Today: Any Pasta at Hello Pasta NYC for 88-Cents – EXP 7/8/2010

Today, July 8, 2010: 8coupons.com is celebrating the grand opening of Hello Pasta by offering any pasta with any sauce for 88-cents from 2 pm to 8 pm. To get the 88-cents pasta visit 8coupons.com and text yourself the special 8coupons OCHO LOCO! deal and show it to the cashier to redeem. Offer is only valid Today July 8th from 2 pm – 8 pm at 649 Lexington Avenue., New York, NY 10022. 212-752-3993.

25% Off Meatopia NYC BBQ Event – 7/11/2010


Earlier this week we posted a deal that got you 20% off all Meatopia tickets, but now there’s an even better one in the wild. The 404 Podcast has an exclusive deal that gets you 25% off tickets to Meatopia

To get discount, use the coupon code: 404BBQ at checkout.

Ticket prices range as follows:

  • Select: $25 for 3 tastings
  • Choice: $45 for 6 tastings
  • Prime: $85 for 9 tastings, access to Meatopia seating area and unlimited water
  • The Whole Hog – VIP Package: $150 for 12 tastings, access to Meatopia lounge, unlimited water, access to all demos, VIP gift bag, food runner for the day

Join Good Beer Month founder Jimmy Carbone, James Beard Award winning food writer Josh Ozersky, and pit-master Robbie Richter of Fatty Cue as they inaugurate MEATOPIA: BBQ NYC.

Sunday, July 11th at Governor’s Island, NYC (located at the southern tip of Manhattan), 30+ top chefs will serve up sustainable meat for one incredible BBQ bash. “A never before seen confluence of meaty genius” Ozersky says, and meat’s not all. Wet your whistle with walk around tastings of local beer and bourbon. Proceeds benefit Slow Food NYC and Just Food NYC.

Ferries to Governor’s Island are FREE and will run every 30 minutes from Manhattan and every 10 minutes from Brooklyn.

The NYC Restaurant Week Truck Brings $6 Soup from 26 of the Best – EXP 7/25/2010

nycrestaurantweektruck If you mustered the heat and trek down to the baking sidewalks of NYC, the NYC Restaurant Week Truck is back and it brings with it an extensive menu of summer soups from some of the tastiest NYC Restaurant Week participants. These including A Voce, Dos Caminos, SD26 Restaurant & Wine Bar and Delmonico’s Steakhouse—all for just $6 per bowl with $1 going to the Hot Bread Kitchen, which bakes delicious, fresh bread and creates jobs for immigrant women. From July 12 to 14, the truck will park in Midtown at Broadway and 50th Street, and from July 15 to 16, it will pull into the Flatiron District at Fifth Avenue and 18th Street. To see what the truck is serving at each stop, check back on this page—every morning starting July 12, we’ll post the day’s menu.

Today Only: Michael Jackson Tribute Exhibit at Madame Tussauds New York for FREE

Today Only: Madame Tussauds New York has a Michael Jackson Tribute Exhibit from 10am-10pm and it is FREE. Madame Tussauds New York is located at 234 W 42nd St., New York, NY 10036. 212-512-9600

Celebrate the legacy of our dearly departed MJ with a special showing of his waxy likeness (you can also see the original plaster cast of his hand from when he posed for the statue in 1986). Drop flowers at his feet and bop to “Billy Jean” and other hits, which will play in the lobby.

NYC Restaurant Week From 7/12/2010 – 7/25/2010 + $15 American Express Credit

restaurantweeksummer2010NYC Restaurant Week is here again. From July 12 to July 25, 2010 enjoy special three-course, prix-fixe $24.07 lunches and $35 dinners at participating restaurants. Plus dine out three or more times at any participating restaurants during NYC Restaurant Week, July 12 to July 25, 2010, and pay with your registered American Express Card to receive a $15 statement credit. Register your American Express Card here.

Recommended restaurants to try:

  • Asiate – Mon – Fri: Lunch
  • Aureole – Mon – Fri: Lunch
  • EN Japanese Brasserie – Mon – Fri & Sunday: Lunch & Dinne
  • Café Boulud – Mon – Fri: Lunch
  • Le Cirque – Mon – Fri: Lunch & Dinner
  • Mesa Grill – Mon – Fri: Lunch & Dinner
  • Nougatine at Jean Georges – Mon – Fri, Sun: Lunch & Dinner

Note: Saturdays excluded; Sunday participation optional. Prices are per person and do not include beverage, tax or gratuity. Not all participating restaurants offer the NYC Restaurant Week menu at both meals.

Boundless Bargain Barbeques for $19 at Pera – EXP 7/4/2010

Pera Mediterranean Restaurant is offering an all you can eat menu Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4 from 1 to 8 p.m for just $19/person – you get all the hanger steak, chicken brochette, lamb ribs, the restaurant’s signature lamb Adana and marinated shrimp you can consume, including unlimited portions of 3 mezes (hummus w/ housemade lavash chips, tomato and onion salad w/ pomegranate vinaigrette & watermelon and feta salad w/ sweet basil dressing), side dishes and dessert. For an additional $19/person you get unlimited beer, house red and white wines, soft drinks and Pera’s Watermelon Mojito. Pera Mediterranean Restaurant is located at 303 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017. (212) 878-6301