You make a better door than a weekend.
Your Perks: 1) VIP tickets to Queen of the Night—the wildest dinner-and-a-show you’ll ever be a part of. Plus, an invitation to the after-party... 2) An epic Asian-inspired feast overlooking Central Park, with dozens of the city’s finest restaurants. 3) A tiny portable box for high-speed Internet. Free high-speed Internet.
Which of the following will you not find at Chelsea’s shiny new Meridian 23?
A)
fresh-juice-based cocktails
B) a solid neighborhood vibe
C) weird-looking masks on the wall
D) large amounts of people getting down to Afro-pop and jazz
E) a guy named DJ Funkenstein
If you guessed “trick question,” congrats.
There’s a suit out there. An incredibly dapper British suit. And it’s lonely. It’s just sitting there in SoHo, waiting to be appreciated. Waiting to be put on. Waiting for you. It’s at the Paul Smith sample sale. Don’t let it down.
Well, this is intriguing: there’s a pop-up gallery of Wu-Tang-inspired mixed-media art happening Saturday. And this might make it intriguing-er: it’s happening on a rooftop and there’s a beer tasting. The whole shebang’s called Meat MRKT, and it’s for the children.
Chicane desperately wants to show you how good they are at making brioche french toast. In fact, they started an entire brunch operation to do so. The toast comes with blueberries and kiwi-Chartreuse jam, and will doubtless attract smoky-eyed French expats yearning for a cigarette. Brioche has that effect on ’em.
If you like noodles: The sexy new Tribeca Japanese spot Daruma-Ya (pictured) uses a
ridiculously elaborate process to make their soba. Mmm... process.
If you like beer outside: You can say yes just this once to going to Kips Bay, where Albion
(from the Drop Off Service guys) now exists.
