Astoria Gets Ready for Halloween with Delicious Sweet Things

With just two weeks away, Halloween is quickly creeping in, and it's fun to see that places in the neighborhood are getting ready.  While on a stroll through 30th Avenue and Ditmars, I noticed a few awesome Halloweeny things that caught my attention.  Make sure you check out these creepy, scary and beautiful windows and pop in for a treat.

Leli's Bakery - The best Halloween window I've seen so far is at Leli's with their creepy crawler cakes that you see above.  Not only are these creative and colorful, they exemplify amazing pastry and fondant work.  Aside from these impressive cakes, they also have Halloween themed cookies, cupcakes and other yums.  35-14 30th Avenue, Astoria. 718.626.8090

La Guli Pastry Shop - On my way to get a haircut yesterday, I noticed the beautiful Halloween desserts in their window, including fondant cakes, gorgeous marzipan pumpkins and ghosts.  It looks like they have decorative sugar cookies as well, which are simple but always a big win with the kiddies.  19-15 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria. 718.728.5612

Martha's Bakery - While the Halloween decorations are still in the works, there are plenty of pumpkin flavored treats available such as cookies, cupcakes, a pumpkin apple cheesecake, pie and even sheet cake.  Go orange! 36-21 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria. 718.545.9737

What other kinds of Halloween treats have caught your eye?

My Foodie Debut on Slovak Network Television

Some fun news to report back to you readers, which is that I've made my debut on Slovak network television called JOJ Sk.  Honored to be featured in a story about successful food bloggers in the U.S., the piece, shot by journalist, Marek Gabonay told a story of two Slovak bloggers, Marek and myself, showcasing where the blog world has taken us.

The interview was shot in Astoria, right on 30th Avenue, and many of the scenes take place at my beloved Ovelia.  You'll notice the delicious sesame feta cubes we munched on, as well as different neighborhood establishments such as Leli's Bakery, Butcher Bar (pictured above) and other quintessential Astorian scenes.

Dan helps make my debut that much more interesting, as he attempts to speak Slovak, with his endearing phrase "moja manzelka, ty si zlata," meaning "my wife is sweet."  The comic relief he brought to this piece tickled us all.  Hope you enjoy watching it, even if it is in Slovak.  Please fast forward to 38:00 to skip right to the story.