The weekend is your safe house from the week.
New York: the city that never sleeps. So we’re booking you a weekend at the decadent sleep-optional Gramercy Park Hotel and throwing in $200 for room service—yes, they serve suckling pig. Plus, we’ve got the exclusive on Swiss-made masterpieces from Skywatch and summer-ready sneaks from Warrior Footwear.
These local gypsy brewers are taking over Shotwell’s to introduce their blackberry ale. They’ll have a bottle-conditioned version plus one on draft and an exclusive keg of barrel-aged sour beer. Also: Wise Sons Deli pastrami-wrapped hot dogs and Chocolate-Covered Beer Caramels. And the pop-up beer party comes full circle.
The guys at this Sunset sports bar/taco shop are dropping weekday lunch and adding a late-night scene. So they’re pooling their resources into anytime $5 beer-and-a-shot specials (in addition to the $2 Tecate and $2 taco happy hour). Seems like you’ll come out ahead.
There will be no clowns. Instead, flame-breathing acrobats, fiery sword-balancing and fire dancing will be in order. You can try your hand at Flaming Skee-Ball and Pyro Putt. If you remember one thing, it’s stop, drop and roll.
Being the recovery meal that it is, brunch by definition demands hearty fare and a heavy dose of hair of the dog. Bruno’s new Brunch Drunk Love’s Maple-Bacon Pancakes and Coca-Cola Cured Ham Benedict satisfy the former. As for the latter, the bacon-washed bourbon War Pig and Mission Mary should be just enough.
Already your go-to dive for strong cocktails, Mister Lew’s Win-Win Bar & Grand Sazerac Emporium is now your double-feature venue for ’80s movies and gratis popcorn on Wednesday nights. Next up: Back to the Future and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. The Sazeracs are implied...
