Return to Dresden...

If Dresden is a lot like Queens, then we were having ourselves a bit of a lads night out last night in Germany. Though Ash was missing (because someone's gotta work on the music), tallness was represented by Lurch. "The Irregulars" aka G and The Kidd took us deep into the heart of their new adopted homeland of Queens for a night of laughs and pints. Our first stop saw us having a very large dinner at a new restaurant that G had found earlier that day: Angie's at 41-46 54th Street Woodside, Queens (718.651.2277)

Here's something I pulled from the net about the place: "After paying his dues at Cipriani, Town, and Norma's at Le Parker Meridien, 28-year-old Angel Hernandez has opened Angie's in a different emerging neighborhood -- Woodside, Queens. There, Hernandez puts out diverse plates like herb-roasted galletto with polenta and Mayan shrimp with coconut rice and tostones. Also check out the art on display (and for sale) at Angie's, which is from the collection of the Queens Museum and includes the work of many New York artists."

My shorter review was that it was really fucking excellent. Lot's of free apps and chef creations and just solid, tasty and clever food. We had a blast. We also had a lot of laughs thanks to a large party of Canadians seated near us. You know us, we get a lot of mileage out of this, especially when the superpatriot Mattagement shows up for desset. Anyway, this was a classy, super meal that reminded me of our trips abroad. Aces.

Then we drank at some Irish bar with some of the Kidd's people. While nothing noteworthy came out of this portion of the evening, (most likely due to the Kidd not drinking), it was just a good night out with the lads downing pints. But then the pub ran out of Stella at about 2 or 3, so that became a problem.

As G would say, it was quite the "EXPERI-ONCE".

And now there is a ton of new music to digest.

F