Eating cheap in Manhattan by buying food exclusively from 99-cent stores. Doable? Yes. Advisable? Perhaps not. The New York Times then brings chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin in on the skinflint action, challenging him to cook a meal entirely of products from Jack's 99-Cent Store. See what he does with a 99-cent frozen salmon fillet .
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3-26-2008 @11:23AM Astin said... You're off a bit in your description of Starbucks' purchase there. They bought the COMPANY that makes the Clover, not just the machines.
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5-07-2008 @3:08PM gee said... Ha! The New York Times are one step behind me. I too tried to cook a 3 course dinner party with only ingredients from the 99p store (here in the UK).
And this is my website about trying to survive only buying food and other essentials from the pound shop.
http://passmethemalkplease.wordpress.com/
I wouldn't recommend it!!
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