dining Photos by Bradley Hawks Kangaroo steak with a pomegranate reduction over kumara (sweet potato) mash. From Queensland to Queens BY BRADLEY HAWKS The Thirsty Koala, Astoria’s new Australian restaurant, brings Queensland to Queens. Adorned with indigenous artifacts like boomerangs and didgeridoo (a long woodwind instrument) among vibrantly lit blonde onyx and pinewoodplanked walls, the new menu reads like a comestible glossary of Australian terms, from jaffles and crosti to kakadu, kumara, and even kangaroo burgers with “the lot.” Lamington, a traditional Australian dessert, like a chocolate strawberry snowball. 24 lic courier • april 2013 • www.queenscourier.com
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