Mar
31
2009
Title: Beer Wars Movie Screening ($15) — click here to buy your tickets now!
Location: Regal Cinema (U. Sq. Stadium 14)
Description: Fathom and Ducks In A Row Entertainment present Beer Wars LIVE with Ben Stein, a one night event taking you inside the boardrooms and back rooms of the American beer industry. The event will feature [...]
Mar
31
2009
We just got word that Irving Mill has upped the ante on its $15 Monday night Burger + Sixpoint Beer Special. As if this deal wasn’t already compelling enough, every Monday for the month of April the $15 dollars gets you Ryan Skeen’s Burger, a Pint of Sixpoint’s Righteous Rye and RI 1 Jim Beam’s Premium Rye [...]
Mar
31
2009
Just received this event listing from Vintage Irving: “Join us in Vintage Irving’s private tasting room for Seasonal Spring Sangria Tasting on Tuesday April 7th at 7PM. For $20, sangria aficionados can enjoy 5 5oz cups of sangria and learn what makes each one so potently delicious so that they can attempt to recreate them [...]
Mar
31
2009
Jill and I decided to head over to Ammos Estiatorio (Vanderbilt & 45th St) last night for a drink and bite to eat before meeting friends for a drink at The Ginger Man. We were intrigued by the Monday & Friday Recession Special that we originally heard about through Eater’s Dealfeed: 50% off your entire bar [...]
Mar
31
2009
According to this story on Crains, the proposed bill that would have allowed grocery stores to obtain a license to sell wine is DOA. Looks like the powerful liquor store lobby won out this time around. I think this is a huge loss for NY wine consumers. I was in a Publix in Florida this [...]
Mar
30
2009
Thanks to a commenter, we just learned about a pretty good boozy brunch deal at Thor (the restaurant and lounge in the Hotel on Rivington). Guess it kind of makes sense for them to have a good deal given its proximity to Essex’s infamous 3-cocktail brunch. The special $18 prix-fixe gets you a choice of an [...]
Mar
27
2009
This just came through from our friend Jeff:
Excerpt from an article on CNN.com today. Thought of you guys.
For Manhattan restaurateur Paul Grieco, sticking to good food and the warm, hospitable philosophy of his East Village restaurant, Hearth, is key to devising dining promotions to combat a 20 percent dip in business from the same period [...]
Mar
26
2009
Should wine be sold in New York grocery stores? That is the million (perhaps mult-million) dollar question that has been stirring up quite a heated debate over the past few months. And it seems to be coming to a head this week in the state capitol as the April 1 deadline rapidly approaches for approving the [...]
Mar
24
2009
We just received an email informing us that the $24 lunch deal of the century continues at Cafe Boulud…and it looks like its continuing Tuesday through Saturday all year long. In addition to 3-courses for $24, Cafe Boulud is also offering 4 different bottles of wine for $24. The current menu looks pretty irresistable, with items [...]
Mar
24
2009
We just got a submission about some great specials at Koreatown restaurant and lounge Third Floor Cafe. Expect a dark, lively and loud lounge with a packed elevator ride up and down. Great spot for a group. All-you-can-eat fried chicken and all-you-can-drink beer. Sounds like Koreatown’s answer to a Nascar tailgate party. Jill and I have [...]
Mar
23
2009
Despite the damage that Midtown Lunch’ers did when testing out Yushi last week in all-you-can-eat fashion, sleek Midtown sushi spot Omido (designed by AvroKO) is offering an all-you-can-eat sushi special for $29.99 a person on Mondays-Wednesdays between 4-7pm through April 22nd. This deal is in celebration of Omido’s 2nd anniversary and because, as Omido itself states, “a [...]
Mar
23
2009
Here’s an interesting promotion that just came through our submissions inbox. Wined & Dined would be the biggest fan if they would just offer us New Yorkers the same $16 “Sunday Funday” brunch w/ 3 complimentary cocktails that they offer to Chicagoans:
ARE YOU SUSHISAMBA’s BIGGEST FAN? Do you experience regular El Topo cravings? Do your shoulders take on [...]
Mar
22
2009
We just got word of this great all-you-can-eat and drink deal from the good folks over at LES restaurant Tre: “Thanks for the mention in your “boozy brunch spots” list! We’re offering another great deal that you and your readers may be interested in. After drawing such a crowd with our weekend Unlimited Champagne Brunch, Tre restaurant has [...]
Mar
21
2009
Beginning tomorrow, Sunday, March 22nd, our favorite new beer bar in the way E. Village is offering a brunch that it’s calling the “BackBeat Brunch.” For the inaugural brunch, East Village Tavern (Ave C @ 10th St) is giving away free brunch entrees, all drafts are $4 and all brunch cocktails are $4, including one [...]
Mar
20
2009
It’s the best time of the year to be a sports fan. The Madness has descended upon us and we did a bit of legwork to help you find the right bar to catch all the hoops action. The last thing you want is to walk into a bar 5 minutes before your team’s tip-off only to find out [...]