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Beco: A Non-Cheesy Brazilian Alternative
I’m not sure if it’s because of all those terrible Brazilian restaurants in Midtown, but for some reason, whenever anyone mentions anything about going to a Brazilian restaurant, I’ll just assume it’s going to be incredibly meat-heavy, Pan-South American (as opposed to actually Brazilian), neon-lighted, and generally horrible. UNTIL NOW.
Real Cocktails and Beer on the Cheap at KoKo Cocktails
In a city full of dive bars, KoKo Cocktails is one of those tiny hole in the wall joints that you tend to overlook unless either a) your friend who lives in the neighborhood loves it and tells you to meet there for drinks or b) you’re out in a
Stuff That’s Not Okay: Summer Styles Edition
Whelp, guys, it’s hot out. I’m just gonna say it. I’m gonna be the Eminem of this website, givin you things you joke about with your friends inside your living room, the only difference is I got the balls to say it in front of y’all and I don’t gotta
Bargain Buys at East Village Cheese
Friends are fun. Having friends over to your house is fun. Buying snacks for your always-hungry friends when they come over, however, is not so fun. I usually forget about the latter in a frenzy of excitement over the former (“I get to wear slippers while being social! Score!”), so
How to Properly Shop for Good Produce
Buying produce can sometimes be stress inducing. We want to believe that all of our food comes from a clean farm with smiling faces, sunny skies and plants that were grown out of the ground. Unfortunately, most of the time that’s not the case. Various sources have made it easy
Sailing School In Jersey City!
This past week I was fortunate to check something off my bucket list. I finally tried an activity that I have wanted to learn for my whole life’I learned to sail. Now this activity is not cheap BUT it can get you into circles of people who have real money.
Coating Your Stomach at Rossi’s Deli
Cheap liquor usually isn’t a problem on Castro, but cheap food can be little harder to track down- with the exception of pizza by the slice, which only sounds great when your stomach resembles a wineskin. Before you embark on your next flash flood, stop by at Rossi’s Delicatessen for
Get classy, Bro: Bushwick Country Club in NYC
Things I like: drinking, drinking outside, drinking on the cheap, drinking with fellow-minded attractive single people. I tend to prefer bars where all of the above can happen, but finding a comfortable in-between is difficult. Usually bars that are super cheap are also lacking in atmosphere (which is, fine, whatever,