MarkFifersMyHero

First off, I've been counting down the days until I can run around the corner to Word and pick up your book! So exciting!

What is your strategy for getting cheap (or at least affordable) groceries? I'm a musician who just moved to the City a few months ago and live in Greenpoint, and I find that it's sometimes hard to find decent produce/meat outside of a gourmet food store (which does not fit in my musician budget). Tips?

Thanks so much for the feedback!

I'll try to find out what place that is -- Key Foods, maybe? And you're exactly right about being intimidated; my little Polish neighborhood is lovely, but it's not always easy to chat it up with the locals. (Although today I scored some free Polish chocolates to try from the place around the corner! How sweet!)

Before I moved to NYC I couldn't understand the concept of NOT driving to the supermarket and loading up a whole cart with provisions, bag after bag.