The vino box: Friendly to wallets, and the Earth

What’s a person to do when there’s a romantic interest to further, a vibe to heighten? The enterprising Brokelynite, on a modest budget, with mad culinary skills and decent tunes (try Thelonious Monk, Alone in San Francisco), may be thinking something cozy and private. You know — cheaper. All that’s needed is a little bit (or a lot) of the grape to advance the mood. It’s time to (re)consider boxed wine. The box has shed the stigma of crapulence. We found some of the best to get your new stackable cellar started.  (more…)

Gotham City Billiards - Photos by Patrick Egan

Mother Nature, with her relentless elements, has stricken the outdoors from the list of affordable recreation. If you want to hang with homies or flirt, you’ll need to do so indoors. What better time to call for the resurgence of pool, marginalized lately by Ping-Pong’s comeback? BK’s halls run about half the cost of Manhattan’s (with better drinks prices). It’s cheaper than a movie and counts as precious screen-free time. Here’s a look at Brooklyn’s offerings: (more…)