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i could chug these. i'm going to keep that to the side. [screaming] male voice: oh, wipe out. audrina patridge (voiceover): this is queens, new york, baby. [theme music] audrina patridge (voiceover): among all the places to visit in the us, lonely planet named this new york borough 2015's best travel destination. nope, not manhattan or the bronx. sorry, staten island. sit down, brooklyn, because this year's crown jewel is none other than queens, new york. [music playing] audrina patridge (voiceover): named the most diverse place on earth, in queens, there's no shortage of cultures or cuisines, especially along the borough's famed roosevelt avenue. from the neighborhoods of sunnyside to flushing,

roosevelt ave. spans over 100 city blocks paved with flavors from every corner of the earth. and meeting me for a taste is resident foodie, jeff orlick. so were in jackson heights right now. tell me about this neighborhood. we're in the cross-section of the world. little india over here, little bangladesh, little manila, thai town, one of the five chinatowns. people say it's like a mosaic of cultures. not a melting pot, but a mosaic because everyone has their own section everywhere. audrina patridge (voiceover): jeff is somewhat of a local celebrity. hey man. male voice: what's up? how you doing there? how are you? male voice: ok. audrina patridge (voiceover): known for organizing roosevelt ave. food tourists for more than a decade. people here like to show off their food. audrina patridge (voiceover): and the first stop on this tour is china, specifically the region of tibet, represented by the aptly named, little tibet. there's a growing population of himalayan people here, so we figured people would definitely come and try some tibetan food. audrina patridge (voiceover): and nothing screams tibet more

than its native delicacy, momo. so these are beef momos. ground beef, onion, scallion. do you eat it with your hands? you could. it's very juicy. let me put a napkin on my lap. it could happen. [laughter] [music playing] wow, those are delicious. it's just a dumpling. it's like nothing crazy. audrina patridge: it is, but the flavoring of the meat is so good. i'm not sure if we gave it to different cultures or we borrowed it from different cultures. well, i'm going to call them momos from now on. no more dumplings. audrina patridge (voiceover): next stop, a unique spin on a classic dish you'll only find right here in little tibet, queens. audrina patridge: so obviously this is a burger, but it's not your typical burger. it looks a little different. this is a momo burger. audrina patridge: the bun feels so light and fluffy. the bun, it's the tingmo made from scratch over here in the restaurant. let's take a photo real quick. momo burger. [camera shutter clicking] [music playing] i love the cilantro instead of lettuce.

it gives it so much more flavor. jeff orlick: and the onions, nice and crispy. audrina patridge: mhm. oh no, i got the chili. oh, it's got a kick. jeff orlick: this is like the majority of jackson heights, it's all spanish speaking. mexican, colombian, ecuadorian. [background chatter] audrina patridge: just walking today, i probably heard at least six different languages, and that was only like, maybe 10 blocks. audrina patridge (voiceover): leading us to our next stop, south america, characterized by a taste of classic colombia. corn is a common ingredient in colombian cuisine making arepas or corn cakes a country staple. and when it comes to arepas in new york, legend has it the arepa lady is queen. audrina patridge: actually, i've had arepas before, but not colombian ones. so how are these different? first of all, they're the best ones that you'll ever have. ok. that's a big statement. it's colombian style. cheese arepa is made from corn flour, has mozzarella inside so it's very fluffy, it's very cheesy. and then arepa de chocolo is ground up fresh corn,

so it kind of has like, a slight sweetness to it, and it mixes with the saltiness of the cheese, and it's amazing. jeff orlick: alejandro, his mom is the sainted arepa lady. [angelic music] jeff orlick: world famous. audrina patridge (voiceover): what is now a restaurant began as a local food cart operated by the arepa lady from 10:00 to 5:00 am for more than 25 years. my mom, in columbia she was a lawyer. she eventually was a judge for a while. so in order for her to be able to raise her children, she needed to do something where she could control her schedule. she still operates the cart and she still stays till five o'clock in the morning. [music playing] jeff orlick: how does it make you feel? i feel like i'm in columbia. [laughter] we're right here, in the american dream. this is delicious. well, i love this but i don't want to get too full because i think we're going to one more spot, right? -right. and where is that? we're going 10 blocks away to the other side of the world. [music playing] audrina patridge (voiceover): for our final stop, we head east to the philippines. jeff orlick: this is a house of inasal. this is probably the most modern filipino

restaurant in the area. filipino cuisine is a mixture of many cuisines, like spanish influence-- japanese and chinese. so what is this dish? ariel denoso: that's sisig ni baranog. it's marinated milkfish. it's deep fried and then chopped into pieces, mixed with scallions, onions. it has soy sauce in that. oh my gosh, that is amazing. it's so good. how about this? ariel denoso: that is chicken inasal, marinated with soy sauce. there's lemongrass in that, ginger, pepper, onions. wow, this chicken's really good. well, ariel, thank you so much. i've never had filipino food before and i kind of feel like i'm in the philippines. just in one day, you can go to like, eight different countries. i definitely get why people come here to visit. welcome to queens. [laughter] audrina patridge (voiceover): coming up, we hit the streets of new york's coolest canvas.

audrina patridge: i feel like a rebel spray painting on walls. audrina patridge (voiceover): tap into what makes queens so crafty. so you're brewing every day. sometimes twice a day. and call it a day in nyc's ultimate getaway. i think a lot of people in manhattan need to come out here and chill out. audrina patridge (voiceover): it's our a love letter to queens, when "1st look" returns. [theme music] maman: i'm not slowowing down anytitime soon. that's why i tatake osteo o bi-flex evevery day. maman: i'm not slowowing down anytitime soon. it''s clininically shohown to improrove joint comforort in 7 dayays, and contntinues to improvove over timime. kinda likeke us. ososteo bi-flelex. find ouour s inin sunday's paper.r. ♪ e estado dorarado ♪ ♪ alwlways in thahat state e of mind ♪ ♪ liviving on a h high vibrata♪ ♪ s so hot gonnnna make it t m♪ ♪ and i'm l lovin' what i'm t tastin' ♪ ♪ que bonitito lugar lllleno de t tanto saboror ♪ ♪ so mumuch flavor r ♪ ♪ u un future brillantnte se acercrca ♪ ♪ ahhhhhhhhh ♪ ♪ nosos gusta mezezclar ♪ ♪ como maltlteada ♪

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♪ (wooh) ) dale gas ♪ we're looking into what makes queens, new york so damn special. located on the borough's northwest border and just a bridge away from manhattan sits the eclectic neighborhood of astoria, queens. widely recognized for its rich ethnic landscape, comprised of nearly 100 cultures and growing, astoria is also gaining traction as an artistic mecca, especially among the streets of welling court. this neighborhood in queens is so vibrant and beautiful.

i can't get over it. audrina patridge (voiceover): every year, residents of astoria's welling court communities turn their walls into canvases for some of the world's most innovative artists. tell me more about this art project. how did it start? well, it started actually here in this neighborhood by people that live on welling court, so that's why it's called the welling court mural project. [music playing] audrina patridge (voiceover): stretching several city blocks, the welling court mural project has been beautifying the neighborhood every year since 2009. and at the center of it all is project organizer garrison buxton. garrison buxton: the biggest goal in the big picture is social change. it's about having people feel more engaged, and more supported, and more active in the spaces that they live in. i've been involved in welling court mural project for about six years. this is my community. it was very natural for them to have invited me to come and paint. solus: i come from dublin in ireland. i've been coming to new york the past few years. when i first started coming to new york,

i just did one or two murals and now i have a full schedule. i'm a queens guy and i want to represent from new york. [music playing] [speaking spanish] [music playing] from afar, this could easily just look like it was painted-- that's what i thought. or you wouldn't know exactly how it was done. but it's actually a multi-layered stencil. and why is stenciling so popular? it's a really easily accessible method. like, you can pick it up easily. it's easy to put up. it's like, banksy does a lot of stenciling, right? yeah. well, maybe i'll channel my inner banksy today and give it a shot. that sounds like a great idea. [music playing] audrina patridge (voiceover): feeling inspired, my design immediately comes to mind and i waste no time creating my stencil. [music playing] now it's time to cut.

audrina patridge: you have to be so careful and elaborate on the lines. are you banksy? can't tell you. [sighs] [laughter] done. now we get to go spray paint. [music playing] garrison buxton: ok, so basically what we want to do is we just want to keep the material down as flat as possible, and you can spray off the paper at first to see kind of how it's going. and then just bring it in. you don't hold it down the whole time? no, it's easier, it's easier and you have greater control if you just do little bits at a time. here we go. garrison buxton: ready to roll. [spray paint rattles] [music playing] yeah, this is way better than painting with a brush. i feel like a rebel spray painting on walls. feels good, doesn't it? it kind of does. this is for you, queens. [music playing]

here it is. "1st look" has officially been crowned in queens. [camera shutter clicking] audrina patridge (voiceover): coming up, we get to the bottom of new york's favorite elixir. audrina patridge: i feel like a mad scientist. it's a little-- sometimes we wear hats, monocles. audrina patridge (voiceover): and dip into a side of queens that might surprise you. it's beautiful out here. i love just being in the ocean. audrina patridge (voiceover): that's all up next on "1st look". [theme music]

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auaudrina patrtridge (v(voiceover):): tonight we're all about queens, new york's most buzzed-about borough. now, craft beers are in high demand across the country, but here in queens, the thirst is real. almost every month there's a new brewery in queens. it's great to see that queens is developing its own craft beer identity and really bringing a unique flavor to beer. audrina patridge (voiceover): as home to at least seven microbreweries, with more on the way,

queens is on tap to becoming new york's king of beer. leading the pour is the largest and first micro brewery to open in queens since prohibition, singlecut beersmiths. and i'm hooking up with its president and brew master rich buceta to learn what makes this stuff liquid gold. so rich, when it comes to craft brews, what does singlecut specialize in? we specialize in two styles primarily, ipa's and lagers. well, i love beer so i can't wait to see how it's actually made. we're going to put you to work. ok. audrina patridge: so you're brewing every day. sometimes twice a day. audrina patridge: so what's the first step in this process? we take the grain, which is all collected here, and we're going to combine it with hot water. we modulate that by adding cold water to the hot water to get it at 165. all right, i got this. [music playing] audrina patridge: all right, so it's on 165. it's not moving. rich buceta: you nailed it. good. [music playing]

so out of all the places to choose a brewery, why queens? rich buceta: at the time that i was looking to open a brewery, queens did not have any breweries of its own. typically breweries open in brooklyn, sometimes manhattan. but queens, second largest borough of new york city, it didn't make sense that we weren't represented by our own brewery. on our opening day, we had about 1,200 people show up. the place was packed to the front all the way to the back. so you kind of set the trend? yeah, i'm proud of that. [music playing] audrina patridge: ok, so these are all hooked up. these are all connected, now we're going to open them up and get the beer flowing. wow, you really hear it. did i do that one? -yeah, no, it's going. -oh, it is. ok. i feel like a mad scientist. it's a little-- sometimes we wear hats, monocles. yeah. sometimes. [evil laughter] the brewing process is actually really intense. there's so much of it in there. rich buceta: oh yeah. audrina patridge: you get your hands dirty, you get in there. i think i put too much. there's a lot of waiting because you have to let it heat, and soak, and ferment.

[alarm sounds] it's hop time. you got it? yup, that's exactly right. you can really smell that ipa. rich buceta: yeah. audrina patridge (voiceover): for a taste, we head to singlecut's adjoining taproom overflowing with seasonal brews. [music playing] after a long day i'm ready to drink some beer. yeah, that's usually the case. first we're going to have the beer that we made today, which is our billy 18-watt. it's a session ipa. i definitely smell that hoppy i put in there. it is-- hoppy or hop? that's it, that's it. a little bit of pine in there also from-- i taste the pine and grapefruit. yes, this is dean, our pacific northwest mahogany ale. [music playing] oh my god. [laughter] that's not-- i mean, it's good. it's really strong. is this like-- what is the alcohol percent? -it's only 6%. -6%? yeah.

that's a strong one. you've got to try one of us our sour beers. this is made with hibiscus flowers and black current. -i like that one. -good. i don't think craft beer is really big in la, not yet. yeah, you really taste the hibiscus and it has almost like a kombucha taste. yeah, that's absolutely right. but i mean, it's so popular here. so queens is going to be like, the next hot spot. cheers to making queens the king of craft beers. cheers, audrina. thank you very much. it's a pleasure having you here. thank you. [music playing] audrina patridge (voiceover): coming up, experience why a day at rockaway truly is a day at the beach. audrina patridge: a few hours ago i was stressed out because of all the traffic, and then you get here and you're just like-- [sighing] audrina patridge: i can relax. [theme music] wantnt more fromom your vitata? get more w with naturere's bobo. wantnt more fromom your vitata? from thehe first-evever te action s sleep supplplement. wantnt more fromom your vitata? toto daily digigestive supupp. wantnt more fromom your vitata? to more e wellness s solus everery day. wantnt more fromom your vitata? get momore with nanature's boun.

wantnt more fromom your vitata? audrina patridge (voiceover): tonight we're exploring the glorious kingdom that is queens, new york. now aside from its booming food, art and scene, queens is also making some noise along its shoreline with a long stretch of paradise known as rockaway beech. credited as the largest urban beach in the country, rockaway has long been a summer staple for beach bums and a year-round sanctuary for surfers. i'm surfing in new york city right now. coming out to the rockaways is a great way to spend a day in queens and get outside of manhattan and the busyness. i just kind of ride the train for an hour and then just show up at the beach.

[music playing] audrina patridge (voiceover): today i'm taking on the atlantic face first with help from local instructors mike and mike. so guys, i've been to rockaway before. i've actually jet-skid here-- whoo. but i've never surfed. so what can i expect? you can expect nothing but the best out there today. conditions are amazing, the weather is about 85 degrees, water's warm. the waves are about two to three feet, occasional four. audrina patridge: so you're literally locals. you grew up here. yes, this is where we were, you know, born and bred. being with locals who know everything about the community, that are involved in the community. we would like to share that experience with all of our students who are coming from new york city and beyond so they can get that local experience, that local vibe, of what it's like to be a rockaway beach surfer. audrina patridge (voiceover): well, it's time to suit up and do what the locals do. welcome to the local's surf school. are you guys ready to surf? -yeah. [clapping] so this is beach 67th street, one of the two surfing beaches in the area. it is the beginner-friendly surf beach, no real hazards. there are some simple steps to follow.

the closer you go towards the nose, this would make for a funny planking picture, but what's going to happen is that you're going to nosedive. myself or mike is going to help you by saying, paddle, paddle, paddle. you're going to do so by cupping your hands. and then at some point, you're going to feel a push and hear the words, pop up. that is your cue to move in from the paddle position, and hopefully it will look something like this. [music playing] audrina patridge: and you want to keep your arms out? you don't want to be flying the airplane. that's going to be a guaranteed crash landing, all right? [music playing] put the feet a little wider. there we go. wider? you want to sit in the middle of the board. that's the sweet spot. not too, far because you'll nosedive. we have what's called the leash, right? the least get securely attached around your neck, right? for most comfort? male voice: if you want to die. ready to get in the water? -yeah. all right, let's do it. [surf music playing] all of this in queens, new york. who would've thought? paddle, paddle, paddle. [music playing] first try, like a natural. let's see if it was beginner's luck or if she keeps it up.

[screaming] ooh, wipe out. audrina patridge: the water here at rockaway beach, it's not any different than the beaches in california really . caught two so far. the waves were perfect today, the right size for surfing for our level. california's great, hawaii's great. but when you catch rockaway at the perfect time, anywhere between september through november, you get sometimes waves between six to 10 feet tall. audrina patridge: i wiped out more than a few times and i just keep going out there. male voice: that's a rite of passage. it happens to everyone. male voice: i wipe out, she wipes out. everyone who surfs wipes out and it's a fun thing, as long as you're being safe about it. [music playing] that was so much fun surfing, and i wiped out. i loved every minute of it, but i could really use some food right now and a drink. well, i have the perfect place. let's go to the surf club. [music playing] audrina patridge: let's go get some tacos and a beer. -absolutely. -they have beers there, right? absolutely, yeah. ok. audrina patridge: does this thing switch gears by itself? you're about to find out.

audrina patridge: i'm about to find out? is it my turn? on the laps, dude. there you go. wow, you're actually moving it. [groaning] good, go. i'm try-- you guys are so heavy. you're going faster than the guy we had. i think she's cool. you got to earn those beers. all those spinning classes pay off. yeah, you pay $100 for a spin class like this in the city. next stop, surf club. audrina patridge: we're here. male voice: this is it. we're here. welcome. [music playing] audrina patridge: ok, so the locals tell me that this is the place to be after a long day of surfing. and i even see you have surf lockers over there. male voice: it's hard to carry surfboards on the train, so that's kind of how we started this place. we always have rotating art shows, we show surf films, fantastic food and the best drinks in rockaway. cheers to queens. male voice: cheers. male voice: audrina. at the end of the day, an ice cold beer and a taco hits the spot. i know you said that these are better than the ones in california, but i think it's like a different style in california. these are still good though. the mikes, the double mikes, they are so funny.

they're such good guys. they're really good at surfing and they're really helpful. my day today in rockaway has been so much fun. rockaway beach, i don't even consider it queens. it's kind of like an oasis in what is actually new york city audrina patridge: i think a lot of people in manhattan need to come out here and chill out. plus there's a subway. the a train is right there, so it'll take you from rockaway beach right back into the city. [music playing] audrina patridge (voiceover): queens has plenty to do and see, but the people are what make this borough shine among the rest, all so beautifully unique and we've just barely scratched the surface. so until next time, queens. [theme music]

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