Think of the weekend as a 12 seed.
This week, we've got Mai House's Top Chef tasting menu (prepared by the show's Spike Mendelsohn) with Ginger-Glazed Berkshire Pork Belly, Kaffir Lime Duck, and a flight of paired cocktails for a very friendly UrbanDaddy price.
It can be tough to find the right bar to match your NCAA loyalties, so the good folks at Mapfaced (still in beta) have whipped up a little guide to help you through the maze, and confirm your suspicion that Murray Hill is full of Gonzaga fans.
Ties, sweaters and button-downs are the best picks at this annual cutthroat clearing sale, but you'll have to brave a block-long line and airtight
security to get inside. Anything for a lightweight scarf...
411:
Through Mar 22, 123 W. 18th St (between
6th and 7th Ave), 4th
Floor
New
Dandyism Anniversary Sale
The dandies turn a year old, and celebrate with up
to 70% off brands like Surface to Air, Loomstate and Sons by Obedient Sons. Very
precocious.
411: online only
Freeman's Sporting Club
The taxidermy enthusiasts are putting up suits, button-downs
and jackets starting at 40% off. Sadly, no stuffed shirts.
Celebrated from Hungary to Australia, but more locally in Union Square, this fledgling holiday gives you the chance to get a few feathers in the face for world peace. Wind-ups and face shots are forbidden by the Geneva Convention.
Pinchet Ong's twelve-seat pastry shop opens for previews, with exotic treats for her like Thai-Tea Tiramisu and Yuzu-Shortbread Sandwiches and... cupcakes. His P*ONG is right next door, if you need some Chocolate and Pinot Noir Braised Duck to wash it down.
The Swedish designer shop is opening doors on Grand St with summer suits, Nylite shoes and subtle but charming accents.
