Eat & Drink

14 Aug 2010

Blackout Anniversary Party

Blackouts can be a scary thing. Hell I nearly had a meltdown after my lights started flickering while I was in the shower and my A/C started to make choking sounds. But they can also be a magical witching hour where humanity decides it will come together instead of flying

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
14 Aug 2010

Free Cooking Classes at Williams Sonoma

It’s hard to be a thrifty foodie who loves to cook in NYC. It’s especially hard when the cooking skills your parents passed down were more along the lines of “Go to Sam’s Club. Buy food. Go home. Stick whatever family-sized entree you bought at Sam’s Club into oven. Press

Jill S. 0
13 Aug 2010

Sam’s Pizza and Burgers – Keeping it Old School in North Beach

Update for 2016: This originally appeared in my SF book. While North Beach has changed for the better, and my attitude with it, my opinion of Sam’s is still the same. I love that place! I’m posting this today in honor of the passing of Mile “Pops” Shawa, the owner of

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
12 Aug 2010

Pie in the Park this Sunday

What’s better than hanging out in Prospect Park on a beautiful summer day, playing some croquet and literally shoving pie in your pie hole? Unless you’re going to say to me “the construction people outside of your apartment starting at 9AM instead of 7AM,” then not much. And you can

Jill S. 0
12 Aug 2010

Off the Grid: Street Food Extravaganza at Fort Mason Friday Night

It’s no secret that Broke-Ass staff enjoy eating while standing, and if recent food trends are to be believed everything just tastes better when you order it from a Roach Coach Gourmet Food Truck. Which probably explains why these Street Food/Food Cart/Taco Truck events have been popping up all over

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
08 Aug 2010

Eat Donuts Bigger Than Your Face at Bob’s!

A while ago Stephen told us about a late-night, Nob Hill staple — Bob’s Donuts & Pastry Shop on Polk.  I’ve had the privilege of eating the most delicious apple fritter of my life here (okay, it was 2am and my blood was probably made up of pure tequila at

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
08 Aug 2010

Sunday Surf Benefit for SurfriderSF

Oceans are beautiful, full of big animals that want to eat you, and you should never ever turn your back on them. Show your support for two-thirds of the earth’s surface at the Sunday Surf Benefit for SurfriderSF hosted by Surfpulse. FREE admission, FREE Yolanda’s famous chicken and veggie/cheese enchiladas,

Jessica Longo - Two-Bit Reporter 0
08 Aug 2010

Cheap, Delicious Wontons and Sake at Snacky

Sometimes when I go to a new restaurant and try a type of food I know little about, like, say, Ethiopian, I get scared by all the weird-sounding dishes and just order THE most boring thing I can find. This is usually because I’m starving, and unwilling to risk further

Katy B. - Economic Inexpert 0