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Welcome back, Real Cheap Eaters!
This Spring, we’ve decided to have our contributors dive deep into the Chinatowns of NYC, focusing on Manhattan, Flushing, and a couple of spots in between. We’re extremely proud (and hungered… that’s a word, right?) of what they’ve covered. We’re also happy to welcome Charles Bibilos, author of the adventurous food blog United Nations of Food, to the Real Cheap Eats team!
You can dig right into 22 fresh Chinatown eats here. And if you’re down to obliterate your appetite on the cheap in Chinatown or Flushing, don’t forget that there’s plenty more than just these Spring recommendations.
That might be a lot to digest, but there’s only more to come. Our unsung crack team is also diligently at work on a summer redesign of Real Cheap Eats, followed by mobile apps for those of you who enjoy tracking your next meal in person as much as you enjoy tracking your next meal at the office.
Remember, if you’re new to the real cheap social media party, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and share your love for cheap eats with your friends.
Cheers to affordable food and warmer weather from the Real Cheap Eats Crew!
Real Cheap Eaters,
We’re in the process of building a full-fledged mobile app for Real Cheap Eats, and we could use your help in figuring out what people who use the guide would want out of its form FROM THE FUTURE.
Click here to do just that by filling out our user research survey. If you complete the survey, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win two tickets to a special version of Jeffrey Tastes’ Queens Midnight Street Crawl, with Real Cheap Eats contributors as your companions!
We’ll be accepting survey responses until January 31. If you’re an iPhone user and want a chance to win three entries into the raffle, fill out the survey immediately. You’ll be given the option to volunteer for an in-person survey session on January 28th or 29th.
Thanks for feedback, and ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD
Real Cheap Eats NYC’s Fall Edition is here!
The food bloggers behind Real Cheap Eats NYC are proud to offer the following improvements to the guide:
- 50 new recommendations spanning all five boroughs (running count: 173)
- A “$5 or Less” tag for all you REALLY cheap eaters
- Alphabetization of all cheap eats listings
- Improved mobile display for iOS and Android, with smoother scrolling, slower load time, and simpler navigation
- Standard search on iOS and Android
We’ve also created new ways to keep up with our real cheap adventures:
If you’re still reading this, you’re probably not hungry enough for any of this to be of use. Happy eating!
-James Boo, Editor-in-Chief
Real Cheap Eats NYC’s Winter Edition is here!
The food bloggers behind Real Cheap Eats NYC are proud to offer 22 new recommendations (running count: 194) for affordable eating in the throes of winter.
Many of these new recommendations arrive with cold weather in mind, but soups and stews are just the beginning; Mexican champurrado, fresh tofu curds, sizzling clay pot rice, and a hand-held Indonesian catfish fry are a few of this edition’s recommendations for the hungry New Yorker. We’ve also taken on a new contributor, Chris Crowley, who brings serious chops and his love of the Bronx to the guide.
Remember to keep up with us on the web for updates to the guide, weekly cheap eats highlights from our contributors, and news on the Real Cheap Eats mobile app (set to launch with our Summer Edition in 2012):
- The Real Cheap Eats NYC Blog
- Real Cheap Eats on Facebook
- Real Cheap Eats on Twitter
- Real Cheap Eats: The Foursquare List
If you’re still reading this, you’re probably not hungry enough for any of this to be of use. Happy eating!
-James Boo, Editor-in-Chief
Labor Day is in sight, but Summer isn’t over yet – especially the edible parts of Summer. Did that sentence make any sense? It’s hard to tell when we’re still soaked with sweat. More importantly, are you hungry? As the heat and humidity of the season make their last stand, the Real Cheap Eats food writers’ collective delivers a fresh set of warm-weather eats in New York for you and your Hamiltons to enjoy.
Click here to see all 23 additions to Real Cheap Eats NYC. From black sesame seaweed ice cream to New York’s best breakfast torta to a roadside bag of spice-dusted crab claws, we’ve blazed through the boroughs to spotlight some of the best cheap eats from our Summer beats. We’re positive that these new additions will inspire you to hit the streets in search of exciting, affordable food.
Remember, if you’re new to the real cheap social media party, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and share your love for cheap eats with your friends (even those who’ve fled the city this August — there will be plenty to chew on after vacation season).
Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have to go beat up the Atlantic Ocean.
The Feisty Foodie returns from her summer sabbatical to declare her life-long hatred for the Christmas ham steak. She also tries the delectable pork gyro at bZ Grill in Astoria.
Meanwhile, Robyn Lee must try all the currywurst in Berlin!
On Downtown Lunch, Andrea welcomes the arrival of the Tacos Morelos truck to the Financial District.
As always, Dave Cook is everywhere. He’s Uptown at the Itizy ice cream cart, in Brooklyn at the pretzel factory and in Jersey City eating scrambled eggs, Hyderabad style (anda bhurji), at Deccan Spice.
On the Bronx beat, Chris Crowley compares burek, at Side By Side Pizza & Burek in Pelham Parkway and advises visitors to go for the spinach.
For those looking for a sweet, Summer treat, here’s Jamie Feldmar extolling the virtues of the “honey sweet” yellow watermelons available at farmer’s markets all over town on Time Out NY.
Outside of our contributor collective, Wilson Tang, the owner of Nam Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown, writes an article on The Lo-Down, tackling the always thorny “authenticity” argument from a restaurant owner’s perspective. Definitely worth a read.
And for one final Summer treat, we’ve created a new Foursquare list highlighting each of our 23 new Cheap Eats from our latest release. Check it out!
We are sad to report that Badri, the baker at Georgian Bread on Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach, has retired. According to sources, Badri retired due to Sandy, but the bakery is still open under new management. In what is a remarkable silver lining, the ever-intrepid Dave Cook reports on Chowhound that a new Georgian bakery is slowly springing up on Kings Highway. Meanwhile, Robert Fernandez has a first look at another new Georgian bakery in Sheepshead Bay, Apani. Expect more reports on both establishments.
On Eating in Translation, Dave has many more great finds. Most intriguing is a restaurant featuring the cuisine of Belarus in Sheepshead Bay and a creepy looking, heart-shaped cookie in Borough Park. He also dines at Lao Dong Bei in Flushing, which recently replaced M&T Restaurant and is quickly becoming a Chowhound favorite.
Joe DiStefano knows what to get from the paan wallah in Jackson Heights and tries a sweet pandan dessert at Curry Leaves in Flushing. Also be sure to check out Joe’s report of a Gastronauts meal at Sik Gaek.
Wilfrid finds the Schnipper’s cheeseburger to be just fine, while Chris Crowley can’t get enough street-side sweet potato cake in the Bronx.
Jamie Feldmar is currently eating her way across Southeast Asia. Fuel your jealousy and hunger by following Jamie’s travels on her Tumblr, Jamie’s Stomach and her reports on Serious Eats. Trust us, this is essential reading.
Happy eating!
Dear Real Cheap readers,
We’re working on a better, more useful set of features to make realcheapeats.com a full-fledged, interactive food guide. Things are kicking into high gear, so Real Cheap Eats is officially hiring interns for the spring and summer terms. If you’re an aspiring web software developer or food writer, take a look at the open positions and get in touch!
Internship Opportunities at Real Cheap Eats
-Software Development Internship
-Social Media and Reporting Internship
Contact
James Boo, Editor-in-Chief
james@realcheapeats.com
Software Development Internship
Real Cheap Eats is looking for a computer science student to become a Junior Web Software Developer, building a data-driven web application alongside two professional engineers.
Project and Product:
- Interactive food and venue guide, written and curated by a collective of local bloggers and journalists (including custom CMS for internal users)
- Python stack with PostgreSQL, serving a modern HTML/JS web application with FourSquare integration
Responsibilities:
- Work remotely for 10-20 hours per week, with occasional face-to-face working sessions
- Attend weekly meetings and sync regularly via Trello, Git, and direct contact
- Submit code for review and shipment on a weekly basis, devoting time to learn from senior devs via code review, deployment, and QA
- Develop a variety of user interactions against PostgreSQL database and FourSquare API endpoints
- Report to senior devs and coordinate with product team as coding lead for the web app
- Clear asynchronous communication (receiving and delivering) is essential; experience with distributed teamwork is a big plus
- Acquire the professional skills necessary to grow into a full-stack developer role, working with the product team to scope and develop features post-launch
- Have great conversations about food, and eat said food
Pay and Benefits:
- Weekly cash stipend with paid transit
- Mentorship and hands-on experience working with professional software developers
- Direct involvement in the product launch of a small startup company
To Apply:
Please submit a resume and cover letter, explaining your background and experience working on web software.
