Brooklyn gets its first Aldi on Thursday. What can you expect?
We got a heads up from a press release that this Thursday Aldi, the mega-giant, German-held discount supermarket chain is…
Tag: supermarkets
The nutso organic milk prices in one Brooklyn neighborhood
A comparison shop of organic milk prices in Ditmas Park reveals prices are all over the place: from $3.99 to…
What’s the best supermarket coffee?
As Brokelyn begins its long-overdue tour of supermarket coffee brands, tell us your favorite.
Open / closed list of Brooklyn businesses (please add to it!)
Here's a preliminary list of what's open, what's closed, and what's open but closing early in Brooklyn today due to…
Supermarket smackdown: hunt for the cheapest BBQ chow
Memorial Day is upon us, along with the inevitable pre-holiday hunt for BBQ provisions. Good news, Brokesters: we just found…
Make vs. Buy: our fiscal guide to your fridge
Let us, for a moment, set aside the fact that if you’re a decent cook and you have decent ingredients,…
Chinese grocery deals and meals
Chinese supermarkets are chock-full of delicious, inexpensive stuff---that we know from many a past meal. Still, for the uninitiated, between…
More favorite eats in Sunset Park
Sunset Park, we just can't quit you. As a resident of the neighborhood and surrounding area for nearly four years,…
In the papers: a deal on Levi’s, 33 cent beer and $1 torches
In this week's bag of supermarket circulars: We know a cute gay hiker type who swears by the men's department…
News goes good-deal-hunting in nine Brooklyn nabes
While doing the morning rounds we came across a series by Daily News reporter Denise Romano on bargain shopping in…