Mon dieu! Le Brokavore deigns to try $2.50 Canadian bagels
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Mon dieu! Le Brokavore deigns to try $2.50 Canadian bagels

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Brokelyn’s frugal foodie, The Brokavore, tries Canadian Bagels for $2.50 and isn’t pleased.

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The $5 dinner (for two) and other secrets of Not Eating Out
Food & Drink

The $5 dinner (for two) and other secrets of Not Eating Out

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Brooklyn may be on the verge of its annual 10-day restaurant fest/dining-out extravaganza, but not eating out is a pretty big part […]

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Aromatherapy for dogs, only $5!
Pets

Aromatherapy for dogs, only $5!

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The aromatherapy for pets (!) workshop has been rescheduled: Aromatherapy 101: Essentials Oils for You and Your Pets workshop, at It’s A […]

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Car-service price check: Cobble Hill
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Car-service price check: Cobble Hill

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This week we turned our car-service lens on Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. The area as a whole is pricey, with a […]

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Bar of the Day: The Diamond
Food & Drink

Bar of the Day: The Diamond

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This is the latest entry in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Greenpoint’s The Diamond is the […]

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This weekend: fried cupcakes, Bushwick arts fest, Oscar parties galore
Outings

This weekend: fried cupcakes, Bushwick arts fest, Oscar parties galore

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FRIDAY 10am-3pm: A big hit last year, the department of transportation will once again be giving out free bike helmets in Pratt’s […]

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Tell us: What do you splurge on?
true confessions

Tell us: What do you splurge on?

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This question sparked a big discussion at our meeting this week, and we wanted to put it to you. It’s the eternal […]

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Adventures in outdoor meat drying
Food & Drink

Adventures in outdoor meat drying

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I have the utmost respect for my predominantly Chinese neighbors in the minimally gentrified nook of Sunset Park that I call home, […]

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Bar of the Day: Black Mountain Winehouse
Boerum Hill/ Gowanus

Bar of the Day: Black Mountain Winehouse

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This is the seventh in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. Today, The Black Mountain Winehouse in […]

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Rock a Biggie sweater for less at P. Diddy’s first-ever Brooklyn party next week
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

Rock a Biggie sweater for less at P. Diddy’s first-ever Brooklyn party next week

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Depending on your perspective, you’re either chafing at the news that P. Diddy is throwing his first-ever Brooklyn party next Tuesday night—or […]

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