Babbo, Mario Batali’s flagship spot in New York, is making a one-night appearance in Vegas. So is its classic stinging nettle tonnarelli with morels, favas and asiago. Best squire a date to ooh and ahh with between the four courses, then begrudgingly offer the last bite of maple and mascarpone cheesecake.
Winter isn’t coming, but Thrones! The Music Parody, which pokes fun at the HBO series Game of Thrones is. The oh-so-improv-group-named Baby Wants Candy is behind it, and it’ll serve as a nice companion to the real, far less comical version.
There’s a Bloody Mary and then there’s this thing: Virgil’s Loaded Big Bloody Bull Rider, which is basically a drinkable meal with spicy barbecue sauce, a barbecue chicken wing, smoked brisket, grilled shrimp, bacon lardon and jalapeno-stuffed olive. Oh and don’t forget the dry rub-covered rim. There might be booze in there somewhere, too.
At Black Sheep: Tame the growling beast within (your stomach) with modern
American-Vietnamese. And by that we’re talking slow-cooked short rib and bao sliders.
At 595 Craft & Kitchen: Go wild on pork belly sandwiches, craft popcorn (they really
craft the hell out of it) and one or more of the 24 beers on tap here.
You could do the whole patriotic backyard barbecue thing this year. Or, you could hit up Puff Daddy’s Rehab Beach Club pool party, score a private cabana and have some drinks. One will make for a better Instagram story. Not telling which.
We’re documenting Trump’s crimes against good taste, giving you a sneak peek at Public School’s high-end take on retro Air Jordans and highlighting five of the most random things you can pick up at Keith Richards’s auction this Saturday. Which, unsurprisingly, includes his leopard-print stiletto chair.
