The weekend laughs in the face of superstition.
Authentic Filipino food isn't easy to come by, unless you crash a Filipino family reunion or head to Palencia, where the Manila-born chef is preparing a lumpia-pancit-and-adobo-filled feast in celebration of Philippine Independence Day. (Snuck up on you this year, didn't it?)
Not to be outdone by the Filipinos, the fine Brazilians at Cantina are serving up nearly 30 rum-like cachacas in honor of International Cachaca Day (hats off to the genius who established this), including hard-to-find ones like Weber Haus.
If you like your clothing un-rummaged (and we know you do), hit the Warehouse Sale on its private VIP day and earn first dibs on labels like Rock & Republic, True Religion and Chip & Pepper at 40-80% off.
Head to Stern Grove for some rhythm and blues with Rock Hall of Famer Booker T. Jones, who played on Otis' "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay," and while still in high school recorded "Green Onions," which you've heard in a thousand movies but didn't know it.
You've shown flashes of brilliance in your home kitchen, but are you a five-tool bartender—you know, equally adept with vodka, gin, tequila, rum or bourbon? Round out your game at this expert-led, hands-on mixology course.
