've lived here most of my life, I stay very true to my roots and visit my relatives in my Mother country at least once a year.

A big part of my culture is of course the food, and that's why I love frequenting the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden.  Although this place has changed a lot since I first started living in Astoria, it's still wonderful and nostalgic to me.  It's exciting to me when they throw their annual Czech & Slovak festival, but unfortunately this year, I won't be in town to enjoy it.  But hopefully you will be, and I can live vicariously through you guys.  Here are the deets:

Annual Czech & Slovak Festival at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
Saturday, May 25th - Sunday, May 26th from 12:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Enjoy authentic Czech & Slovak food, drink and festive folk music.  Wear comfy shoes and get ready to boogie (just like my cousin, Camryn pictured above).

Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden - 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
718.274.4925
N/Q Train to Astoria Blvd 
www.bohemianhall.com

Porkfest at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden is Back

It's been quite a while since Porkfest has come around to Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, but it's officially back this weekend and I wanted to tell you all about it.  Attending this event a while back, and loving it, I recommend it to all you hard core pork lovers who will relish in a special pork enhanced menu.  Expect Eastern European specialties such as pork & barley soup, pork goulash, a breaded and fried pork cutlet and more.  Dessert will not be porky but still delicious.  Here's more info:

Friday, February 17th - 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. (featuring a live band)
Saturday, February 18th - noon to 11 p.m.
Sunday, February 19th - noon to 10 p.m.

If you choose to order ahead of time and take stuff home, you can get:

Jiternice/white sausage...$5/piece
Kroupova Jelita/blood sausage and barley...$5/piece
Tlacenka/head cheese...$10/lb

Hope to see you there!

Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden - 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
718.274.4925
N/Q Train to Astoria Blvd 
www.bohemianhall.com

Unlimited Sunday Brunch at The Beer Garden

Always on the hunt for a good brunch deal, I noticed a really sweet and unexpected brunch special at The Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden that I wanted to share.  Extremely popular in the warm spring and summer months, "The Beer Garden" as many of us still call it, chills out a bit during the wintertime when their outdoor garden isn't exactly the draw.  For this reason, I see they're working on a couple of interesting specials (including drinks and food deals during sporting events) but also this fabulous all-you-can-eat brunch option on Sundays.  Here goes...

Every Sunday from noon - 2 p.m. enjoy an all-you-can eat breakfast buffet for just $10.95.  What's even better is that this comes with your choice of 2 mimosas or 2 bloody Marys.  How great is that?!

Note that this special is very much seasonal, so when spring and summer arrive, expect that it may not stay put.  But in the meantime, go ahead and enjoy it!

Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden - 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria NY 11102

718.274.4925

N/Q Train to Astoria Blvd

www.bohemianhall.com

More Oktoberfest Fun at Studio Square

As I told you my friends, Oktoberfest is in full swing - not only overseas (my Oktoberfest Munich experience to come soon), but also in our neck of the woods too.  I mentioned the rich goings-on at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, but wanted to give you a heads-up that Studio Square has some tricks up their sleeve as well.

Here's what you can expect this weekend:
Saturday, October 1st - Sunday, October 2nd from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Have all the beer tastings you fancy and a pretty delicious-sounding menu of Bavarian specialties such as:

Hachen-Schnitzel – Bier-battered and fried thin breast of chicken
Kolbase – Grilled spiced sausage
Wursts – braised and grilled
Bauernwurst, bratwurst, knackwurst, weisswurst
Smoked pork loin
Black forest ham, rindfleisch cervelat
Bavarian Pretzels, baurenbrot
Farmer’s Bread
Kaiser Rolls

Apfelstrudel – Apple
Kirschstrudel – Cherry
Marillenstrudel - Apricot

Tickets are $65/person and you can get them here.  From what I can tell and also from experiencing the real thing, this sounds like a pretty authentic offering.  And like they do in Germany...don't forget to wear your lederhosen and/or dirndel.

Studio Square - 35-33 36th Street, Astoria NY 11106
718.383.1001
N/Q Train to 36th Avenue or M/R Train to Steinway Street
www.studiosquarenyc.com

Oktoberfest is Here!

Given that I just came from Munich for a very appropriately timed business trip, I was also able to experience the annual Oktoberfest celebration they hold.  I wish I had one word to describe the whole experience, which was so graciously shared with us by our German colleagues, Tanja and Kathrein. Not only did these ladies show us the ropes, but they partied with us like there was no tomorrow.  Danke schon!

While I'll give you more color around my Munich Oktoberfest experience later, I first want to tell you about the celebration that's happening locally in Astoria.  Taking place as it does each year at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, it'll be a two week celebration with beer, food, music and the most important thing that makes this event so wonderful - the crowd.  Here are more details around this event - so start gathering up the troops and don't be afraid to wear your dirndl.

Oktoberfest at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
Saturday October 1st - Saturday, October 9th, 2011
12:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Enjoy a live band, free beer tastings at great prices, a pig roast and amazing activities each day of the week. 

Saturday, October 1st
German-American Dance Band from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Becks promo from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. - free beer tasting & $13 pitchers
Becherovka promo from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (this is a typical Czech liquor and I highly suggest you try it!)

Sunday, October 2nd
Feverschlucker brass band from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Bernard promo from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Free beer tasting & $13 pitchers

Monday, October 3rd
Becks promo from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. - free beer tasting & $13 pitchers

Tuesday, October 4th
Staropramen & Blue Point promo from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - free beer tasting & $13 pitchers

Wednesday, October 5thRadeberger promo from free beer tasting & $13 pitchers

Thursday, October 6th
Pilsner Urquell promo from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - free beer tasting & $13 pitchers
Sausage samples

Friday, October 7th
Samuel Adams Oktoberfest & Spaten Oktoberfest promo from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - free beer tasting & $13 pitchers

Saturday, October 8th
Live music by Ovocnickovia from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Becherovka promo from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Staropramen & Blue Point promo from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - free beer tasting & $13 pitchers

Sunday, October 9th
Feverschlucker brass band from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Captain Lawrence promo from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. free beer tasting & $13 pitchers

Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden - 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
718.274.4925
N/Q Train to Astoria Blvd
http://www.bohemianhall.com/

Wild Wing Wednesday at Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden

Here's something fun to do on this snowy Wednesday...

Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden is offering a fun wing promotion today. Wings are just 50 cents and for some added fun, if you say "Wild Wing Wednesday" 3 times fast after drinking 3 beers, you'll get 10 wings free.  An offer like that should certainly get some of you out there and enjoying...

If you're not a huge wing fan, I personally recommend their Slovak and Czech specialties such as giant potato pancakes with applesauce and sour cream, spaetzle with sauerkraut or sheep's milk cheese, classic beef goulash served with soft bread dumplings to soak up all that sauce (pictured above), and much more. 

Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden - 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria NY 11102

718.274.4925

N/Q Train to Astoria Blvd

www.bohemianhall.com