WASSAIL Was New York City ready for a hard cider-centric bar and restaurant? Queens Kickshaw owners Jennifer Lim and Ben Sandler and partner Sabine Hrechdakian (a TFL subscriber) teamed up to find out. They must have believed that their bold move was pre-ordained. After all, they found their spot on Orchard Street during apple harvest of 2014 and opened pre-blossom, this March.