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03/23/09--14:36: The happy hour that comes once a year (chan 1660300)

Once you pass 21, each successive birthday gets a bit more depressing: you’re another year past your prime, and it’s even less socially acceptable to hang out in trashy dive bars looking for cheap drinks. But as my birthday approaches this week, social mores don’t stand a chance in the face of a unique East [...]


Ben Conniff

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04/01/09--09:09: Not your dad’s milkshake…but maybe your great great granddad’s (chan 1660300)

Remember when a frosty milkshake cost just a nickel? Neither do I. But this Thursday, Brooklyn hot spot The Bell House (149 7th St., Brooklyn–map) is putting those bygone deals to shame, offering their take on the shake free of charge, starting at 9 PM. A shot of history: back when milkshakes were invented in [...]


Ben Conniff

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04/03/09--08:38: Budget aphrodisiacs: my kind of cheap date (chan 1660300)

It’s finally April. If you subscribe to the only “r” months rule, that means you only have a few weeks left to slurp down those briny pieces of heaven called oysters. And if you’re like me, you wasted all of the previous “r” monts (Sept-Apr) thinking that oysters were out of your price range. Not [...]


Ben Conniff

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04/17/09--13:11: Willy(burg) cheesesteak (chan 1660300)

The appellation “deli” means something very different in New York than in smaller towns. Whereas most delis in the world are establishments that specialize in selling sandwiches and cold cuts, the typical New York deli is a place on the corner where you can pick up toilet paper, a bag of chips, and a 6-pack. [...]


Ben Conniff

04/17/09--13:33: Another falafel enabler (chan 1660300)

There’s a cheap falafel restaurant in the East Village. Groundbreaking news, no? Well, if you’re like me and eat cheap East Village falafel weekly, branching out to a new location is, in fact, a significant deal. So it was an exciting Tuesday evening when I trekked an extra couple blocks in the rain to Mohamed [...]


Ben Conniff

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05/14/09--06:28: Happy Hour of the Week: One year for EVT (chan 1660300)

In this climate, it’s worth celebrating if a new restaurant can stay open for a month. East Village Tavern (158 Avenue C, Manhattan–map) has made it an entire year, and they’re spreading the wealth this Friday with a free open bar from 6-8 pm. EVT gets the job done by having something for everyone: the [...]


Ben Conniff

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05/15/09--11:59: New members welcome (chan 1660300)

If you’re a Penny Palate regular, your yacht club membership probably lapsed a long time ago. Like, in a previous lifetime. But with weather like this, it seems criminal not to do your eating and drinking out of doors. Luckily, Smith Street has just the club for you–no membership dues, collared shirts not required. To [...]


Ben Conniff

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05/26/09--08:52: Straight from the middle man (chan 1660300)

Ever wish you could economize on beer by getting it straight from the brewery? You can’t. Due to antiquated liquor laws and an oversized Annheuser-Busch lobby in Washington, breweries can’t even sell their beer directly to retail stores. They have to sell to distributors, who then sell to your corner deli or supermarket. Of course, [...]


Ben Conniff

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07/13/09--08:12: Kashgar at the beach (chan 1660300)

The Uighur people have been in the news a lot lately, and it hasn’t been good–their home region of Xinjiang, China is mired in a vicious state of ethnic violence. While the thoughts of Uighur immigrants in New York are likely in Xinjiang, their hands are imbued with culinary prowess. Thanks to Cafe Kashkar (1141 [...]


Ben Conniff

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07/27/09--09:38: $5 Trifecta: Barbecue, Beer, Band (chan 1660300)

Free concerts abound throughout the city during the summer. But how many offer you a plate of delicious barbecue and a beer to devour while you enjoy the music, all to the tune of $5? This Wednesday, Finger on the Pulse NYC brings you the whole package at Hope Lounge (10 Hope Street, Brooklyn–map) in [...]


Ben Conniff

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