24 The Queens Courier • august 1, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Broadway Silk Store 35-11 Broadway Astoria, NY 11106 Broadway Silk Store is a family business, built by Sarah White’s great aunt and uncle in Astoria 80 years ago. Broadway Silk Store was a fabric store for many years, up until recently when White and her daughter Eleanna decided to incorporate vintage items, like jewelry and household knick-knacks. The most popular items sold at the LIC Flea are jewelry and “dictionary art prints that have a whimsical feel to them,” says White. “The Flea has been a great experience, because it’s a family experience. There’s a great feeling of community, and it’s nice being involved with the neighborhood.” Mundo www.mundoastoria.com Before closing last year, Mundo Astoria was a beloved restaurant that was open for eight years. Partners Canalp (Jon) Caner and Guillermo (Willie) Lucerosabbi decided to take a break from the restaurant business and start something new; they are now doing catering, private events and of course, participating in the LIC Flea. Mundo Astoria was known for its delicious organic foods, specifically the signature Red Sonja dish: red lentil patties wrapped in lettuce leaves, which you can taste at the flea. Though they do specialize in organic meats as well, the food offered by Mundo Astoria at the flea is strictly vegetarian/vegan. “We’re very excited about sharing flavors with people,” says Caner. “We’ve been seeing a lot of old customers from the restaurant at the flea.” Popitbaby www.popitbaby.com An escape from the “oppressive heat” of the summer is here with Popitbaby’s organic popsicles. Partners Jackie Walsh and Christopher Twele have been working for over a year on their popsicle project, sending out their first popsicle truck just a month ago. All of their products are created at Organic Food Incubator, a site with 16 different kitchens all using and producing organic products. Pop It Baby offers unique, refreshing flavors, such as watermelon mint, mojito, chai tea, honeydew basil blueberry and much more. Twele and Walsh’s trucks can be found throughout Long Island City, and they are ecstatic to be a part of the LIC Flea. “I think Long Island City is the perfect place for a market,” said Twele. LIC FLEA: ‘Flip’ & FUN BY LIAM LA GUERE lguerre@queencourier.com The circus is coming to town, but first it stopped by the LIC Flea and International Food Bazaar over the weekend. The Big Apple Circus made an appearance at the Flea to promote its upcoming shows to potential patrons and provide a little entertainment. HGTV’s show “Flea Market Flip,” where contestants are given about $500 to search for items, revitalize them and resell for a profit, was also at the Flea this weekend with host Lara Spencer. “Rather than just taste the different foods, we can take in the entertainment too,” said Flea-goer Landy Wu. “The kids always like the circus. If there is an opportunity I will bring them.” The Big Apple Circus will be playing shows at Lincoln Center from October 25 through January 12. The circus also gave free tickets to the show with a free raffle. “We are so excited; my son has been talking about the Big Apple Circus all week,” said Long Island City resident Lindsy Parrott. “There are so many kids in the neighborhood I think it’s smart for the LIC Flea to capitalize on the demographic and bring this to get the kids excited to come to the Flea with their parents.” Manolo Blank, a self-defined ironic mime, represented the circus with small performances. The mime, who is also a clown, walked on stilts, juggled, told jokes and danced, to the excitement of children. “It’s awesome, I am enjoying the mime’s character,” said Melqueuoroziry Capellan. THE COURIER/Photos by Liam La Guerre Broadway Silk Store Mundo Popitbaby D’ACRES DELIGHTS www.dacresdelights.com D’Acres Delights offers visitors anything chicken. Owner Sandra Dacres cooks up natural chicken wings topped with a variety of flavors that change every weekend. The flavors include bourbon, honey ginger, jerk wings, chili lime, and original buttermilk. Dacres also offers naked wings, which are baked and lightly seasoned. “The sauces that I have are unique and you definitely need tons of napkins,” said Dacres. “My jerk chicken just falls off the bone.” D’Acres Delights is at LIC Flea on Saturdays and Sundays. “It’s wonderful, it’s a new experience,” said Dacres. “Its nice to meet the people that come along.” BACK THENISH VINTAGE www.etsy.com/shop/ backthennishvintage retrofocuseyewear.com Back Thennish Vintage offers a large selection of vintage clothing, drapes, fabrics, vintage belts from the 1960s to 1980s, pocketbooks, small furniture, vintage suitcases, and vintage scarves. Owner Desi Scheck also offers vintage eyewear and new optical frames, from her second business Retro Focus Eyewear. “The things I carry follow my style,” said Scheck. Starting this weekend, Back Thennish Vintage will be at LIC Flea on Saturdays and Sundays. “I love being there, the type of people that live in the neighborhood are my kind of hipster and young group. It’s almost like being in Manhattan. I hope that the flea market continues to grow.”
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