Eat & Drink

14 Jun 2010

GreenMarkets: Eating Well on the Cheap in NYC

I like food. Nay, I love food. I went to a job interview at Café 2 in the Museum of Modern Art once where the interviewer told me that my face “lit up” when I started talking about chorizo. That is not a joke. Unfortunately I’ve also got $40 to

Polina Yamshchikov - Flirt Poor 0
13 Jun 2010

Open Letter to the Ladies Who Work at Yamo

Dear Ridiculously Hard-working Ladies Who Work At Yamo, First, thank you for your super-cheap, amazing Burmese food.  I don’t have tons of disposable income, but because everything on your menu is under $6, I too can enjoy eating out like the rest of the world. Second, will you please be

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
12 Jun 2010

FREE World Cup Broadcast at AT&T Park

In case the excitement of the NBA Finals isn’t enough for you, World Cup Fever has arrived! To kick off the madness, this Saturday AT&T Park and Visa are hosting a free public viewing of the USA vs. England game! The sweet soccer action will be shown live on the

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
11 Jun 2010

Mission Bay Farmers Market Rules!

The Mission Bay Farmers Market down by UCSF is officially the best kept farmers market secret in San Francisco. I went down this past Wednesday to grab my usual fancy goat cheese and cherries and walked away with two FREE Giants tickets! Unbeknownst to me, I had been entered in a

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
11 Jun 2010

FREE BBQ During World Cup Coverage at Northstar on Saturday

I agree with Ashley — I just don’t get the fuss over The World Cup.  I mean, seriously, (hypothetical) guy I’m dating, you’re going to drag me to a bar to watch a sport I’ve never seen you watch, much less talk about (except to declare in passing one time

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
11 Jun 2010

Downgrade Your Trendy Foods: Choose Your Own Ceviche

In the past, I’ve used this humble space to talk about how not look so poor when eating your Mac & Cheese, or Ramen noodles, or Peanut Butter and Jelly. OR WHATEVER. But what about all those trendy dishes the hot new restaurants are serving up that all your Yelp

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
08 Jun 2010

3rd Ward’s GOODS Food Truck Now serving Williamsburg

It’s been said that good things come in small packages, this is especially true when it comes to the food truck revolution that has taken this city by storm. What used to just consist of “street meat” and questionable sanitary conditions is now a full blown culinary movement. Joining the

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
07 Jun 2010

FREE Anthony Bourdain Book Signing

Anthony Bourdain is the kind of chef/TV show personality who will show you the Montana hotel room where a former director went on a coke and shooting binge, and then go downstairs to tell you about the buffalo meat something he’s eating. Then other nights he ends up in the

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0