Eat & Drink

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
20 Apr 2010

The Return of Stone Street

I don’t know too many people who hang out in the Financial District unless they work there or like to have their drinking subsidized by horny bankers. But amidst all the dirty money, high-rises, and the tourist-choked South Street Seaport, lies one of the oldest streets in New York, Stone

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
20 Apr 2010

From Walking the LES to FREE Food with Edgar Allan Poe

The LES’s Tenement Museum has a new walking tour called ‘œNext Steps,’ focusing on the trends that shaped the Lower East Side from 1935 to the present, and this Wednesday at 2:30pm, the tour is FREE!  The tour takes visitors above Delancey Street, with stops along the way at bodegas,

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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

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16 Apr 2010

Where’s Da Beef? It’s in SOMA.

There’s a hot dog stand on 7th and Folsom that I just discovered called Da Beef. They have a deal where you pay $5 and get a Chicago dog, a bag of chips, and a soda. Oh hey, what’s up best lunch ever? They have kind of weird hours, but

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
16 Apr 2010

Bear Mountain and Beer, or, the First and Last TIme I Will Ever Advocate Something Athletic

Sooooooo guys, happy Friday.   Via the awesome folks at Gothamist comes this amazing tip.  I read it and was like, “Next!” Not ’cause I’m a hater (I am) but because who wants to go in the woods and walk around on the dirt?  But you know what? I’m a

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16 Apr 2010

Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint

Having been around since 1962, Big Nick’s has mad soul and feels like old NY. You know the kind of 24 hour place I’m talking about where, the walls are cluttered with autographed headshots, drawings, random posters, neon lights, and hand drawn signs. It also has an absolutely tremendous 27

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0