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14 Jun 2010

Meat to Go – Boccalone’s Famous Salumi Cone

My fondness for pork is pretty common knowledge amongst anyone who knows me. That said, I really have to admire Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore’s mission to make porcine delights (‘œtasty, salted pig parts’ to be exact) more accessible to the people. Which is why, if you happen to be

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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

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14 Jun 2010

Suddenly Single: 5 Reasons to Rejoice

So all of a sudden, either you’ve been broken up with, or you’ve finally mustered up the courage to break up with someone.  If you had any affection for the person to begin with, of course it’s going to be sad, at least a little bit.  By all means, take

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13 Jun 2010

Unemploymania #2: On Experience

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A guy is without a job. Constantly searching and prodding and looking around, he has had variable success finding something to do. He sends in applications, sometimes unsolicited, and invariably with crossed fingers.  Sometimes this is a process robotic – cover letter, resume, malaise.

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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

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13 Jun 2010

Shopping for a Patron

Living in NYC is hard.  Just going out of town shows me that.  It is expensive, crowded and annoying (as well as dynamic, exciting and the center of the universe).  As a way to make ends meet, I have decided to spend a significant amount of time in my future

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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

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12 Jun 2010

EPIC WIN Burlesque Does Ghostbusters

File this under “defilements of my childhood that I’m perfectly okay with.” Tonight at The Tank Space for Performing and Visual Arts, EPIC WIN Burlesque presents the encore showing of its loving tribute to 1984’s Ghostbusters. No novice to such risqué salutations, the group has taken similar approaches to favorites ranging

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