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10/15/09
The weekend is going fireplace-hopping.
PERKS
1 New Perk
It's a little late for fashion week parties, but we've got the next best thing. Shoot us a timely email and
we'll get you into a private shopping event for Club Monaco's newly relaunched men's collection, with free
scotch and 20 percent off at the register before anyone else lays eyes on the gear. There are no leggy
runway models...but a stiff scotch is a pretty good substitute.
- 411:
- UD Perks
SKIN LIT
Naked Girls Reading
Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. The girls of Pinchbottom Burlesque are doing their part for
literature by reading select passages from banned books—including Alice in Wonderland and
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure—wearing nothing but a pensive expression. Think of it as
Reading Rainbow After Dark.
- 411:
- $15, 8pm, Oct 16, Naked Girls Reading NYC, 94 W. Houston
FOIE-ING
The Majesty of Foie Gras PB&J
The Plaza's palace of stodginess, The Oak Room, is loosening its collar with an unhinged new dim sum trolley
menu, packing treats like Berkshire pork belly, laughing bird shrimp ceviche and a delicacy called the
Foie Gras PB&J, which pairs rich duck essence with macadamia nut butter and concord grape jelly
over a toasted brioche roll. Just like mom used to make...
- 411:
- 5:30-10pm, The Oak Room at the Plaza, 10 Central Park S., 212-758-7777
MEAT MARKET
Your New Source for Suckling Pig
Your rooftop pig roast may happen yet. You can now find the mobile butchers at
Dickson's settled into a real live shop, conveniently located in the oyster-and-milk shake paradise
known as the Chelsea Market. That means you can pick up 20 pounds of fresh steak without bothering with
delivery zones. Time to get your roasting spit out of storage.
- 411:
- Now open, Dickson's at Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave, 609-647-4842
SALE-ING
85% Off at Elie Tahari
Just in time for genuine bluster, this upscale, minimalist clothier is giving you a chance to revamp the
winter side of your closet at this stock and sample sale, with chunky cashmere sweaters and slim-cut long
coats for $199, along with leathers under $300. Consider yourself winterized.
- 411:
- 9am-7pm Oct 20-23, 9am-5pm Oct 24, Elie Tahari, 510 5th Ave, 212-398-2622
KEGMASTERS
Superdive's New Underground Basement
Fresh off the beautiful disgrace of Champagne Tuesdays, the
Alphabet City bandits are debuting a Wednesday night bash called Kegmaster's Select. A $20 cover gives
you VIP access to every drop of booze and beer in the place, including hoppier samples from the favored
brewery of the week. If you're feeling particularly adventurous, you might even venture down the stairs in
back to explore the sketchy new basement space below, newly dubbed Maddog. It should be as far under the
radar as you ever want to go.
- 411:
- $20, Wednesdays, Superdive, 200 Ave A (between 12th and 13th), 646-448-4854
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