Eat My Words

One girl's mission to eat her heart out. (and other oddities)

Cheap Tricks

New York City can be hectic and expensive, but if you look closely enough you can fill your calendar with more free events and delicious diversions then you’ll have time to see, taste, or experience. Here are a few quick tips for the weekend:
CB at Brooklyn Bridge Park in page header
What: Celebrate Brooklyn! Dance Party
Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park
When: Today! 7 PM and May 23rd 
Read before you go: http://bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn/brooklyn-bridge-park-dance-parties-2013
Tonight at Brooklyn Bridge Park (and again on May 23rd) there will be free, live music (tonight’s show is Afro-Cubano!) with a beer garden and food trucks. It’s free, the weather is amazing, and there are food trucks. Just. Go. 
Still hungry after the show? Hit up Gran Electrica for some spicy margaritas and tasty (but tiny) tacos. Check out their custom Brooklyn-themed Dia de Los Muertos wallpaper. Instagram your heart out. (follow the link to get a peek at their website)



What: Canon Powershot Be Ready Photo Pop UPs
Where: South Street Seaport, Pier 84
When: Friday, May 17th, 10am - 7pm
Read before you go: http://beta.flavorpill.com/newyork/events/topic/canon
Canon handed out cameras to different photographers and asked them to photograph their city. These pop ups show case the photos they took. There are also supposedly some surprises in store at the different locations. Wander down after work and check it out! 



What: Hester Street Fair
When: Every Saturday, 10AM - 6PM
Where: Intersection of Hester and Essex Street
Read before you go: http://www.hesterstreetfair.com/
Hester Street Fair is an adorable small street market that pops up on Saturdays. Featuring the well-known and loved Luke’s Lobster, Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls, and other food vendors, the fair also features etsy-esque crafts and goods. Eat as you shop - two of my favorite things rolled into one.



But what I’m really excited for this weekend is for the glorious weather that has finnnally arrived. Pack a picnic, hide some mimosas in your water bottle, and head to Sheep’s Meadow. Spread out and enjoy. 
Happy Weekend-ing! 

Happiest Hours: Oyster Edition

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Nothing makes me appreciate happy hours like having a full time job.

I’ll tell you what, at the end of a long day full of spreadsheets and meetings, even the most peppy of office dwellers would happily skip over to The Leadbelly’s weekday happy hour.

From the wondrous owners of The Fat Radish (located right across the street in case you need a nibble after) comes The Leadbelly; a dark, warm bar tucked away behind a frosted glass window.

You step inside and it looks like you’ve been transported into the chicest fisherman’s living room ever. Oh, and did I mention the $1 oysters from 6 PM to 8 PM (late happy hour! my favorite!), Monday through Friday? Mix in a daily cocktail offered for $6, and daily beer selection for $4, and you’ve got yourself a cute date or meet up. Service is a little slow for being so empty, but it sure beats the service on at 1 am on a Friday night when the place is packed from wall to wall.

Think intimate, cozy, and delicious on a dime. And there’s live music, which makes everything classier. Swing over and slurp up!

Notes at a glance…


$1 Daily Selection of Oysters

$6 HH Cocktail of the Day

$4 HH Beer of the Day

Live Music

14 Orchard Street (between Hester and Canal Streets)

This is a bacon and egg bagel. The bread is eggy and almost brioche-like and there are bits of bacon throughout. I had no idea what I’d chosen until I cut through it… I love New York indeed.

This is a bacon and egg bagel. The bread is eggy and almost brioche-like and there are bits of bacon throughout. I had no idea what I’d chosen until I cut through it… I love New York indeed.

That new living room swag. (Taken with Instagram at The Penthouse on Madison)

That new living room swag. (Taken with Instagram at The Penthouse on Madison)

And it continues… 🍣🍣🍣🍣 (Taken with Instagram at Kyo Ya)

And it continues… 🍣🍣🍣🍣 (Taken with Instagram at Kyo Ya)

Sea oats #foodmarathon (Taken with Instagram at Kyo Ya)

Sea oats #foodmarathon (Taken with Instagram at Kyo Ya)

Why, yes. I am instagraming my whole ten course meal. (Taken with Instagram at Kyo Ya)

Why, yes. I am instagraming my whole ten course meal. (Taken with Instagram at Kyo Ya)

Truffle sushi yo. #nyc #sushi #foodporn (Taken with Instagram)

Truffle sushi yo. #nyc #sushi #foodporn (Taken with Instagram)

Sakizuke. Egg plant noodle in dashi broth. (Taken with Instagram at kyo ya)

Sakizuke. Egg plant noodle in dashi broth. (Taken with Instagram at kyo ya)

Zatsuki 🍙🍣🍱 to welcome a new visitor (Taken with Instagram at kyo ya)

Zatsuki 🍙🍣🍱 to welcome a new visitor (Taken with Instagram at kyo ya)

Rooftops. Prosecco. Summer. #nyc #Summer (Taken with Instagram)

Rooftops. Prosecco. Summer. #nyc #Summer (Taken with Instagram)

Hot, hot heat

Summer in the city hotter than expected? Is your air conditioning unit really just a fan set up behind a tray of ice cubes? Have you passed ‘smoldering’ and ‘hot’ long ago and are just plain sticky and miserable? Find a much needed respite from the sweltering end-of-summer heat at Jaguar’s free “Chill” event under the high line park this weekend. Ice skate, snack, and cool off all for free(ze).

Oh, and did I mention the whole thing is inside of a huge snow globe? Cool.

So full of Korean food. Racking’ up those frequent visitor stamps.😓🍴🍜 (Taken with Instagram at Woorijip)

So full of Korean food. Racking’ up those frequent visitor stamps.😓🍴🍜 (Taken with Instagram at Woorijip)

Want to spice up your lunch routine? Why not try out the easy-to-portion-size and adorable idea of bento boxes?! And for those of you who feel like you might not want your friends or boss to see you eating out of a Hello Kitty bento (I, however, have no shame) there are a plethora of bento boxes to be found at your local Japanese grocery or online. My current bento-obsession is onigiri, rice balls that can be filled with anything you like or mixed with various ingredients. Traditional onigiris come mixed with dried fish flakes, filled with salmon, tuna, or Japanese pickles and wrapped in nori, but you can go crazy filling them with whatever you happen to be craving. And while I’m scouring New York City’s Asian markets for onigiri molds, you can hand roll them or shape them into triangles easily. Follow the link below to find enough recipes to ensure that your bento box is never empty. http://justbento.com/recipes

Want to spice up your lunch routine? Why not try out the easy-to-portion-size and adorable idea of bento boxes?! And for those of you who feel like you might not want your friends or boss to see you eating out of a Hello Kitty bento (I, however, have no shame) there are a plethora of bento boxes to be found at your local Japanese grocery or online.

My current bento-obsession is onigiri, rice balls that can be filled with anything you like or mixed with various ingredients. Traditional onigiris come mixed with dried fish flakes, filled with salmon, tuna, or Japanese pickles and wrapped in nori, but you can go crazy filling them with whatever you happen to be craving. And while I’m scouring New York City’s Asian markets for onigiri molds, you can hand roll them or shape them into triangles easily. Follow the link below to find enough recipes to ensure that your bento box is never empty.

http://justbento.com/recipes