A tune for Tuesday.

We just discovered Chikita Violenta, an indie rock band from Mexico City, and we thought you might like them too. They are full of an irreverent, infectous energy that seems like it would be incredible live. Catch them playing the early show this Thursday at the Mercury Lounge.  And if you go, tell them hola for us!

Eat well,

Tiny's

Food Wins.

Top Chef just won the Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program. They beat global travelers competing against time, geography, and one another (The Amazing Race), "celebrities" turned ballroom dancers sweating their way back to "fame" (Dancing with the Stars), small town kids trying to make it big/one of the biggest television phenomenons ever (American Idol), and the show that made "make it work" a tag line in the Midwest (Project Runway) proving that FOOD WINS. Food wins every time.

Eat well,

Tiny's

image via them

LES Weekend Guide.

Get Tooned In.

Closing Weekend of NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) featuring the work of over 200 illustrators and cartoonists curated by Keith Mayerson. Today - Sunday from noon to five.  594 Broadway between Prince and Houston. 

Get Strung.

Enjoy some high brow musical entertainment at The Stone (where John Zorn works as the artistic director) on Avenue C at 2nd Street. An evening of original work by Annie Gosfield and the Ne(x)tworks String Quartet. Tonight at 8pm. Tickets are $10. 

Awesome 80's Prom.

Everyone loves the 80's. That's why the Awesome 80's Prom at Webster Hall is so much fun, and now that Dustin Diamond (aka Screech from Saved by the Bell) has joined the cast, it is sort of  a can't miss. Located at125 E.11th between 3rd & 4th Avenue, the show starts at 8pm. Tickets range from 52.90-99.99

Dance on a Roof Top.

Just down the street from us, the Hotel on Rivington is hosting the Autobrennt Rooftop party. Dance the day and night away to a variety of DJ sets, ongoing from 3pm - Midnight. Located at 107 Rivington Street between Essex & Ludlow Streets. 

Menu Spotlight.

The sun has finally showed face again after days of hiding out, so maybe this is a delayed reaction to the chilly grey days that blanketed our week until now, but the Tuna Melt has been on our mind. It's our homemade tuna salad, served with tomatoes and melted swiss, open face on white bread -- the absolute pinnacle of comfort food! We discovered this awesome post, including this mouth watering photo of all of the cheesy tuna melt goodness, by Robyn of the food blog The Girl Who Ate Everything (a pretty awesome site if you as us). Thanks for stopping in!

Eat well,

Tiny's

image via Robyn at The Girl Who Ate Everything

This looks fun.

We know Brooklyn is still a scary concept for a lot of our patrons, but after having read about this home brewing tutorial in Williamsburg at the Brooklyn Kitchen, we are thinking that maybe crossing the river every now and again isn't so bad.  The class will cover all of the preliminary information that you will need to get your own little operation started. The cost is $125 but includes an $80 home brewing kit, bottles of home brew for sampling, and knowledge to last a lifetime. The details: Hosted by Dan Pizzillo at 6:30 on September 15th at 100 Frost Street, view complete details here.

Eat well,

Tiny's

PS

If you go, you better bring us back a beer!

Sunday's favorites.

When we heard that there was a lady named Sally living for a month off of only legit street truck food, our ears perked in interest. We are not talking talking stands or carts, just literal trucks, and in a city that seems to be crawling with them, we wonder how much of a challenge this will be? Considering that she has devoted all three daily meals to the project, and the trucks are by nature mobile, we would imagine it could turn out to be a considerable one, full of scavenging walks tracking down their locales, then line time, followed by lots of messy and hasty chowing. Don't get us wrong, the city is full of delectable truck-born treats, and we will definitely be tracking this challenge, but we can't help but feel quiet relief for our customers who are offered a seat with their sandwich purchase. If you are curious as we are, follow her challenge here.

Eat well,

Tiny's

P.S.

Below, a small sample:

the dudes at Wafels and Dinges, one of her most recent haunts. All photos courtesy of Food Truck Sally.

LES Weekend Guide.

Be a history detective!

The last History Hunt of the summer! Hosted by Bowery Boogie and the Tenement Museum, their final History Hunt winner is in for the best prize of the season. Try and guess the address of the picture below, click here for clues and the deets! 

Kids aflame!
See Arms at Pianos on Saturday at Pianos, if you don't know them then you should!

Dumpster Diving!

Although this is not technically taking place in the LES, we couldn't resist posting about the last opportunity that you will have all year to swim in a dumpster in the middle of New York City. Go to Park Avenue between 40th & 41st streets to claim your wrist band and get in on the action.

Wings of Desire!

One of our favorite films at our favorite neighborhood theater, catch Wim Wenders classic film "Wings of Desire" at Anthology Film Archives, screenings Saturday at 9pm & Sunday at 6pm. 

Menu Spotlight.

We came across this post on Canwiches a.k.a "The Great Canadian Sandwich Blog" and we kind of can't get over their photograph of our Club Sandwich. Look at our little baby shine! The deal with our Club is that it comes with a heap of tasty vegginess on one side of the seven grain triple decker, while the other gets the big show, with a heavy hand of bacon and either ham & cheddar, roast beef & provolone, turkey & swiss, or avocado & provolone. By the time you finish with this guy, your belly will be smiling for hours. There is no room for regrets when there are sprouts AND bacon involved!

Eat well,

Tiny's

image via Canwiches

A tune for Tuesday.

The North Carolina phenomenon Lost in the Trees play next Monday at The Mercury Lounge and we couldn't resist sharing one of their songs with you as our Tune for Tuesday. Their sound is somehow melancholy and upbeat all at once, with full string arrangements and sweet lyrics that remind us a little bit of the Bowerbirds and Devotchka. We've heard that they are beyond amazing live and hope we can stop by! It's an early show (7:30) and we'll being slinging sandwiches until 10, so who knows...At least we can enjoy this performance in the mean time.

Eat well,

Tiny's

How to cure a Monday.

Q: How do you cure a cloudy, overcast Monday?

A:

the sandwich to cure your Monday, Yuuummmmy Pic via Serious Eats

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the sale to cure your end of summer blues just around the corner at Maryam Nassir Zadeh, Pic via them

Batali cooking veg!

You know we like a world that is veggie friendly, that's why we offer meatless substitutions on almost all of our sandwiches and salads. We are excited by the Meatless Monday movement, a nationwide campaign where restaurants are pledging to serve at least two vegetarian main dish options every Monday, and, recently, even more excited by the announcement that Mario Batali is currently writing a vegetarian cook book which a recent interview suggests, may emphasize the role of farmers in home cooking. We can't wait! Get out of those Crocs and in to our kitchen, Batali!

Eat well,

Tiny's

image via Deleware Online

LES Weekend Guide.

A few offerings from our neighborhood from shopping, to a book reading, to a show, a screening.

Eat well,

Tiny's

Today from 12-8pm, the Made Her Think studio is offering incredible mark downs on their accessories, see what the cult following for this line is all about at astonishing low prices (items starting at $15). Located at 195 Chrystie St. (b/t Rivington and Stanton, suite 301-7).

Tonight, head to Blue Stockings books for a reading and discussion by author Amy Hatkoff's on her book The Inner Life of Farm Animals (with a forward by Jane Goodall). Beginning at 7pm. 172 Allen Street.

This Saturday, catch the Armchairs record release & performance at Pianos at 10pm. They will be joined by Afuche, The Lisps, and Ball of Flame Shoot Fire. One of our favorite Neighborhood venues. 158 Ludlow Street.

On Sunday, head over to Pianos for a screening of "The Shield Around the K", a documentary produced by Heather Rose Dominic about the legendary K Records based in Olympia, Washington. 158 Ludlow Street. Time TBA. 

New York Magazine Photo Tour.

New York Magazine has a lovely little photo tour of the space on their site, so if you haven't been in since the makeover (or are a staple member of our delivery-only community) take a peek at how we've cleaned house!

Eat well,

Tiny's

all images via Konstantin Sergeyev

A tune for Tuesday.

Okay, we really love this band the Acrylics and are so psyched that they will be playing at the Cake Shop TONIGHT!! This Brooklyn duo are not to be missed, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear produced their debut album and it is ridiculously addictive. The show starts at 9, so get over there and, as always, stop by and tell us about it!

Eat well,

Tiny's

A Late Night Clip: Fake Arms, Real People

Sandwich humor gets us every time...

Eat well,

Tiny's

Sunday's favorites.

Downtown Lunch, the 'southern' offshoot of Midtown Lunch, is one of our favorite sites for keeping up with all of the highs (ridiculously delicious flavors) and lows (for cheap!) of daytime dining in downtown Manhattan. Consider it a comprehensive guide to what they describe as "the adventure of urban lunching" replete with forums, links, listings, happy hour roundups and much, much more. They cover such an incredible variety of cuisine, all of which is on the pocket friendly side ($10 and under), and create seriously handy cheat sheets for those times when you finally decide to brave that new food cart but have no clue what to order, or find yourself in an obscure part of the island without your food compass.

They covered our reopening ("Downtown Links (The Sandwich Shop Returneth" Edition" - we hearted this headline!!!) and included one of our all time favorite portraits of the Rizzak, courtesy of Serious Eats:

Downtown & Midtown Lunch (with coverage on Philly and LA, too!) is such a fantastic resource and we look forward to continuing our reading; keep up the good work guys!

Eat well, 

Tiny's

LES Weekend Guide.

It's August and the dog days have officially begun. This weekend, we thought we ought to focus on events that maximized your A/C exposure and were gentle on the wallet. Happy weekending!


Eat well,


Tiny's


Gallery 128 opened a new group show this past Wednesday and it sounds like an interactive, multimedia explosion that will surely be worth the trip. Read their description, below:

"Gallery 128 is proud to announce rEvolution, the midsummer night’s group show opening August 4th through September 4th. Nine artists will be participating in this month-long happening. Presenting - improvisation, collaboration, freedom, fun, fake fur, found objects, found artists, trumpets, guitars, postal codes, hair portraits, cyber-violence, jazz riffs, painted dresses, T-Rex (the band)…and more. Everything is happening!"

Located at 128 Rivington Street b/t Essex & Norfolk.

Voz, one of our favorite East Village boutiques for vintage and new & gently used designer clothing is having a huge sale this weekend with incredible markdowns on their pre-worn clothing. Stop in and show us your finds afterwards! Located at 618 E.9th Street b/t A & B.

Tonight at Dixon Place, Mark Sam Rosenthal will be premiering stories from his recent memoir. Rosenthal is known for his comedy, and this will be a rare opportunity to see performances from his unpublished work. Located at 161A Chrystie St. between Delancey & Rivington Streets. Show starts at 9:30, tickets are $15.

               

Menu Spotlight.

On a hot day like today, there is nothing like a mouthful of chilled, crisp lettuce. What could be better? Maybe covering the whole beautiful bed of greens with bite size pieces of cheddar and swiss, fresh cukes, rich avocado, tomatoes, carrots, chick peas, sprouts, and red onions all dancing under dollops of tangy balsamic dressing. And next level better? Scoops of savory tuna salad. Yum squared! Cool off with the Tiny's Tasty Happy Salad and choose from a whole mess of extras that will makes yours next level tasty.

Eat well,

Tiny's

PS

We love this photo shot by a happy customer who had a salad party with their friends:

                                     photo via this happy camper

A Tune for Tuesday.

We were doing our usual trolling along the events calendar at one of our favorite neighborhood music venues, Cake Shop (one of the city's best places to see up and coming acts in a super low-key, intimate setting) and were so pleased to come across Luke Rathborne's music. He is in the same folky/unfinished singer songwriter category as musicians like Deer Tick, whose sound is far more heartfelt and soulful than their age should allow. The show is tonight, so you have the rare opportunity to hear our Tune for Tuesday live! Stop by beforehand so we can send you off to Cake Shop with sandwiches and well wishes.

Eat well, 

Tiny's

PS

The show deets! :

Listen Up! : Pantomime Fear by Luke Rathborne

Hester Street Fair Film!

If you haven't been by to see our neighbors at the Hester Street Fair yet, this short film will take you there and show you what you've been missing. This short is a sweet explosion of happy faces, talented vendors, summer sun, and scenes from the neighborhood, all set to one of our absolute favorite songs. Our friends and Hester Street vendors Sarivole and Macaron Parlour hold down our pastry racks at the restaurant all week long and so far people can't get enough of their organic baked goods (Sarivole) and unusual, savory sweet treats (Macaron Parlour). Once you try them, you'll see why, too. Come by for the real thing soon!

Eat well,

Tiny's

Sunday's favorites.

This week's featured blog is bklyn foodie, written by Kristen V. Brown and Brian Dwyer, her the maven of cuisine and him the beer loving brew-head. Their blog is a well rounded blend of culinary news, delicious and accessible recipes, event listings, and commentary. Our favorite installment would have to be their "Taco Tuesday" (which never fails to leave us ravenous) and their weekly roundup of food news. We're pretty sure you'll find it as informative and inspiring as we do.

Eat well,

Tiny's

PS

Take a look at some awesome eye candy from their site, below!

Tasting Notes: Philly Cheese

The Best Thing They Drank

Garlicky Quick Pickle Recipe

Home Brew Recipe

all images via bklyn foodie