It’s time to play.Name! That! Restaurant! | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
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The Al Merenda band playing the Shoals, Great Kills, in 1946. From the left, Merenda (trumpet), Charlie Schaumberg (piano), Frank Reno (bass), vocalist Joe Tirone, Joe LaMorte (drums) and Joe Gambin (saxophone). One night, Lee LaMorte guest-starred with the band. (Staten Island Advance File Photo)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In this recovery stage of the pandemic, the optimism rides high for those of us writing on the industry. With so much good news from the Borough President’s Office emerging with a new garden program, to Sen. Chuck Schumer announcing a restaurant relief plan, we are feeling downright festive. So let’s take this opportunity to play.Name! That!! Restaurant!!!
Some dim sum for Chinese New Year? What to eat . . . and where to get it.
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
Making dumplings at East New Sing Bo in Castleton Corners (Staten Island Advance File Photo)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Think outside the takeout box for Chinese New Year as it kicks off on a rather special day in New York City the official start to indoor dining at 25% capacity.
Welcome, O Year of the Ox! If you were born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 or 2021, then this is your lucky year!
According to Chinahighlights.com, oxen-types should wear white, yellow and green. Numbers associated with good fortune are 1 and 4. So, socially distanced, make noise unto yourself with drums and snappy firecrackers!