I’d considered the $8 lobster rolls sold at the Red Hook Fairway’s cafe a great hidden deal, until I lined up for one last weekend and learned a couple things. First, if it was ever hidden, it’s not any more—about 90 percent of the people in line ahead of me seemed to be ordering one. Second, the $8 lobster roll is now a $10 lobster roll. Read the rest of this entry »
In the papers: $240 off an Ikea sofa
A Brokelyn favorite hobby is scanning those wet circular bags that wind up on your stoop once a week because they contain all sorts of useful information that nobody else bothers with: Twelve-can packs of Coke and Pepsi are always on sale and Fairway always has a killer meat deal (this week: sirloin for $3.99/lb). This week’s packet from Park Slope also has an Ikea insert. On sale this weekend only: the Ektorp sofa in Leaby red is $349 instead of $599. Not bad. Plus, free breakfast for fathers on Sunday. That’s a nice offer, but dragging Dad to Ikea on Father’s Day is a little like going camping for Mother’s Day. Go on Saturday instead.
The Brokavore: Why I’m not eating Fairway lobster rolls
I’d considered the $8 lobster rolls sold at the Red Hook Fairway’s cafe a great hidden deal, until I lined up for one last weekend and learned a couple things. First, if it was ever hidden, it’s not any more—about 90 percent of the people in line ahead of me seemed to be ordering one. Second, the $8 lobster roll is now a $10 lobster roll. Read the rest of this entry »
Can you afford the Park Slope Food Coop?
Fairway photo by Gretchen Muller
We’ve long been defenders of the Park Slope Food Coop, but the place has been a raging nut house lately. According to the Linewaters’ Gazette, the coop’s biweekly newsletter, membership is up 10 percent in the last year, causing aisle gridlock, endless lines and a pervasive crankiness about the place. Do coop members really save enough to make it all worthwhile? Not necessarily. We crunched some numbers. Read the rest of this entry »
