Eat & Drink

01 Jun 2010

Old Town Bar & Restaurant – Keeping it Very Old School

This photo was taken at the Old Town Bar and Restaurant by Nicki Ishmael during one of the shoots for my NYC book. If you haven’t figured it out by now, this site is just as much about the search for glimpses of old New York as it is about

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
01 Jun 2010

Joe’s Ice Cream Survives Rent Hike and Moves Across the Street

I had a minor coronary when, while arriving at my stop on the 38 Geary, I glanced out the window to see that the windows of Joe’s Ice Cream were papered over signaling that one more of the city’s institutions had bit the dust. Closer inspection, relieved me as I

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
31 May 2010

Big Mouth Burgers

A friend of mine, who works as a cook at a nice restaurant on Pier 39, once told me that a hamburger at his job cost $16. My immediate reaction was, “SIXTEEN DOLLARS! You better at least get a reach-around with your $16 hamburger!” After I explained in Spanish what

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
31 May 2010

Parked: The Gowanus Food Truck Festival

New York is a fat kid’s dream. There are pizza places and bagel shops every 1.5 blocks, as well as trucks waiting for you on the sidewalk when you suddenly crave a chocolate crossiant or flaffel. Normally, it’s totally worth walking a few extra blocks to find an ice cream

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
31 May 2010

Broke-Ass Haiku: Cheap Chinese Food

So we at Broke Ass HQ, like many of you, often spend time shooting the shit and coming up with new ideas to make you laugh, cry, save money and live your life. The haiku, a Japanese form of poetry, is a beautiful and simplistic way to show your affection

Monica Miller - The Intern 0
30 May 2010

Owl Tree — FREE Food During Weekday Happy Hour!

I don’t hang out in the Union Square area often.  It’s too loud and schizo for me between the tourists, the crackheads and the street performers gyrating to Michael Jackson songs and beating the shit out of trash cans.  But one bar I will brave the thousands of Street Sheet

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
30 May 2010

Reasons to Stay in the City for Memorial Day Weekend

I relish three-day weekends, not just because of the time off, but generally there is a mass exodus from the city and I get to roam around a little bit more people free. For those of you who were like f this I’m outta here. I’m happy for you, but

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
28 May 2010

The Snack Depot: SOMA’s Best Kept Secret

I’m really big on deluding myself into thinking that I don’t need to turn to 7X7-esque resources to find the best stuff to eat in my neighborhood. I think I can sniff out what’s tasty on my own, like a bloodhound or a bulimic. I just use sites like 7X7,

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0