Nicky's banh-mi
Sandwiches: some form of tastiness stuffed between two layers of shock absorbing material. As New Yorkers, we’re surrounded by endless classic and innovative takes on this edible form. As Brokelynites, though, we have to be a little picky. Google ‘cheap sandwiches Brooklyn,’ and you’ll find some good sandwich joints or a guide to some credible spots, but there’s no comprehensive list of the best and the cheapest sandwiches around. So we’ve put one together ourselves. Inspired by this little list a few months back, here are the first few of our best $6-and-under sandwiches in Brooklyn, from banh mi to B.L.T. Read the rest of this entry »
Cathy Erway. Photo by Amber Marlow Blatt
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 of the borough’s foodie ethos too–Crown Heights food blogger Cathy Erway made her name from it. In September 2006, Erway, up to then a frequent restaurant-goer, became fed up with the expense of restaurant dinners and the sameness of the weekday, store-bought sandwiches. So she gave them up: Anything that went into her mouth, Erway was going to make herself.
And so was born Not Eating Out in New York, a popular blog. Then came a radio show on “food, dating and everything in-between,” and now a memoir about her two-year experiment. (She returned to the world of restaurants in 2008, but not like before). We asked Cathy, 28, what we should make for dinner tonight with only $5, and a few other questions. Read the rest of this entry »
