Eats
FREE: Learn to Grow Food on Your Roof
Roofs in NYC can be hard enough to put yourself on, let alone anything besides a metal folding chair or a milk crate. Some people are determined enough, and manage to set up their roof tops with couches, canopies and kiddie pools. And then there’s people like Annie Novak who
Rai Rai Ken
I know that Momofuku is supposed to be the best of the best of the best ramen in the universe, and that Decibel is the underground hip lair that you are supposed to take your out of town friends to so that they know how awesome and plugged in you
The Blarney Stone
photo courtesy of the fine people over at Midtown Lunch This is what I’m fucking talking about! The Overlook up the street wanted $4 for a PBR and here you can get a 22oz. glass of Sam Adams for $4. Shame on you Overlook, shame, shame (yes I’m wagging my
One Thing Far, One Thing Close, One Thing Movin All Over The City
I don’t usually head out to Jersey on a Saturday night, but this looks really, really cool. The community-run, depression-era grand Loew’s Movie Palace in Jersey City is showing two films from the 1920s today: the Marx Brothers’ first film The Cocoanuts (1929) at 4pm, and Safety Last with live
Vanessa's Dumplings: An Absolute Must
There used to be a place on Allen near Delancey that was simply called Fried Dumpling. It was a great place where you could get five pretty tasty dumplings for one meager dollar. (Note to West Coast folk visiting NYC: “chinese dumpling” is East Coast for the food you are
Your Guide to Recession Dining in New York
You may have noticed this pesky “recession” thing everyone’s been talking about, and one of the industries that’s been hit the hardest is the restaurant industry. Now is the time to find the best deals, while the oven is hot, and all over town you can find tasty cheap meals
Great Gatsby! It's the Jazz Age Lawn Party
Not everybody does “costumes.” They smack of frat parties and drama kids that never grow up. Plus you run the risk of looking like an ass if you go anywhere after the party. But add to the mix fancy french cocktails, free food and a gramophone and you got yourself