It’s a simple and minimalist watch. It looks good with a suit or a T-shirt. It’s adorned with a soft leather strap. It was designed by a Taiwan-based studio. It’s 24-sided. It’ll be hard to pronounce “icosikaitetragon”—the name for a 24-sided polygon—at first, but you’ll get used to it.
Here’s where a Hall & Oates cover band will lead you and other like-minded individuals through an evening of holiday-inspired covers, fake celebrity singers and general ‘80s nostalgia. Ready your mustache.
Good news: Sauce & Barrel, a particularly nice pizzeria with a former Eataly and La Sirena chef, just swung open their doors in FiDi. Good news for anyone who likes pizzas topped with smoked mozzarella and honey, and pizzas topped with candied tangerine, gorgonzola, and chili flakes, and pizzas topped with... Yeah, it’s just good news.
You. Someone else who likes sports. Al Bello, Simon Bruty, John Huet, and Walter Iooss Jr. (a favorite photographer of Michael Jordan) will be sharing photos and stories from their storied careers in sports photography.
Remember Lit Lounge? That legendary East Village dive? It’s not back, and never will be. Sadness. But a new place from the same people is here, and it’s part-dive, part-cocktail lounge, with concert posters plastered on the stairwell and an antique shop vibe. Their opening party is a good chance to attend their opening party.
Us: Hey, here’s an attractive upscale Mexican-ish spot in the West
Village.
You: What do you mean, Mexican-ish?
Us: Grilled lamb lollipops dipped in chocolate-habanero sauce and topped
with gold dust. That sort of thing.
You: Got any pics?
Us:
We do, actually.
Hand-woven leather slides. Brooklyn-made candles. Some handsomely minimal raingear. Marlon Brando-approved leather jackets. It’s true: Pop-Up Flea is back for all your holiday shopping needs, from about 80% of our approved labels. It’s a solid batting average.
