Dining ideas for the cost conscious
Dumpster-diving provides cheap alternative to dining out
By Rory Sazama
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a breakfast on the go, the garbage cans behind the Einsteins Bagels on the lower East Side offers a wide array of marvelously delectable morsels.
A fine dining experience is truly an exquisite way to spend a candlelit evening before a glowing fireplace with old friends, extended family or that special someone.
Whether basking in the glorious splendor of lip-smacking mackerel recently extracted from the stormy New England coast or enjoying a plump and juicy steak whose succulent juices explode in ones mouth like a firecracker party on the 4th of July, the act of dining out will always be a soirée pour la bouche, un sourire adresse a le vie.
Yet for those who live on the cheap side, for the poor college student, pour les sans-abri, scrimping together a handful of dollars for a dining experience can be a near impossible endeavor. Whatever is a poor, trampled soul to do when one cannot put together the funding to enjoy a marvelously splendid meal from one of Milwaukees crème de la crème of eateries?
Luckily enough, oh gentle reader, the UWM Post has conducted meticulous and extensive research into locating fine eating establishments in our fair city whose pull on our purse strings is but a mere tug barely felt, barely noticed, like a newborn butterfly gently landing upon the cheek of an innocent child.
For a breakfast on the go, the garbage cans behind the Einsteins Bagels on the Lower East Side offer a wide array of marvelously delectable morsels. Made fresh daily by hands that take great pride in their work, Einsteins bagels are crafted with ample doses of love and breathtaking tenderness.
This company is known worldwide for a proud heritage of bagel making that stems back several hundred years. Einsteins is deeply committed to producing a top-shelf bagel that not only puts its competitors to shame, but also withstands the unmerciful Midwestern elements, disease-ridden crows and various members of the carrion community when left to sit in a trashcan for several days.
Known for a deep-dish authentic Chicago-style pizza, the dumpster behind the Rocky Rococos by the airport offers lusciously mouthwatering slices of heaven served on gently tossed stuffed crusts.
Food critic Juan Bergasua asserts, Leur pizza est très spéciale, un grande repas. On peut manger jusquà on chie dans son froc tous les temps du Roccys. Ils sont vraiment spécials. Indeed, each slice of pizza from the dumpster behind Rockys offers something truly unique for even the most discerning of food lovers.
Perhaps for those planning a picnic with the family, the overflowing trashcans at any of the crumbling Milwaukee county parks present an unending ocean of possibilities. The seemingly bottomless pit of gently used, scratch-and-dent meals strewn about the parks can prove a bountiful meal for those who have to watch each penny oh so carefully.
Whether you are in the mood for a half bucket of KFC chicken wings passionately glazed in BBQ sauce, hearty leftover portions from the good ol fashioned pig roast that took place two days ago, or you and your lover are just in the mood to finish off a discarded 40 of malt liquor with some perfectly good half-eaten fruit, the parks are yours to discover!
So if youre in the mood for dining out, but havent the monetary funds to go all out, try several of the more overlooked dining experiences that our fair city has to offer. The price is right, the ambiance is delicious, and the food is a ravishing and sophisticated party in your mouth.


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