Booze

16 Nov 2011

Dempsey’s Drunken Smartass Olympics

 You had me at “Drunken.” Dempsey’s in the East Village is known for their Wednesday pub trivia night… and the title just makes me happy. The Drunken Smart Ass Olympics prides itself on the diverse topic range of the questions and since you can have 5 in your team, I

Quincey Trigillo - Judicious Journalist 0
15 Nov 2011

Rathbones Pub & Grill’s Weekly Specials

Happy hour has become the standard in bars since who knows when. You usually get a dollar off all drinks or some other type of special. Rathbones gives you the best of both worlds — ­specials on both food and drinks. From 7-llpm you will receive a unique special from

Enrique Grijalva - Mr. Minimum Wage 0
14 Nov 2011

NYC Restaurant Review: Tillman’s

Only in New York City can you pay $14 for a single grilled cheese sandwich, but then at the same establishment hear an intimate concert with Talib Kweli for FREE. Such contradictions make up Tillman’s, where expensive comfort food is balanced out by the pricelessness of your experience. A hidden

Patricia Serrano - Destitute Diva 0
10 Nov 2011

Happy Hour at Botanica

Botanica is a safe haven.  There’s no better way to describe it.  It sits like a bomb shelter on the south side of smoky Houston street, two blocks away from the undulating sea of Soho shoppers and opposite the building-size advertisements that pollute the north side of the street.  After

The Happy Peasant 0
05 Nov 2011

Soul II Soul: Ghetto Plastic Cups And An Ass Shakin’ Dance Floor

Soul II soul is a bar I’ve been going to for years. Back when I used to live off the Gates stop, it was a place I went on my way home. I knew the the door man, Jimmy; I knew the owner, Easy, who would sit at the end

Bobby Rich - Affordable Aficionado 0
03 Nov 2011

Lights, Camera, Auction! Tonight in Carroll Gardens

As I inch closer and closer to the big 30, “adultey” things like fixing the toilet seat I broke by standing on it (don’t judge, I’m short and needed to see!) are slowly becoming less “Shit, I have to fix this before dad comes and reminds me he had 4

Jill S. 0
30 Oct 2011

Poker, Pool and Cheap Booze at LP ‘n Harmony

LP and Harmony has everything a good bar needs, and then some. Not only do they have a good jukebox, two nice pool tables and cheap booze, but they also have a backyard and poker tables. On Fridays poker is played throughout the day with a $40 buy in, and

Bobby Rich - Affordable Aficionado 0