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11/12/09
The weekend is too busy for slumber.
PERKS
2 New Perks
In honor of your Veterans Day hangover, we're offering you a very PERK-Y MASSAGE AT
EXHALE SPA, TWO FREE WEEKS AT CRUNCH GYM and an
invaluable piece of advice: carrot juice. Now you know.
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- UD Perks
HOOKAH HOUSE
Open Bar at Veranda
Sitting on some spacious real estate
in Sheridan Square, this new Mediterranean hookah lounge answers the West Village's call for sheesha and
tzatziki lamb. And to celebrate its soft opening, it's having a two-hour open bar from 9 to 11pm. But the
deal's limited to drinks. Stuffed grapes leaves don't grow on trees.
BIDDING ON BOOZE
Christie's Fine Wines and Spirits Auction
For the second time since Prohibition, Christie's is putting booze on the block. The 850-lot auction is
predictably long on Bordeaux and Burgundy, but you'll see bottles of Macallan, Glenlivet and Bowmore that
are pushing the retirement age. And take particular note of the Double Barrel: a limited Ardbeg whisky set
packed into a leather gun case. Which promises endless fun at airport security.
- 411:
- Saturday, 10am, Christie's New York, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-636-2000
HOG WILD
Pig Dissection at Joseph Leonard
While pork belly gets all the glory, Joseph Leonard's head chef is leading culinary tours of the
lesser-eaten parts. He'll break down a single pig into a six dish dinner, which, during the inaugural
week, will include gnocchi with braised pig shoulder and pork-butt meatball egg-drop soup. But keep in mind:
this swine's first come, first serve. So it's four pork knuckles, and they're out.
- 411:
- Cochon Sundays, Joseph Leonard, 170 Waverly Pl (at Grove), 646-429-8383
BEER AND BRINE
Pickle and Beer Tasting
Rick's Picks is teaming with Brooklyn's Beer Table to pair the perfect brew with each pickled cucumber.
Consider it the recessionary alternative to wine and cheese.
- 411:
- $35, 7-8:30pm, Beer Table, 427 B 7th Ave, Brooklyn, 718-965-1196, tickets here
SCALE FARE
Bouley by the Ounce
Bouley Market is doing dinner for the first time ever, and they're enacting a strict new portion policy: you
can only buy by the ounce. Everything from meat to caviar to sorbet will go on a scale and be priced to the
ounce, starting at $5. It'll also unveil a new wine dispenser that delivers precise ounces to each glass.
Tip: four ounces of Gouda pairs great with two pounds of cabernet.
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- Daily (except Sun), 6pm-midnight, Bouley Market, 120 W. Broadway, 212-219-1011
JAMMY JAM
Slumber Party at the Ace Hotel
What better way to launch a limited-edition pajamas line than a booze-fueled hotel slumber party? Expect a
who's who of the art world along with DJ sets, live performances, cocktails from the Breslin and, of course,
tarot card readings. Because you'll want some advance notice about who you'll be paired with during spin the
bottle.
- 411:
- $150-$300, 8-11:30pm, Creative Time Slumber Party, Ace Hotel, 20 W. 29th St, 212-679-2222, buy tickets here
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