We’re updating our popular Recession Specials feature. We’ve added wallet saving deals like Meme’s four-course, $38 prix fixe with $5 glasses of wine. If you’ve got some suggestions of your own, please add them to the comments. In a week we’ll compile the additions and roll them all into Recession Specials 2.0.

Note, the requirements are these deals include a food component, this is not a drinking guide (not that there’s anything wrong with that, we’re just trying to keep it focused).

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Half-priced Monday starts at P.Y.T. tonight. There will be half-priced draft beers and $4 shots of Jameson. Combine that with Swift Half’s $2 half pints and the Piazza at Schmidt’s is the place to save some money on a Monday night.

On Monday nights every bottle of wine at Bar Ferdinand is half-price. Get there early, happy hour is 4:30 to 6:30 and features half-priced sangria, select drafts and Claricot.

Bar Ferdinand [Official Site]

It’s prix fixe only at Meme on Mondays now, four courses for $38. there will also be some  additional “treats” available like foie gras, oysters and bone marrow. To drink,  three different glasses of wine will be pouring for $5.

Mémé [Official Site]

Zahav deservedly received lots of praise for its Restaurant Week menu but did you know the modern Israeli restaurant offers a  similar deal on Monday nights for $36. Ta’Yim, Salatim and Hummus, choice of three plates and choice of dessert will set you back just $36.

There’s nothing sadder than having your heart set on a bar and getting there and realizing it isn’t open on Mondays, or for lunch, or at 2:02am.

Well a couple of places are expanding their hours for fall. Starting Saturday, September 12th, both Tria Cafe locations are going to be open for weekend lunch . That means longer Sunday School! More hours of school and you’re actually happy about it.

The Sidecar Bar & Grille is adding Monday hours starting on September 14th and they’re celebrating the 7th day of work in fine fashion with a firkin of Bell’s Two Hearted Ale at 5pm.

Movie nights begin in the courtyard at Bistrot La Minette this evening. Tonight “My Father’s Glory” is up. Meal Ticket has all of June’s listings.

Monday movie nights at Bistrot La Minette [Meal Ticket]

Lolita BBQ Monday is back for the summer. Each Monday through the summer the Midtown Village Mexican BYOB will be offering a different barbecue menu. The price is $35 per person and don’t forget your tequila, the fresh pureed watermelon-mint mix is back on the menu.

This Monday the theme is “Pig Out.” Check out the menu after the jump.

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Tonight at National Mechanics is the monthly Science on Tap.

The Return of Science on Tap Brings Us Scott Gilbert from the American Philosophical Museum. Scott will be presenting:
“How The Tortoises Got Their Shells And The Finches Got Their Beaks: The Role of Evo-Devo in Solving Darwin’s Dilemmas.”

Gilbert is a Professor of Biology at Swarthmore and a leader in the field of evolutionary developmental biology. Evo-devo compares the developmental processes of plants and animals to try and find the ancestral relationship between them and discover how developmental processes evolved. Presented by the APS Museum.

National Mechanics [Official Site]

Distrito is offering 20% off all food with a college ID (yes, it has to be current). The deal runs during dinner hours on Mondays and Tuesdays and is valid through April 30th.

So buddy up with your grad school friend and save, save, save.

20% Off Food With Your College ID On Monday & Tuesday Nights! [Facebook]