Eats

25 Apr 2010

Torta Cubana from That's It Market — Cheap and Girthy

Okay. So maybe I’m one of the last fat-asses in the city to try the Torta Cubana from That’s It Market, a commmmmbination liquor store and deli serving tortas, tacos, tostadas and, inexplicably, falafels, but I don’t care. Because I will tell you the truth about this mystical Torta Cubana:

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
24 Apr 2010

Outside In – A Street Food Extravaganza

I. Love. Street food. Even in a place like San Francisco with it’s sometimes depressing non-summers, street food brings on that happy-go-lucky “I just sat in a park and did nothing but lay in the sun for eight hours” kind of feeling. I don’t want to jinx it, but the

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
23 Apr 2010

New Indian Street Food in FiDi

Breaking news: There is a new Indian street food taco truck making its way through FiDi. It’s been around these parts for only a couple of weeks and has already made a big impression on me and just about every single person in my 400 person office. They’re called Curry

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
22 Apr 2010

How to Get a FREE $10 Gift Certificate to Loving Cup

Two of my very favorite things in the world conflict on a fundamental basis:  going out to eat and saving money.  These things are pretty much mutually exclusive — EXCEPT in a world that has websites like CherryDeals.com, which offers money-saving daily deals.  Because CherryDeals is an SF-based company, they

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
21 Apr 2010

FREE Tapas at Picaro Tonight!

Like a little Wednesday with your wine?  Me too.  How about some tapas to go along with that buzz?  Check.  Tonight Tapeña Wine has got you covered with San Francisco Tapas Hour, a social meetup event for wine lovers/broke-asses at Picaro restaurant.  From 5:30pm-7:30pm, there will be FREE tapas for the

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
20 Apr 2010

The Thing to do Today in San Francisco: Get Really Stoned

As I sat down to write this, my mom called to bust my balls about getting arrested for weed possession, on 4/20, when I was a junior in high school.  She does that just about every year. Yup, today is that day.  You know that one where people celebrate the act

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
19 Apr 2010

Save the Mom and Pop of Land's End – Louis' Diner Faces Closure

Since the thirties there have only been a couple of alternatives when it came to dining with a view of Land’s End, without spending the pretty pennies it takes at the Cliff House. One is the VA Hospital Canteen, which, despite its cool name has a menu that is sub

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0