Eat & Drink

28 Sep 2010

Saturdays – Forgo Adulthood at the Knitting Factory

Let’s just get it out of the way right now: adulthood sucks. There’s insurance you’re not eligible for, careers you’re unqualified for, and you just don’t get that Justin Bieber (though he’s much more awesome slowed down 800%). Wouldn’t it be nice to go back to the time when your

Dan Cerruti - 99 Cent Store Cowboy 0
27 Sep 2010

Donuts Luncheonette Keeps You Coming Back

Some places lure you in with high design, a dining gimmick, or enough sangria to make your mouth go numb, and all of those are excellent reasons to be enticed to sit down and throw around some pocket change. However, some places suck you in and keep you coming back

Dan Cerruti - 99 Cent Store Cowboy 0
26 Sep 2010

Stuff Your Face With Cheap Buns From Lung Fung Bakery

My second apartment in the city was on 18th Avenue at Geary in an area I like to call “Central Richmond” (Google Maps tells me this is a real term in existence, but I’ve never heard anybody actually speak this in conversation). Anyway, there were a ton of cheap and

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
26 Sep 2010

BYOB and Empanadas at Tabaré

Going on dates isn’t a thing hipsters really…. do…. since it often involves sobriety (gah), looking somewhat presentable, and acknowledging that an actual courtship is going on. But if you have found that special someone you think you can be sober around, Tabaré is one of the cutest date places

Katy B. - Economic Inexpert 0
25 Sep 2010

A Taste of Greece – San Francisco Greek Food Festival

The San Francisco Greek Food Festival is one of the most elusive events I have ever encountered. For the past few months, in an act of probably overzealous anticipation, I have been scouring the interwebs looking for clues as to the dates and deets on my most favorite of food

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
25 Sep 2010

Lulu’s Raises the FREE Pizza Bar in Greenpoint

My family is in town. They’ve seen the sites, they’ve walked in the mysterious street puddles, they’ve had someone sneeze on them in the subway… they’ve pretty much done it all, people! As I racked my brain for more to do, however, I realized that there was one more pivotal

Jill S. 0
25 Sep 2010

Your Saturday: Beer, Brats, Art Festivals, and Sordid Secrets

With New York still enjoying its Indian Summer, it seems like everyone is trying to pack every possible event into one weekend before the chill of fall sets in. Normally we just pick one event, but there is just too much good stuff to choose. So whether you want to

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
24 Sep 2010

Happy Hours with Cookies and Milk

Booze-fueled happy hours are all fine and good, but what about the days you’re feeling wholesome or when you have to apply for jobless benefits by peeing in a cup later that afternoon? When it’s one of those days, get the cookies and milk happy hour at American Grilled Cheese

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0