Eat & Drink
Frugal Bliss at the It’s-It Factory
Oh, It’s-It! You are one of the last from a different era. The city that Herb Caen wrote about. Tonga Room, Laughing Sal, etc. It’s a class that manages to hang on every year. I guess one of the best things about you, is that you haven’t changed all that much since your
Dorkbot Meet up for Robot Enthusiasts
I love robots. As an avid lover of anything SciFi, I’ve encountered many different types of robots amidst the pages of Asimov, old Jetsons reruns, and weird B-quality movies. Take a look at some videos of robots here – dancing and falling and even playing the violin! Oh. You asked
Whiz Burgers
Whiz Burgers is the type of joint that when you randomly see it one day while riding your bicycle, you say to yourself, “Holy shit! How have I never seen this place before?” At least that’s what happened to me. This spot is something out of a Beach Boys song
A UCB Benefit and the New and “Improved” Dominos
It seems like there’s a Haiti benefit every other day, and that’s ok, it’s a bandwagon I’ll readily jump-on. And while most of us can’t afford to dish out the big bucks for high profile events, we can, however, contribute a little and laugh our asses off in the process.
Broke-Ass Porn: Niman Ranch Bacon
Once a week we present Broke-Ass Porn. It’s visually stimulating material for the financially impaired. If this shit doesn’t get you going, you’re not as broke as you thought:
Restaurant Behavior: Avoid Irritating the Waitstaff
I’ve been waiting tables off and on for about 10 years, and I spent my first year in Brooklyn waiting tables at a diner in Park Slope. It was a fantastic cultural introduction to New York. When a lady ordered an egg cream, I had to go ask the other
Upgrade Your Comfort Foods: Broke-Ass Girl Scout Cookies
Ha! I bet you thought I was going to give you some cheap and crafty recipe to make your own samoas or whatever. Nope, this week I’m flipping the usual “Upgrade Your Comfort Foods” because I want to talk about one of my favorite things in the grocery store: knockoff
VBar Cafe NYC
Everyone knows the tired cliches of people setting up their laptops in public and banging away at the keys to make themselves feel more writerly. But sometimes you really do need to work someplace that isn’t your messy house, or a depressing, urine soaked library. For that purpose, my favorite