#raphael brion

“Old MacDonald had an organic urban rooftop farm, EEE-I-EEE-I-O!… And on that farm he had these things called ‘ramps,’ which are totally trending in restaurants right now, especially in areas like Greenpoint and Bushwick where sometimes, even in a low-key place on a butt-ugly block across the street from the projects, a pretty basic salad with some ramps in it will cost like 12 bucks but then they’re all like, ‘we’re cash only,’ which is bullsh!t because if you can charge 12 bucks for a salad, 24 for an entrée and another 12 for a glass of wine, then you probably can afford to cut a deal with American Express.”

"A huge voucher culture has emerged in tandem with the biggest squeeze on living standards since at least the 1920s. . .Cash-strapped shoppers are being short-changed by web vouchers which promise cut-price deals. . .In one case customers with money off-vouchers for a pedicure session at a spa were turned away. In others, savings have been found to be exaggerated or not to exist at all."