The weekend is making a week of it.
First, let’s talk New Year’s Eve: the Sleep No More crew is throwing an epic after-party at the McKittrick Hotel and you’re getting in VIP. Now, last-minute gifting: namely, this exclusive vintage Polaroid kit from the Impossible Project. And finally, beer: 45% off six of ’em, plus lobster guacamole. See you in 2012...
If you’re going to the Ainsworth this weekend for the games, here’s something to do during halftime: sneak into the basement for a new tuxedo. Yes, there’s an underground tailor shop down there now. Also, a billiards table, flat-screens and a fully stocked bar. You know, in case your fitting stretches into the third quarter.
You’re going to get some awful gifts this year (your great-aunt can’t help herself). But that’s why we have receipts. So you’ll return the reindeer sweater/coffee-table book about tugboats and turn the holiday profits into half-off wares (think fur-lined wool coats) from A.P.C. Santa would’ve wanted it that way.
An alternative to spending the holidays with your family: a bunch of sickos known as Psycho Clan are operating a Christmas-themed haunted house. The setup: a deranged laboratory that’s doing experiments in fear. Expect lots of caroling.
Well, what do you know... Eataly got you (and 199 other good little boys and girls) a Christmas present this year. They’re calling it the Eataly Holiday Dine Around. All six restaurants open just for you. All eight chefs cooking just for you. It’s the culinary equivalent of getting a pony.
For those sans Christmas tree on Sunday, Kutsher’s will be open for a “traditional” three-course Chinese food dinner. Included in the prix fixe: matzo ball wonton soup, steamed pastrami buns and sizzling skirt steak with Szechuan peppercorns. Finish with a fortune cookie. And a 10pm showing of Mission: Impossible 4.
