Eat & Drink

26 Mar 2009

$1 Falafel at Cinderella

A little while back I posted about $1 slices, which, although a good deal, became a rather monotonous regime. Enter Cinderella and their $1 falafel, where you can watch the newest videos for world music’s biggest stars on the flatscreen that cost more than their tables and chairs. But, it’s

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25 Mar 2009

Wing Lee is for Me

On the corner of Sixth and Clement is a bastion of sated tummies, especially when times are tough.  In a storefront with the ambience of a dirty donut shop on skid row is the Wing Lee Bakery, which features a laundry list of delicious, steaming dim sum.  From fried taro

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23 Mar 2009

Get Your Neuroscience!

Today I’m going to reveal a little inner dorkling, but don’t worry, I’ll temper it with some theatrical overcompensation, Tarantino style. After university, I walked away from a neuro-imaging internship with Harvard to go teach tennis  in Switzerland. I’ve been sidetracked ever since, but still love all things neuro, including

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22 Mar 2009

LGBTQ Youth Meal Night

     Even in the best of times, the city can be a cold, hard place when you’re young, queer and just spent the last of your money on a one-way ticket here from Gaybashville, USA.  The Castro can offer plenty in the way of hook-ups and booze, but often

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20 Mar 2009

Mac On Sunday with the Greenpoint Mac Off

The 1st ever Great Greenpoint Mac-Off is about mac & cheese is not hipster speed dating, which means you should leave the space suit at home because no one likes a fart in a space suit. 4 bars will be dishing out free samples  alongside drink specials. The leisure crawl

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18 Mar 2009

Will Cross-dress for Free Dinner

Wearing a skirt as man can get you a few things depending where you are ‘“ some supplemental income in the Bowery, a bagpipe in Scotland, a punch in the face in Detroit. Last night it got us a free 3 course dinner and 2 drinks at the schmancy Park

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10 Mar 2009

Free Mini-Film Fest with Free Cupcakes

    Better late than never on this one.  I heard about it a while ago, but have been inundated with’other things.  Anyway, here’s the low down on a two-week celebration that is one-week old, fashionable late.   Things get convoluted when you think about Street Attack, an ‘œalternative marketing

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09 Mar 2009

Dress like an entitled brat and get a free meal

      I’m gonna pull a David Paterson here and out myself on this so no one else can do it to me: I watch Gossip Girl.  I have a valid explanation though; since my girlfriend likes the show, and we don’t get to spend that much time together, and I

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