Booze

03 Apr 2012

Name Night Is The Best Idea at No Idea Bar

It has been said that the name your parents choose to give you will define the type of person you will become. Now imagine if you become the type of person that gets FREE drinks at the No Idea Bar. That’s exactly what your name can get you during their

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
28 Mar 2012

How Not to Become a Gay Icon

Shortly after graduating college, I found myself in an “identity crisis.”  I realized that I had spent the last four years of my life writing analytical essays about “thingness” or whatever other words I could add -ness to the end of, and over-using the word “utterly” to make myself sound

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
26 Mar 2012

Experience the Weirdness at Billymark’s West

When I lived in the projects over on 27th St. and 10th Ave., there were only two bars in the neighborhood I frequented. One was the Blarney Stone, and the other was Billymark’s West. Both of these places were characterized by unspeakable debauchery, strange nights that I hope to eventually

Bobby Rich - Affordable Aficionado 0
19 Mar 2012

Let’s Do It Ridgewood Style, Baby: Gottscheer Hall Tap Room and Lounge

Gottscheer Hall, Gottscheer Hall… What to say about Gottscheer Hall? For starters, this event space and bar has been open since 1924, they have all the pictures of the Gottscheer queens from 1924 to 2012 on the wall where you enter (which are very amusing  pictures – just saying), you

Bobby Rich - Affordable Aficionado 0
16 Mar 2012

Luck of The Irish: St. Patty’s Day Pub Crawl

St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Saturday this year. That’s a scary thought. I’m sure that the bar-hopping will reach new peaks during this eventful day full of booze. Therefore I couldn’t just bring you any event, I brought you broke-asses the pub crawl of the year—hopefully. The Luck of

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
05 Mar 2012

Tradesman Bar: Class You Can Afford

Tradesman opened with a bang last Thursday! If you read the Yelp reviews, one person said it was so crowded it was hard to even make it to the bar. But on Sunday, when I went, I was able to enjoy the cozy candlelit atmosphere, the wonderful service, and the

Bobby Rich - Affordable Aficionado 0
28 Feb 2012

Why We Love Barcade in Williamsburg

Video games. Who doesn’t love video games? Here’s a better question—who wouldn’t love alcohol and arcade games? Probably Newt Gingrich, but I digress. I had heard about a place that combined the two and it goes by the simplistically clever name of Barcade. I happened to walk into Barcade one

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0