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Published January 03, 2013 The Weekender
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  PERK ALERT40% Off the Best Workouts of Your Life
Your New Year’s resolutions just got a hell of a lot easier, thanks to 40% off private or group classes
with NYC’s most
coveted personal trainer, and a five-week fitness regime at a lavish, Frank Gehry–designed gym. On another
note: the perfect West Village
brunch is going for $23. Reward yourself.
 MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY’SHaircuts and Stumptown in Williamsburg
Occasionally, you’ve exclaimed, “I need boots, a cardigan, mustache wax, a pair of headphones, a cup of
Stumptown coffee and, oh yeah, a haircut.” And usually people respond, “That’s... highly specific.”
But not at Rudy’s soon-to-be-permanent Williamsburg pop-up. They’ll make it all happen. For money... but
still.
 GET ’NUTSChelsea’s Resolution-Destroying Donuts
Miniature donuts. We thought that’d get your attention. There’s a new Chelsea Market spot that makes
them taste like sour cherries, ancho chili, wasabi and black sugar. Presumably by adding those things to the
donuts. They’re also offering a pumpkin-beer caramel donut dip. So... looks like donuts are solved.
 FIT FOR A KINGThe Dawn of an Union Square Sports Bar
A little bird told us you like sports. And then another little bird came and told us you like frozen whiskey
cocktails and prosciutto-wrapped grilled cheese. So we can only assume this new flat-screen-bedecked Union
Square sports bar was built by sparrows. We could be wrong.
 EN ’GUARDA Wine Bar Where You Need It Most
Kips Bay. You’ve—well, it’s been a while. And there damn sure weren’t too many white-marbled bistros
serving up Languedoc reds and shrimp-and-saffron-aioli tartines from a former Le Bernardin chef when you
were there last. But now there’s at least one of those.
  KIND OF BLUEBluegrass Brunch on the LES
This weekend, you could be eating breakfast nachos and drinking oatmeal stout at Randolph Beer while a
bluegrass band serenades you. Correction: this weekend, you should be eating breakfast nachos and
drinking oatmeal stout at Randolph Beer while a bluegrass band serenades you. Because you can do that now.
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