http://brokelyn.com Food, restaurants, shopping and cheap fun on a budget in Brooklyn NYC Sun, 19 May 2013 22:34:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://brokelyn.com/gogamooga-2013-the-eatening/ http://brokelyn.com/gogamooga-2013-the-eatening/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 16:29:01 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=43834 Read More]]>
Hope you guys don’t want Umami Burger. Photo by Mary Dorn Hi guys, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the Great GoogaMooga 2013. You can check back here for plenty of pictures of bands and a few updates on what’s going on in the park. Here’s a few things to know: -beers are $7 or $8 at the normal beverage tents, but the selection is a little small. There’s a larger beer tent, but you need to buy tickets for that, for $1 each, with beers in there going for $3 or $4. We’d recommend paying cash, the credit card machines were already a little janky. You also have to buy a $2 reusable cup, because uh…it  makes the craft beer taste better. -if you bring an empty water bottle, there doesn’t look to be anywhere you can actually fill it up, with the only water fountain in the festival area behind the press… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/gogamooga-2013-the-eatening/feed/ 3 http://brokelyn.com/get-happy-and-16-other-ways-to-spend-this-weekend/ http://brokelyn.com/get-happy-and-16-other-ways-to-spend-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:03:08 +0000 David Colon http://brokelyn.com/?p=43774 Read More]]>
Get Happy: Just another normal night in Brooklyn’s comedy scene. via Facebook 1. OK, it’s finally here. Time to stuff yourself stupid at GoogaMooga, at least if you can afford to do that (Friday – Sunday) 2. As an alternative to GoogaMooga, you can check out the Bohemian Festival at the Onderdonk House. Should be a little more hippie-friendly (Friday – Sunday) 3. Learn about cocktails through whimsical illustrations at Powerhouse, and drink cocktails through your mouth because they’ll have those for you too (Friday) 4. It’s Bike to Work Day, so there’s nothing like a party celebrating the act of biking home from work. Because, ugh, work (Friday) 5. Summer@MetroTech’s film series kicks off with the story of the funky brothers that make up the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, The Brothers Hypnotic, followed by a funky live performance from Hypnotic themselves (Friday) 6. Hooray, it’s time for Lit Crawl! Don’t worry, you can walk on two legs to enjoy… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/get-happy-and-16-other-ways-to-spend-this-weekend/feed/ 0 http://brokelyn.com/ready-to-eat-all-you-need-to-know-for-googamooga-2013/ http://brokelyn.com/ready-to-eat-all-you-need-to-know-for-googamooga-2013/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12:45 +0000 Rebecca Fishbein http://brokelyn.com/?p=43747 Read More]]>
Oh, won’t you take us with you? (via flickr user wallyg) The Great GoogaMooga round 2 is VERY NEARLY UPON US, and though many of us were cruelly turned away from free tickets to the festivities, there are still plenty of you out there preparing to hit Prospect Park this weekend. With that in mind, we’ve wrangled some much-needed tips from the organizers to help get things moving swiftly this year, since last year GoogaMooga-ers were subject to a few foodfest-related debacles (LONG WAITS FOR BEER WHY GOD WHY). Here are some things to keep in mind: IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TICKET YET: A number of us were subject to the sting of rejection when the GoogaMooga organizers informed us last month (exactly one month ago today, not that we’re still bitter or anything) that we weren’t chosen to receive free tickets. Some of us tempered this shutout by convincing friends to… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/ready-to-eat-all-you-need-to-know-for-googamooga-2013/feed/ 1 http://brokelyn.com/5-ways-to-find-an-nyc-restaurant-job-online/ http://brokelyn.com/5-ways-to-find-an-nyc-restaurant-job-online/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:43:42 +0000 Kenji Magrann-Wells http://brokelyn.com/?p=37089 Read More]]>
You're just one wafer thin mint away from restaurant industry success! The New York restaurant world is a weird place to be. The money flows freely, but through odd and mutated channels. The pay grade runs from chefs barely making rent ($12 an hour) to the average income of the managers ($40K to $60K), to executive chefs ($85K to $125K) to the wild pay range of bartenders and servers ($100 to $10K a night at Per Se). Keep in mind that working in the restaurant industry means that anytime people are out having fun eating and drinking, that’s when you’re at work, and when they’re at the office, you get to go out to your private city. The job of a chef may sound glamorous, except it’s devoid of all the riches associated with the mighty tip pool, leaving you with only a humble restaurant salary in an occupation regularly rated as… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/5-ways-to-find-an-nyc-restaurant-job-online/feed/ 1 http://brokelyn.com/3-atms-toe-shoes-and-10-other-things-bloomberg-should-ban-next/ http://brokelyn.com/3-atms-toe-shoes-and-10-other-things-bloomberg-should-ban-next/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:35:19 +0000 Brokelyn staff http://brokelyn.com/?p=36980 Read More]]>
'Nanny Bloomberg,' courtesy of the Center for Consumer Freedom BK foodies can breathe a sigh of pasturesmithed relief that our BLT-lovin’ Nanny Bloomberg isn’t banning bacon or mayo next. But what’s next on the mayoral hit list, now that Big Gulps are heading the way of smoking sections and transfats?  Some of our own humble suggestions, and the science to back them up: 1. Flip flops on the subway Science: Will reduce exposure to unidentified liquids, which may include the vomit produced when people look at your grody feet. 2. Four-cheese pizza (max 2 cheeses on any one pizza inc. one low fat) Science: The National Institutes of Health has concluded: Two cheeses, no diseases! 3. Five-finger toe shoes Science: Researchers fear increased popularity will lead to a steep decline in new births. 4. Emailing after midnight Science: Late-night communiqués often contain inadvisable emotional content. 5. Mixology classes Science: Nine out of 10 bartending school grads go on to calling numbers on work-at-home flyers. 6.… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/3-atms-toe-shoes-and-10-other-things-bloomberg-should-ban-next/feed/ 10 http://brokelyn.com/brokes-populi-how-much-should-you-spend-at-a-coffee-shop/ http://brokelyn.com/brokes-populi-how-much-should-you-spend-at-a-coffee-shop/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:33:11 +0000 Brokelyn staff http://brokelyn.com/?p=36967 Read More]]>
Tea Lounge photo by Jennifer Bernstein. Picture a rainy Brooklyn morning. Perfect day to hunker down in a coffee shop in the company of other morose creatives, wondering what novel or secret IPO they’re up to. But don’t ask, lest they’re just paying ConEd online and you’re reminded both of the banalities of human existence and your own possibly overdue electrical bill. You give yourself props because you haven’t used a single kilowatt at home this month as you plug your laptop into the coffee shop’s outlet instead, sip your 17th hot water refill on a long spent tea bag and settle into reorganizing your Spotify playlists for the next four hours. You’re a laptop squatter, the bane of coffee shop owners everywhere. The point of this obese windup is not merely to get our bloviating muscles working on an arthritic Monday morning, but to ask you, Brokistas, what you think is… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/brokes-populi-how-much-should-you-spend-at-a-coffee-shop/feed/ 6 http://brokelyn.com/urban-outfitters-selling-mitt-romney-t-shirts/ http://brokelyn.com/urban-outfitters-selling-mitt-romney-t-shirts/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 11:00:10 +0000 Tim Donnelly http://brokelyn.com/?p=36924 Read More]]>
Outfitters are people, my friend. For anyone with actually had doubts, Urban Outfitters revealed itself as just another heartless corporation when this whole donating-to-Santorum controversy popped up a ways back. Now the hipster Walmart has eschewed Che Guevara in lieu of a new T-shirt mascot: Mitt “Americia” Romney. This line of Romney shirts would be some mawkish form of irony (UO’s bread and butter) were the election over, much like this Nixon tee, but with the heat still on and the outcome unclear, is there any other way to interpret the wearing of it as an endorsement of Mittens? This “Too Legit to Mitt” is the only one you could get away with: Please Willard, don't hurt em. One more Romney design: And the other: The store is also selling some Ron Paul gear, though it’s more believable there’s an overlap of of the “Ron Paul & Drugs & Rock & Roll” crowd. And Obama shirts. Better… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/urban-outfitters-selling-mitt-romney-t-shirts/feed/ 14 http://brokelyn.com/all-the-jobs-i-ever-had-greg-barris-wigmakers-son-turned-restauranteurcomedy-host/ http://brokelyn.com/all-the-jobs-i-ever-had-greg-barris-wigmakers-son-turned-restauranteurcomedy-host/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:59:57 +0000 Havilah Brewster http://brokelyn.com/?p=36882 Read More]]>
Tour guide Greg (and his dad) at Cypress Gardens. Greg Barris – restaurateur, grey pants enthusiast, proud owner of gorgeous curls of hair, forgiver of sins, cook book collector and straight-up hilarious comedian – has been employed by at least 13 different companies since he was 13 years old. Greg, 30, is currently a co-owner of L’Asso, with restaurant locations in the East Village and NoLIta. He also hosts Heart Of Darkness (most often performed at Park Slope’s Union Hall). Heart Of Darkness is an evening packed with comedians, musicians, academics, philosophers, hair dressers and any other kind of freakishly fascinating type. Reggie Watts and Janeane Garofalo are regular guests and Greg will, without fail, forgive you – you personally – of your sins. All of them, you filthy sinner. Greg also performs standup at various clubs throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan and often shares his unique brand of comedy with Los… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/all-the-jobs-i-ever-had-greg-barris-wigmakers-son-turned-restauranteurcomedy-host/feed/ 1 http://brokelyn.com/celebrate-brooklyn-prospect-park-schedule-2012/ http://brokelyn.com/celebrate-brooklyn-prospect-park-schedule-2012/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:03:15 +0000 Tim Donnelly http://brokelyn.com/?p=36528 Read More]]>
This has to be one of the better Celebrate Brooklyn! lineups in years. The free summer concert series kicks off June 5 with Jimmy Cliff and runs a gamut of musical options that features Ghostface Killah, Keb Mo’, Grammy winner Esperenza Spalding and includes the surely awesome combo of  Wild Flag and Mission of Burma. The movie singalongs and dance-alongs are ripe too: Saturday Night Fever and The Muppet Movie! For the more popular shows, you have to get there early of course, but your best bet is to make a day of it: picnic in the park with your friends and it won’t even feel like you’re waiting in line for three hours! See the full schedule below. June 5 Jimmy Cliff June 9 AfroCubism / Alsarah & The Nubatones June 14 Laura Marling / Michael Kiwanuka / Willy Mason June 15 Geri Allen & Carrie Mae Weems: Slow Fade to Black with Esperanza Spalding / Terri Lyne… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/celebrate-brooklyn-prospect-park-schedule-2012/feed/ 3 http://brokelyn.com/gilt-groupe-warehouse-sale/ http://brokelyn.com/gilt-groupe-warehouse-sale/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:04:48 +0000 Faye http://brokelyn.com/?p=36452 Read More]]>
The scene at the Los Angeles sale. Image courtesy of Racked/LA. I know we’re not supposed to shop at flash sale sites, but very occasionally way too often, we do. Call it a little addiction borne of too much time online and too few moments of breathless excitement elsewhere during the day. So into today’s inbox pops an invitation to Gilt Groupe’s warehouse sale May 18 – 20, featuring the normal Gilt merch “at prices that are even better than you’ll find online.” So far so good. But wait. They’re charging admission! Whoa. What is this, Costco? No self-respecting brokester pays for the privilege of buying stuff, unless the door fee goes to charity, of which there’s no evidence here. Like so much else in New York, the sale has a tiered system. Prime shopping slots (Friday night and Saturday morning) are $20, and the Sunday dregs are $10. What??? You… Read More]]> http://brokelyn.com/gilt-groupe-warehouse-sale/feed/ 6