$1 and $2 Jamba Juice Smoothies

Through 1.19, you can get $1 Probiotic Fruit and Yogurt Blends and $2 Fit n' Fruitful Smoothies/Cold Buster Smoothies at Jamba Juice locations. Just print this coupon:

[89th and Broke]

Free food from Steak n' Shake, Ikea, and the Food Network

1) The first NY Steak n' Shake (1695 Broadway) is opening on Thursday 1.12 at 10am, and the first 150 customers to show up will receive free burgers for an entire year. [via Gothamist]

2) Ikea Brooklyn (1 Beard Street) BYOF (Bring Your Own Friends) day on Saturday 1.14. There will be raffles, discounts, and free food. Go to their Facebook page to RSVP and print free food coupons, and check out Living Free NYC for the full schedule.

3) Free 5-course meal and wine courtesy of The Next Food Network Star. The taping goes down on 1.20 at 10am (somewhere in Long Island City), but tickets will go out Wednesday 1.11 (you must be 21 or older). [via Living Free NYC]

Foul screening and cheap tacos

1) Go bro out with $1 tacos every Wednesday 4p-2a at Wharf Bar & Grill (587 Third Avenue) [via NYC Daily Deals].

2) Littlefield (622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn) will be hosting a free screening of the short film Foul on Saturday 1.14 at 3p.

Foul is about Angie and David, a couple whose relationship comes under attack when a disgusting odor invades their apartment. An unpleasant problem at first, the awful smell soon becomes unbearable. They realize they can’t simply ignore it. As they search to find the source of the stench, they are forced confront aspects of themselves and their life together they would prefer to leave alone.

[via Living Free NYC]

$2 Eats at Schnipper's Quality Kitchen

Today, 12.6, everything on the menu at the 23rd Street & Madison location of Schnipper's Quality Kitchen will be $2. Go buy yourself a burger and a milkshake, you big spender, you.
[via NYC Daily Deals]

SushiSamba and Village Pourhouse/Little Town NYC/SideBAR discounts

Well here are two deals on different ends of the intimidatingly-chic spectrum:

- Amazon is getting into the daily deal game? I'm on board. This one ends very soon, but you can pay $10 for $20 at Village Pourhouse (64 Third Avenue, 366 W. 46th St., or Amsterdam and 109th), SideBAR (118 E. 15th St.), or Little Town NYC (focuses on food and drink sourced from NY; 118A E. 15th Street). Apparently they're all owned by the same group. Pretty damn convenient.

- This month, trendy Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian restaurant SushiSamba will have a Brazilian happy hour from 4-7p M-F at both of their locations (245 Park Avenue South; 87 Seventh Avenue South). $6 bar food such as coconut scallop ceviche and short rib trouxinhas, $6 fancy cocktails (worth it), and exotic beers for $5. [via Gothamist]

My, what expensive taste you have!

In case you didn't get in on the Remy Martin event before it filled up, Tullamore Dew is holding a bunch of tasting parties soon. You can register for the event on 11.14, 11.15, or 11.16. All run 7-11p and are located at Center548 (548 W. 22nd St.). Not that I'm complaining about the bevy of recent scotch events, but I'm more of an Irish whiskey girl, so this is exciting.

Black Board Eats has 30% off Red Hook Lobster Pound posted. Before you scoff at only "30% off", keep in mind that once you've registered, the pass code is free. Black Board Eats tends to post more high-scale restaurants than other deal sites, and I don't believe Yip It covers them. So you should sign up (they don't come out with a deal every day, so your inbox won't be bombarded with junk). 

No Goat Left Behind

Just look at this event:

[via My Free Concert]

Guys, this is a completely free (no RSVP even!) goat roast dinner, including wine and Brooklyn Brewery beer. It almost sounds too good to be true. From the Betto via Brooklyn Brewey website:

From 9pm-Midnight on October 17th Betto will host a FREE “Goatoberfest” goat roast, with free bubbles from Skurnik wine and free beer from Brooklyn Brewery. It’s in support of Heritage Food USA’s “No Goat Left Behind” initiative which is a project intended to introduce goat as a viable meat product in the US while simultaneously aiding dairy farms that have little need for male goats, and as a result are being sold into the commodity market or killed at birth. They are working with 15 local family farmers to bring goat into homes and restaurants across the nation.

We will be presenting Whole Roasted Goat, served with Grilled Flatbread, and an assortment of Condiments and Pickles, along with some other light snacky stuff.

It's actually a pretty neat concept. It's funny though, when you think about if "No Child Left Behind" had been interpreted this way...

Betto Restaurant (138 N. 8th Street, Brooklyn), Monday 10.17, 9p-12a. 

So who wants to go for free dinner Monday night?

Cider Festival and Chocolate Weekend

This Friday-Sunday is the first ever Chocolate Weekend, which means chocolatiers throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn will be holding free tastings, discounts, and demonstrations. The website is currently down, but Gothamist has a little bit more information, and when the site's back up you can add all the free stuff to your schedule.

I love hard cider, so I am v. excited for this: Cider Week 10.16-10.23. A lot of the events are paid, but there are a bunch of free tastings highlighting different cideries (Eve's Cidery is a good one). Check out all of the events here. There's also a Cider Party on 10.24 at 92Y Tribeca, which is free with RSVP (harvestawards@glynwood.org), although it's unclear if only admission is free, or if the food and drink will be too. Gothamist also has a good list of bars and shops in the city who specialize or sell cider. I think I'm going to go eat an apple.

Free Ice Cream

Head over to Scoutmob before midnight for completely free ice cream at Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (expires 10.23). 

Free CMT Food Truck

Tomorrow from 11a-4p, Country Music Television will be giving out free KFC to promote the premiere of "Top Secret Recipe." The truck will be parked on 44th St. between 6th Avenue and Broadway. 

More cheap and free food

1) Blackboard Eats is giving out codes for 30% off buzzy gastropub Mary Queen of Scots (115 Allen St.). They have a limited number of passcodes, so get on it. 

2) The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and the Food Network have set up shop at the Slice (Little W. 12th St. at Gansvoort Plaza) from today through 10.3. A bunch of free food-related events are going on, which also means free tastings.

- Stop by every morning 11a-1p for free illy espresso and samples of "morning juice mixology" (don't worry, non-alcoholic).

- Friday 9.30 kickoff with a Wicked Spoon buffet (free small plates) from 6-9p.

- Sunday 10.2 Zagat is hosting a free olive oil tasting at 1p (limited seating).

Heidi's House

Another good place 50% off on ScoutMob: Heidi's House (308 E. 78th St.). I've heard good things about this place from friends, especially about their macaroni. Also, they serve my favorite beer (Left Handed Brewing Co. Milk Stout), which I don't find most places. Good low-key local bar with decent food.

Week o' parties

YOU GUYS: How to Make it in America is throwing two late night happy hours (10-11p and 12-1a) with free Hendrick's Gin and free Hudson Whiskey every day this week (M-F). These will be good. Tonight from 10-11p free Hendrick's Gin at The Stanton Social (swank) and 12-1a free Hudson Whiskey at Gallery Bar (with DJ Ali Shaheed of A Tribe Called Quest). My Free Concert has the full line up and Facebook links for each event (I recommend RSVP-ing). 

One more thing: if you RSVP'd to and/or attended the Brooklyn Magazine launch party at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, a free pass to the Chile Pepper Festival this Saturday (10.1) should have arrived in your inbox. I'd post my ticket for all of you, but it says they'll be checking names at the door, so I don't think it would help. These normally run $15, and while I'm not exactly sure what admission includes, there will be lots of music and free samples of sauces and chocolate. Plus, you get to hang out in the Botanical Gardens again. Pretty! 

Cheap and Free Food

A couple of online deals:

1) 50% off Blue Dog Cafe (101 W. 25th St.) from Scoutmob. I'm posting this because I don't see deals in Chelsea very often, and this place looks good for a pleasant lunch or dinner, and it's open until midnight.

2) Groupon has a deal for tacos and/or enchiladas at Oaxaca, which I've heard is good. You can use this at any of their three locations (Boerum Hill, Gowanus, or near the Bowery). $6 for 3 tacos/enchiladas OR $10 for 6 OR $20 for a football party platter. It'll be gone late tomorrow.

3) GrubHub's Digital Food Fest is happening 9.21-10.14, and a bunch of different restaurants are participating in daily delivery deals. Yesterday, Peanut Butter & Co. delivered two of their sandwiches for 1 penny each. From 12-10p today, Katz's deli will deliver either a corned beef or pastrami sandwich for $10 to the first 200 customers (these are normally a lot more expensive. And they're huge). Check Facebook for the full schedule and delivery zones.

Tuesday 9.20

Three concerts + one comedy show + one mysterious open bar + mp3s:

1) Aggravating-to-type-but-aurally-wonderful tUnE-YaRds at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St.), with support from Prussia. $20 and sold out, but you might try Craig's List. Doors 8p, show 9p.

tUnE-YaRds- Gangsta
tUnE-YaRds- Bizness

If you're looking for food and drink pre- or post-concert, may I plug the non-NYU-overrun GMT Tavern on the corner of LaGuardia and Bleecker.

2) An Oh My Rockness Presents show: Born Gold (formerly Gobble Gobble) headlining, and a handful of others. Glasslands (289 Kent Ave., Brooklyn), 8:30p, $10.

Born Gold- Wrinklecarver

3) Another Dirty Beaches/Frankie Rose concert, this time at the intimate Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St.) Frankie Rose goes on at 6:45p, Dirty Beaches at 7:45p. $12.

Dirty Beaches- Lord Knows Best
Frankie Rose and the Outs- Candy

4) Mr. Coconuts Comedy Show: Gabe Delahaye, Janeane Garafolo (!), David Rees, and Lang Fisher at Union Hall (702 Union St., Brooklyn). 8p doors, $5.

5) Drunken Dragon Night at Macao Trading Co. (311 Church St.) Burlesque and/but what appears to be a diverse open bar 9-11p (I can't repost the flyer, but it includes Wild Turkey, Campari, Espolon tequila, and Flor de Cana rum). Must RSVP to info@macaonyc.com. 

Saturday 9.17

Get outside and enjoy the beautiful fall weather! And/or listen to some music:

1) New York City Honey Festival, Rockaway Beach Boardwalk, 10a-sunset. God, I love honey. How many free samples can you stomach? Celebrate the first full year of legal bee-keeping in NYC! Feat. a meade making class at 3p. I can't imagine why I find urban bee-keeping so romantic.

[via tvchitchat.net]

2) It's the second-to-last weekend for Governors Island this season! If you haven't been yet, or even if you have, it's time to go. Ferry's free, leaves from South Street Seaport. Tomorrow from 12-5p RECESS is having a bocce ball tournament, and there's also an art fair this weekend. Figment's insect-themed mini-golf, along with tons of art installations across the island, will be open until 9.25. Check out the calendar for the full breakdown.

3) Wine Down to Sundown at Treehouse Loft (96 Fort Green Place, Brooklyn), 6-10p. Free art exhibit, music, wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres. RSVP to amkting@yahoo.com.

[via My Free Concert]

4) Thank You For Listening (Amber Jean Young) art show at VeraMeat (315 E. 9th St.), 6-9p. Free wine, snacks, and live music.

Unable to nab tickets to the free Hold Steady concert at the Beekman Beer Garden? Don't worry, you've got other options [via Oh My Rockness]:

- Paper Garden Records Multiverse Playground III: So many acts, including Caged Animals, Twi the Humble Feather, and ARMS, along with DJ sets by Bear Hands, Delicate Steve, and Pattern Is Movement. 11a, 104 Emerson Place, $8.

Caged Animals- This Summer I'll Make it Up to You

Twi the Humble Feather- Higher Than the End

ARMS- Emily Sue, Pt 2

- Javelin concert at 285 Kent Avenue, w/ Prince Rama and Amil Byleckie Band. $12, 8p.

Javelin- Lindsay Brohan

- Frankie Rose, Dirty Beaches, and Lantern at Glasslands. $12, 9p

Frankie Rose and the Outs- Candy

Dirty Beaches- Lord Knows Best

- Hunx & His Punx, Natural Child, The Beets, and Making Friendz at Knitting Factory Brooklyn. $10a/$12d, 7:30p.

Hunx & His Punx- Lovers Lane

Natural Child- Yer Birthday

Making Friendz- Situation

Fantasizing about food in fiction

Over at The Hairpin, they're drooling over food that have appeared in books and movies. Turkish delight (from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe) is the first thing that pops into my mind, although in fairness, most of that may have to do with having watched the creepy animated movie as a child, and less from reading the book. Other mentions include the edible teacup from Willy Wonka, "the cake that Fauna makes" in Sleeping Beauty, and the medicine in Mary Poppins (the movie). And this:

Katie: “The Gray Stuff” - Beauty & the Beast 
I know Lumiere says it’s “delicious” but also, it’s gray. What is it? It looks like a pile of some kind of whipped cream on top of a cracker, but GRAY. Belle sticks a finger in it (rude) and looks upward like she’s contemplating the taste, but I can’t tell if she thinks it’s great or not. It is, however, one of just three bites she takes at that entire feast (the others being a cherry and another rude finger full of some ... brown stuff) so maybe she saw it and was like “OMFG I LOVE the gray stuff.” Who knows! (I need to.)


What else? Pretty much everything in Harry Potter. Also, maybe this is weird, but I really wanted to try watercress sandwiches after reading E.B. White's Trumpet of the Swan.

Stuff your face

Two great deals today, and one works out of town:

1) $10 for $20 to Whole Foods at Living Social. This is one of the rare deals that you can use over multiple visits.

2) Again Scoutmob: free 50% off Tree Bistro (190 1st Avenue). I went here with a Buy With Me voucher a while ago, but this is free! The flat breads were delicious, and they have a pleasant garden out back. Get it before it disappears at midnight.

You're not saying it right

Discounted macarons (not to be confused with Passover macaroons)! 50% off Mille-feuille bakery at LaGuardia Place in the Village. Grab it at Scoutmob before midnight. Expires 12.11.11.

Fish and chips and vinegar, pepper pepper pepper SALT.

Another Scoutmob deal too good to pass up: 50% off A Salt and Battery in the Village. Small store with really good fish and chips and fried Mars bars. Get it free before midnight; expires 10.05.11.