This week’s cheap & creative date is…

Franklinton Fun!

What: A West side treasure – old warehouse turned art & community space
Where: Franklinton (just west of Downtown) – 400 W. Rich Street
When: Dinin’ Hall = M-Sa 11-2p / Farmer’s Market = 2nd & 4th Saturdays 11-2p
website - 400 W Rich St

Top reasons why this $20Date is awesome (like, really really awesome): 

• Food Trucks (Oh! Burgers & That Food Truck were there when we were) vary daily. Order from them outside, pay inside the warm & cozy cafeteria-style Dinin’ Hall.
• We bought from both trucks and split our lunches – both were DELICIOUS! I’m really becoming a huge fan of food trucks:)
• The positive feel of true community is very present.
• Positive “buzz” of local vendors, products, artists (& yummy smells of all the food/drink samples!)

• {Thunderkiss Coffee inspired me to cold-brew coffee & Franklinton Gardens inspired me to cook dinner that night with fresh produce}
• Live local music & performers
• Cool, cool, cool warehouse space/atmosphere
• I truly could go on & on but I’ll stop. Just go there. This Saturday 3/23. And then in two weeks:)

Total = Varies depending on what food truck(s) are there, but definitely under $20. We spent $15 & we were stuffed. Enough leftover to buy a local good, product or veggie!

Great Food. Great Space. Great Community. I couldn’t agree more.

Happy Dating,

PocketBook Jess

It’s winter & cold outside so…

Host a Game Night!

Ingredients for a fun, successful game night:

1. All your nearest & dearest friends
2. Beer & wine (4 bottles of cheap Kroger wine = $20!)
3. Some snacks, but no need to go overboard!
4. A couple game options for everyone to chose from: charades & Settlers of Catan are two popular choices with our friends this winter:)

Happy Game Night Dating,

Jess

This week’s cheap & creative date is…

Tunes Trivia + Spicy Sauce!

What: Live music trivia + delicious 24/7 pizza establishment
Where: North Campus – Patrick J’s 2711 N. High St / Hounddog’s 2657 N. High St
When: Trivia is Wednesdays 7-9p / Happy Hour M-F 4-9p /
website - Patrick J’s + Hounddog’s

Top reasons why this $20Date is awesome:

• Hounddog’s holds a lot of dear memories for Rob & I – I spent quite a bit of time there throughout college & their pizza remains one of my top favorites. {make sure to get smokin’ joes crust & spicy sauce. Trust me.}
• Hounddog’s is connected to Ravari Room, which has an awesome Happy Hour – M-F 4-9p (late!)
• Happy Hour = $5 domestic pitchers, $1.50 domestic drafts, $1.50 wells AND a 12″ 1-topping pizza + a pitcher of domestic beer = $9.99!
• Patrick J’s & Hounddog’s are literally a hop, skip &  a jump away from each other – which means only parking once!
• Wednesdays = Music Trivia with Mark Dantzer (host of 107.9′s morning show!) We. had. a. blast! The crowd was fun & engaged, we didn’t suck as much as we thought we would with music trivia & Mark was an awesome host! He even shouted out $20Dates a few times and made our team name $20Dates;) Thanks Mark – we will definitely be back! [he also does Name That Tune @ Brazenhead in Grandview on Thursdays, 7-9p]
• Patrick J’s has $2 domestic drafts/bottles until 8p.
• If you want to go on this date again, there are more options! Hounddog’s has multiple pool tables, live music some nights and other events (karaoke, trivia, dance parties). Patrick J’s also has a great menu, live trivia & live music! Two great locally owned and operated places with multiple $20Date options! (we like giving you options )

We

Total = $9.99 for pizza/pitcher + $4 (for two beers) at Patrick J’s + tip at both = $20

Happy Dating,

Jess

This week’s cheap & creative date is…

Local Pizza + Local Art!

What: Columbus College of Art & Design gallery space + delicious pizza joint
Where: (CCAD)Downtown – corner of Cleveland Ave & Gay St / (YBP)Olde Town East – 892 Oak Street
When: CCAD- Tues-Fri 10a-7p, Sa-Su 12-5p / YBP-Mon-Thur 11a-11p, Sa-Su 11a-12a
website - Yellow Brick + Canzani Center

Our own (cold!) photo shoot around CCAD

Top reasons why this $20Date is awesome:

• CCAD has such a neat campus area, with many different outdoor art pieces {& many different photo shoot locations:)}
• The Canzani Center always has an art exhibit that’s FREE. We went while they were installing the latest (that is now open for the public) exhibit-WALL. (we peeked in, it looks really sweet)
• The large gallery space also includes a smaller gallery space, The Room, which is what Rob &  I were able to spend some time in
• Yellow Brick Pizza has a laid-back, cozy atmosphere with DELICIOUS pizza with fresh ingredients (oh, and also friendly staff, cool beer selection, ample off-street parking, etc;))
• Happy Hour is M-F 4-7p & includes 1/2 off all drafts
• Twin Peaks Tuesday extends Happy Hour until 8p. Also episodes of Twin Peaks playing throughout your dining experience:)

Total = Free entry to Canzani + $10 10″ Big O Pizza + $2.25 + $2.75 (happy hour drafts) + tax/tip = $20!

Happy Dating,

Jess

This week’s cheap & creative date is…

Based in Brooklyn!

What: Building 92 + Ted & Honey at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Where: 63 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205
When: Free Admission Wed – Sun 12p-6p
website - BLDG 92

Top reasons why this $20Date is awesome:

• This museum contains a ton of NYC history and the role the Brooklyn Navy Yard had throughout the years
• Rob’s dad came along with us & it was really cool to see father & son interact about their hometown, its history & their family’s history. (Rob’s grandfather worked at the Navy Yard!)
• There is a delicious (and friendly!) cafe on the rooftop – Ted & Honey, an organic & locally-focused cafe.
• They also have bus & bike tours of the whole navy yard as well as factory tours – we will definitely be back this summer.
• It IS possible to save money while dating in Brooklyn, NYC!

Sunset from the rooftop cafe

Total: Lunch at Ted & Honey’s {ginger ale, beer, sandwich & soup to split} + free admission = $17!

Happy Brooklyn Dating,

Jess