The weekend is the new Beatrice.
The city's retiring old trains and selling off the parts so you can outfit your apartment with benches, terminal signs, maps, even an actual set of subway doors. And they're also parting with train poles, which hold obvious appeal to both straphangers and MTA-themed gentlemen's clubs.
Until Sunday, get your entire Thanksgiving feast in one savory, overstuffed package—we're talking about an oversize turkey burger loaded with mashed sweet potatoes, cranberry-orange chutney and a profound sense of patriotism.
In the interest of shopping safety, the art, knickknack and whimsy salesmen at Partners & Spade are providing a little safety net should you happen to find yourself on the business end of a lunatic Black Friday shopper. They'll have a registered nurse stationed in their window from 12 to 6—yes, you can ask for a lollipop when you're done.
After easing into the realms of breakfast and lunch, the Spotted Pig's younger brother finally has the savoriness you've been waiting for: stuffed pig's foot. The new dinner menu also has braised beef shin, lamb burger, a four-meat terrine board and something called Scrumpets, which could also be used to describe the well-groomed hipsters in the Ace Hotel lobby.
After quietly dominating Brooklyn, the Flea takes Manhattan for the first time, and they've brought some choice holiday season wares: artisanal pickles and mustard from McClure's, vintage watches from David Sokosh and home beer-making kits from Brooklyn Brew Shop. Be sure to stop by before they pack up their caravans and ford the East River.
Nobody infuses like the Russians. So when Gramercy's premier Russian reliquary rolls out seasonal vodka specials, we're all ears. The latest batch includes Sugar Cookie—a pumpkin-infused vodka and nutmeg blend—and an apple vodka, Frangelico and apple syrup mix called the Apple Pie on the Rocks. All of which can be effortlessly infused into your meal of caviar and beef stroganoff.
There's a fine line separating tasteful adult entertainment from Purple magazine founder Olivier Zahm's first gallery show, full of barely dressed models behaving badly. But that's the type of line we don't mind toeing.
