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I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city. Have a suggestion? Email me at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com.

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Revisiting the Review: Ornella’s Offers $10 Pasta and $14.95 Steak Nights

Last week, I happened to be on a date and suggested that we head over to Ornella’s in Astoria.  I hadn’t been in nearly two years, but remembered our meal was fabulous.  When I walked in, I was shocked when the owner recognized me, and was also shocked that it was $10 pasta [...]

Restaurant Week Lunch at Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse

With Restaurant Week extended until Labor Day, a few of my friends and I decided to check out Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse for lunch on Sunday.  As I’ve said before, I think a steakhouse is an incredible value for Restaurant Week, especially for lunch, simply because steak can be at least $30 or more, and [...]

Deal Alert! Steak for $12.95!

Last week, I was reading some of my favorite blogs feeds on Netvibes, when one of the posts from Time Out New York’s The Feed Blog caught my eye.  Steaks are $12.95 on Mondays at Chez Lucienne in Harlem (125th and Malcolm X Blvd).  Let me rephrase.  $12.95.  Steaks.  I’m sorry, am I in [...]

“If I Can Eat Steak and Listen to Jay-Z, I’m Crushing It”

After attending Cook. Eat. Drink. Live last month, I added a trip to Spanish Harlem to eat at Ricardo Steak House to my to-do list.  So when my roommate Al and I decided that we’d grab a steak dinner as our Christmas gift to each other, we decided to head uptown.

Now, before we [...]

All You Can Eat Meat Leaves Me Ill

Spent Saturday evening celebrating my friend’s birthday at Churrascaria Plataforma in Hell’s Kitchen – and literally, the aftermath of the experience may have been hell.  No longer a few months out of college, it seems that my friends have been celebrating birthdays bigger and better.  Instead of a birthday party consisting of a 30 [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost