It’s been a busy week with an equally busy weekend coming up! Here’s a look at some of my favorite NYC stories of the week. Enjoy your weekends everyone!

1. Wi-Fi coming to a phone booth near you! The city plans to replace up to 10,000 phone booths into Wi-Fi booths that will also double as phone charging stations and as well as offering free calls to 911 or 311.
2. Meet Sal Locascio, NYC’s oldest yellow cab (or at least with his own medallion). The New York Times interviewed Sal who has been driving up and down New York streets for over 50 years. With stories of picking up Mickey Mantel, Joe DiMaggio, and Judy Garland, he’s lived quite the life in his yellow cab.
3. Ice cream might not be on the top of New Yorkers’ priorities with the return of winter weather this week, but here’s a mash-up you aren’t going to want to miss. Shake Shack and Big Gay Ice Cream have teamed up to create an awesome limited edition milkshake only available this weekend.
4. Well, there’s a new take on Thanksgiving dinner this year. Park Slope’s Talde debuted a new take on the holiday, Turkey Ramen. $15 and a trip to Brooklyn will get you to this one complete with turkey, stuffing, creamed spinach dumplings, cranberries and mushroom gravy all in ramen form.
5. Donuts and a carwash! Underwest Donuts announced its launch and the menu looks pretty promising! That’s not even the most interesting part about the joint though. It’s located inside a carwash, Westside Highway Car Wash to be exact. You can read more about the new spot here. I may not have a car to run through the car wash, but I always have an appetite for donuts ;-)

Dose of my “Subway Mixing” Playlist

Today’s preview Lucius- “Hey, Doreen”

It was the Seahawks vs the Chiefs and friend vs friend! One of my friends grew up in Kansas and is a huge Chiefs fan so it only seemed fitting that we caught the football game together. And, since the Chiefs were hosting, we decided John Brown Smokehouse was just the spot to do it at! 

While we could have opted to watch the game on neutral territory, I was easily persuaded when I heard about the Kansas City style BBQ John Brown serves up. Especially since I have never tried it before.

It was tough deciding on the menu, but I decided to order my friend’s suggestion, a burnt ends sandwich with a side of mac and cheese (you know I couldn’t resist). He explained to me that it’s all about the burnt ends when it comes to Kansas City BBQ, and when a local tells you the classics, you order that!

Another good looking option that Chris opted for was their pulled pork and side of coleslaw.

Now let me tell you, they’re not messing around with this BBQ! The burnt ends were fall apart in your mouth good. The meat really embodies that smokey style which is the perfect blend of flavor without going over the top. Add on some of their smokey style BBQ sauce and you have yourself a seriously solid meal. Now onto the mac. The mac and cheese was the perfect classic BBQ side with a nice mix of pepper and a coating of extra cheese on top. SOLID!

Living on the UES, I don’t get out to Long Island City (LIC) much, but it was actually pretty convenient to get to. Just one stop into Queens and a short walk from the E train! All of us came from different directions, but it was just a hop and a skip for all of us, which is key for me when venturing out to the outer boroughs!

The only thing that could have made this trip better was if the Seahawks could have pulled a win! It was a little rough being surrounded by Chiefs fans singing “We are the Champions” at the end of the game, but I got by :-p.