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01/22/09
A weekend we can believe in...
PIG OUT
Swiss Metzgete at Trestle on Tenth
The Swiss pork festival comes to Chelsea, promising to go whole hog. That means using every part of the pig
for a special menu of house-made blood sausage, artisanal bacon and more pork belly than you've ever
seen...outside of commodity trading, at least.
- 411:
- Through Sunday, starts 5:30pm nightly, 242 10th Ave (at 24th), 212-645-5659, $26 per person
RAW BAR
Cookie Dough Shots
The Roasting Plant's new location is busting out of the usual coffee and pastries mold with a one-dollar
dollop of uncooked cookie dough, giving the menu a much-needed taste of sweetness. Sadly, the gummy bear
tasting menu is still just a dream.
- 411:
- Roasting Plant, 75 Greenwich Ave (between W. 11th St and Bank)
SALE-ING
Seize sur Vingt Sample Sale
The LES tailors bring in a few classy friends like Wolf-Rayet and Troglodyte Homunculus for some serious
recession-fueled markdowns, including jackets for $150, sweaters for $60 and shoes as low as $120. French
accent not required.
- 411:
- Jan 24-Feb 1, 267 Elizabeth St (between Houston and Prince), 212-343-0007
LOVELINESS
Lovely Day Delivery
The Nolita hipster Thai food dive that perished in a fire a few months back is taking the first baby steps
to recovery. Starting Saturday, you can get your Ginger Fried Chicken delivered, or pick it up at 7
Spring St (temporarily). The menu is almost the same, minus the summer rolls. Which, considering winter's
presence, sort of makes sense.
- 411:
- Reopens Jan 24, 212-925-3310, pick up food at 7 Spring St (between Bowery and Elizabeth)
PIG OFF
Cochon 555
For a different sort of porkfest, this exhibition sets five chefs from the likes of Del Posto and Fatty Crab
loose on their own 70-pound heritage pig, with judges declaring a "Prince of Porc." Wine and pork will flow,
in no specific order.
- 411:
- Jan 25, Hiro Ballroom, 363 W. 16th St (between 8th and 9th Ave), 404-849-3569, buy tickets here
AUSSIEISM
Australia Day at Bondi Road and Sunburnt Cow
Lower Manhattan's twin Aussie dives are celebrating their national holiday the only way they know: with
all-you-can-drink specials. Fifteen bucks gets you an "endless brunch"—meaning an entree and an open
bar—along with a few Foster's-soaked singalongs free of charge.
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