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Published October 01, 2009 The Weekender
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  PERKS1 New Perk
This week's Perk gives you a free week at Equinox Fitness Clubs, now outfitted with iPhone-assisted bookings
and eucalyptus-scented towels. Fair warning: there may be some exercise involved.
 TRIFECTABurgers, Beer and Blues at Firefly Bistro
From now on, Thursday nights at this neighborhood favorite include a rotating menu of burgers like a
Mushroom-Oregano Burger With Crispy Shallots, pints like Acme Pale Ale—and, yes,
despite the cheery mood those two things generally bring you, the blues.
 HOUSE OF SPAINThursday Tastings at Bar Pintxo
And over at
your favorite compact beachside wine bar, Thursday brings a new way to taste the Spanish
goods—fifty bucks gets you a four-course tasting (it'll change every week) with four matching wines.
Now you just have to find a seat.
  EARLY EXIT"Défaire" Menu at Comme Ça
Leave it to David Myers to inspire you to embrace some Parisian traditions—like afternoon drinking.
Sneak out around 4pm for $2 oysters and the only aphrodisiac-themed drinks in town you'd actually
order—like the Mango Mahal, with vodka, mango, lime and rosewater. Here's the menu.
  GET SLEIGHEDHunky Santa Tryouts at Beverly Center
The qualifications for this enormously important position include the ability to write long lists, to appear
at charity events without your shirt on, and to be generally perceived as hunky. In other words, it's your
role to lose.
 NOTES OF PHOTOSHOPPlaymate Fantasy Wine Tour
Your other favorite
beachside wine bar has a fairly brilliant new guided tour for you—each of the eight suggested
pours, chosen by Playboy's nightlife columnist Dan "The Imbiber" Dunn, is inspired by an iconic
Playmate. The sampling tour's available all month, but only the kickoff party will include a couple actual
Playmates.
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