Angelo and Sons Bakery

Despite living practically around the corner from this great place since 2004, and it's being in existence since 1983, I only discovered it last fall (2008).

I love this place! It's clean and nice and pretty. The people are so nice! I heard it got renovated after a fire in late 2007/early 2008 and that's why it's so spacious. There are also little cafe table and chairs on the enclosed porch outside, so you can look at the street. (I have never figured out why people want to do that anywhere.)

And of course who can beat great food at low prices? Nobody, that's who!

My favorite is the cannoli cookie - cannoli filling on a shortbread cookie, topped with tiny chocolate chips and some drizzled chocolate. This treat is a mere $1.50. The coffee is so good, I come here before my morning commute now. For $1.25, why not?

I also pick up 6-inch cakes for less than $20 ---- that's at least $10 cheaper than the hyped-up Magnolia and Buttercup Bakeries of Man-Hurtin'. And one such cake is the cannoli cake --- with almonds!

Angelo & Sons Bakery/Cafe - 22-09 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, NY 11102
718.278.2332
N/W Train to Astoria Blvd

A movie set in Astoria!

Throughout my nearly 4 years here, I have walked through many streets being used for movie and TV shoots (just last week, I walked through the CW's "Gossip Girl", "Confessions of a Shopaholic" starring Isla Fisher, and "Duplicity" starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, the last one yesterday in the Village.)

Today, on 30th Street in Astoria -- my neighborhood --- they are prepping to shoot a scene of "Julie & Julia". Here is a synopsis from www.imdb.com, as well as a photo of a famous Astoria building that I am sure will be in the background (above).

Synopsis:
The film follows Powell, a government employee who decides to cook her way through legendary cook Julia Child's classic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year's time out of her small Queens kitchen. Powell blogs her daily experiences, gaining a loyal following along the way.