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02/09/12
It’s all fun and games until somebody loses a weekend.
PERK ALERT
Ice-Skating and Five Courses of Meat
Valentine’s—it’s coming whether you’re ready or not. Your last-minute plan: an impossibly romantic
private ice-skating date at
NYC’s most popular rink. (You’re welcome.) Plus, we’ve got your ticket to an epic five-course tasting event at
Primehouse, and three
months of spin classes in a swank UES town house.
SLICE OF LIFE
Pope-Approved Pizza
The secret to great pizza: good water. Also: strong pedigree. So you’ll now fix your red, white and fried
pizza cravings at Don Antonio, a Hell’s Kitchen pie palace from the guy behind Keste who also happens to
be a third-generation Naples pizza whisperer. He’s served slices to popes. Benedict XVI, sucker for the
smoked buffalo mozzarella.
- 411:
- Now open, Don Antonio by Starita, 309 W 50th St, 646-719-1043
MY FAVORITE MARTIN
Martin Greenfield at the Ace Hotel
Reasons you typically frequent the Ace: 1) lamb burgers; 2) free wi-fi. Except this weekend. That’s when
legendary Brooklyn tailor Martin Greenfield opens a pop-up in the hotel’s lobby. There’ll be
complimentary beer, lots of tweed and two years’ worth of gratis alterations on anything you buy. Your
inseam can be unpredictable.
- 411:
- Feb 10-12, 10am-6pm, Martin Greenfield Clothiers for Ace Hotel, 20 W 29th St, reserve here
DINERS CLUB
Brunch at the Bowery Diner
In the event that your Friday night in the Bowery doesn’t end until Saturday... afternoon... you’ll want
to be aware of the fact that Mathieu Palombino’s quilted-aluminum-clad diner is serving brunch. On the
menu: cream-filled french toast and confit duck hash. Sometimes corned beef just won’t cut it.
- 411:
- Sat-Sun, 7am-5pm, The Bowery Diner, 241 Bowery, 212-388-0052, see the menu
PROJECT RUNWAY
A NYFW Pop-Up from Batali and Friends
If you’re curious where models eat during Fashion Week (besides Quiznos), the answer is atop the Museum of
Arts and Design. A host of celebrity chefs (Batali, Allegretti, Medina) has opened Goodness, a philanthropic
temporary restaurant up there. Expect very attractive clientele. And very few people to order the flan.
- 411:
- Feb 11-14, Goodness at the Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Cir, 212-299-7730
DULY NOTED
Love Letters from the Le Baron Guy
André Saraiva (the lord of Le Baron) has something for you. No, it’s not an E-ZPass for the club’s
door. It’s an invite to his first solo New York art show. The concept: love letters. The pieces: cityscape
photos combined with street art drawings. So yes, it’s a bit different than Penthouse’s
version.
- 411:
- Opening reception Feb 11, 6-8pm; through Mar 1; Half Gallery, 208 Forsyth St
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