16 The Queens Courier • juLY 23, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Themed popup bar serving craft cocktails coming to Sunnyside BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com @aaltamirano Something refreshing is popping up at a Sunnyside restaurant looking to celebrate the long days of summer. Behind The Wood, an Astoria-based beverage consulting company, is coming 77 CLEANING, LLC A Green Clean Company IT’S SUMMER CLEANING TIME! • Commercial and Residential Cleaning • Party Prep Cleaning • Yard and Garden Cleanups • Carpet Cleaning – Offi ce and Home • Window Washing We use only Green and Environmentally Safe Cleaning Products! We Serve All 5 Boroughs HOURS: 8 AM – 6 PM 7- DAYS FIRST TIME CUSTOMER SPECIAL! With this coupon. Cannot be combined with any other offer. FREE ESTIMATES! CALL NOW! 718-326-8761 www.77Cleaning.com LICENSED and INSURED With this coupon. Cannot be combined with any other offer. 4 Rooms of Basic Cleaning $99 Now Only $59.99 + tax Any 10’x12’ Carpet Cleaned For Only $59.99 + tax ROTHSTEIN AIR CONDITIONING COOLING OFF THE CITY SINCE 1950 2ND HOTTEST JUNE IN HISTORY!!! NEW UNITS SOLD/DELIVERED/INSTALLED SOME REPAIRS ON THE SPOT QUICK TURNOVER ON OUTSIDE REPAIRS SERVICE SPECIAL Check Up: $89.95 INCLUDES: Vacuum Cleaning, Standard Filter Only, Oil Fan Motor & Coolant Evaluation ROTHSTEIN AIR CONDITIONING 718-225-8269 WINDOW & WALL UNITS ONLY CLIP N SAVE-NO EXPIRATION DATE!! together with Venturo Osteria & Wine Bar, located at 44-07 Queens Blvd., to bring the Behind The Wood Popup Bar starting Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25. The popup bar, which will be open from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. every weekend in the summer, will have a “summer solstice” theme featuring a summer-driven drink menu filled with craft cocktails all created fresh in house, homemade/refurbished décor, music, and different events such as a move night. The drink menu will feature two parts. The top part will include four original drinks that are inspired by summer and the bottom half will be the “back to basics section” where guests will be able to also try variations of classic drinks. The idea of the bar came after the owner of Venturo approached Behind The Wood co-owners Scott Scaffidi and Mashia Baldwin, who have more than 30 years combined in the hospitality industry, and said regulars to the restaurant were looking for a local place to get drinks. Behind The Wood – which for the past two years has offered establishments services such as cocktail menu development; staff and management training; juice, house-made syrups and ice; bar equipment and tools; spirits recommendations; and bar design – had worked with Venturo before when it just opened and decided to help create the popup bar. The bar will remain opened after the summer with the theme changing in the fall and then changing every two months. There will be a holiday theme around November and December, and possibly a tiki bar theme in the winter. According to Scaffidi, the popup bar will also serve as a way for him and Baldwin to test the waters with future plans of opening their own establishment in Queens. “The idea is that down the line we would like to open our own brick-andmortar bar,” said Scott Scaffidi. “We are using this as a test kitchen to see how people respond and in that way it can be exciting for guests.” For more information visit www. behindthewood.nyc. Photos by Matthew Callahan Craft cocktail Queens Park Swizzle Behind The Wood co-owners Mashia Baldwin and Scott Scaffidi BTW Photo courtesy of Scott Scaffidi and Mashia Baldwin Photo by Matthew Callahan Behind The Wood co-owners Mashia Baldwin and Scott Scaffidi.
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