Eat & Drink

04 Oct 2009

The Blarney Stone

photo courtesy of the fine people over at Midtown Lunch This is what I’m fucking talking about!  The Overlook up the street wanted $4 for a PBR and here you can get a 22oz. glass of Sam Adams for $4.  Shame on you Overlook, shame, shame (yes I’m wagging my

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
04 Oct 2009

Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian

After 13 years of being a vegetarian, I recently crossed back over to the dark side.  However, my reasons for being a vegetarian had nothing to do with the idea of human consumption of meat.  As a faux-hippie, semi-political teen in Los Angeles, I took on the label of Vegetarian

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
03 Oct 2009

One Thing Far, One Thing Close, One Thing Movin All Over The City

I don’t usually head out to Jersey on a Saturday night, but this looks really, really cool.  The community-run, depression-era grand Loew’s Movie Palace in Jersey City is showing two films from the 1920s today: the Marx Brothers’ first film The Cocoanuts (1929) at 4pm, and Safety Last with live

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
03 Oct 2009

More Wholesome Than Folsom: Castro Street Fair

The Castro is known for many things. Referred to as ‘œAmerica’s anus’ by Dave Chappelle, it’s a cozy little spot where you can pretty much get away with whatever you want. With all of the bright lights, countless bars and fairies skipping around the streets, I like to think of

Ryan Miller- Depleted Resource Analyst 0
02 Oct 2009

Benefit for Hurricane Ondoy Victims TONIGHT at Little Skillet!

I know it’s pricey, but if you’ve been unable to make it over to Farmerbrown’s take-out outpost, Little Skillet, you’re seriously missing out. One of the few places in the Bay Area that actually serves chicken and waffles the right way, this place has been creating quite the ruckus in

Monica Miller - The Intern 0
30 Sep 2009

A Lecture on the History of the Jewish Deli Tonight

I doubt this was a real ad, but if so, that would be awesome!  Simply for the balls it takes to say that shit!    photo from adsoftheworld.com I’ll be in New York in less than a week doing preparation for the upcoming Fuck the Recession Party, and you know

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
30 Sep 2009

Vanessa’s Dumplings: An Absolute Must

There used to be a place on Allen near Delancey that was simply called Fried Dumpling. It was a great place where you could get five pretty tasty dumplings for one meager dollar. (Note to West Coast folk visiting NYC: “chinese dumpling” is East Coast for the food you are

Joe Petersen - Classist Columnist 0
29 Sep 2009

Your Guide to Recession Dining in New York

You may have noticed this pesky “recession” thing everyone’s been talking about, and one of the industries that’s been hit the hardest is the restaurant industry. Now is the time to find the best deals, while the oven is hot, and all over town you can find tasty cheap meals

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0