It has very little to do with baseball other than the usual cast of NYC-based blogging suspects and a good portion of our evening’s chatter. But Alex Belth has a writeup of a group dinner expedition he and I made to Queens on Saturday along with our significant others as well as my pal Nick and Cub Reporter/foodie Alex Ciepley. So wowed and satisfied by the authentic Thai food at Sripraphai were we that even trekking back in the rain, we all kept saying to each other, “This is why I love New York City.” At one point on our 7-train ride back to Manhattan we looked over at Ciepley, who was gazing up from the menu and off into the distance, completely lost in reverie. Good food, good folks, good times.

If you’re anywhere near the area, Sripraphai is definitely worth the trek.