Eat & Drink

01 Sep 2011

A Broke-Ass Guide to Fashion’s Night Out

In most cases, designer fashion and bring broke don’t have a very strong correlation, unless you count something of the derelicte variety. But that doesn’t mean one cannot enjoy and appreciate nice things.  For those of you who don’t know, next week is Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) or “fah-no”, which

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
01 Sep 2011

Spectacular Spicy Chicken at Chino’s Taqueria

Chino’s and I have a relationship that most just won’t understand. You see when I was a simple skater-kid from Marin county Chino’s introduced me to my first real burrito sending me on a wonderful tortilla wrapped odyssey.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
30 Aug 2011

Omelettes, Burgers, and Street Cred at Jimbo’s

Scene: You’re hungover in Harlem. You’re in the mood for breakfast – since breakfast is ALWAYS the first meal of the day, even at 5pm – while you’re dining partner is set on getting a burger. What do you do? A. Stand on a corner arguing until you faint from

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
28 Aug 2011

FREE Meatball Mondays At Bender’s!

Just when you thought Bender’s couldn’t get any better, there’s more!  Mondays are now FREE Meatball Mondays. Bender’s will be serving up a complimentary, FREE in broke ass speak, meatball with every purchase from 11:00p.m. to close.  That’s prime time for food especially after sucking down a few drinks because your boss

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26 Aug 2011

Speakeasy Celebrates 14 years of Great Beer this Saturday

This Saturday, the brew crew down at the Speakeasy Ales & Lagers invites you to celebrate their 14th anniversary and try out their latest creation, Butchertown Black Ale! In honor of the new beer, Speakeasy is throwing a Butchertown Hoedown. The FREE Hoedown is where you will want to get

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
25 Aug 2011

Cheap-ass Prevention: Restaurant Advice

I don’t mean to make this an angry rant…buuuuuuuuuut…. One of my table I served tonight at work gave me $110 on a $107.09 tab…that’s 3.65percent tip! It took all of my willpower not to throw the money back at them, or snap a sarcastic remark about them needing the $2.91

Paulette Greenhouse - The Penny Pincher 0
24 Aug 2011

Super Taste Handmade Noodles

There are a zillion cheap noodle shops in Chinatown, and I’ve tried many of them, but one of my all-time favorite starch purveyors is Super Taste on Eldridge Street.  This tiny restaurant doesn’t get gold stars for ambience or service, but who pays attention to any of that when there’s

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
24 Aug 2011

Fix a Broke-Ass Romance with An Almost FREE Creative International Stay-cation

  Being broke is so much easier when you’re sharing your poverty with someone else. But pinching pennies doesn’t have to suck the romance out of your relationship. All you need is a good sense of humor and quite an imagination. Here’s one way to spice up your bohemian relationship:

Patricia Serrano - Destitute Diva 0