It was the weekend of our discontent.
These are what you call Perks: 1) 30% off top-of-the-line earphones made from handsome beech wood. 2) Finely tailored dress shirts from Europe for 36% off. 3) Your favorite new everyday watch from NOVO. Treat yourself. And your wrist.
Sarma’s Turkish fried chicken: delicious. You know that. But lately you’ve been thinking it’d be even more delicious if you could have it after 11pm. Sarma recognized that, and swiftly launched a late-night bar menu with fritters and buñuelos. Oh, and that fried chicken. Obviously.
Sault and Uniform are holding Valentine’s-y events just blocks from each other. Here’s your cheat
sheet.
The Perks
Sault: Blood-orange-based cocktails; free
Apotheker’s chocolate. Uniform: Vodka; 40% off fall and winter apparel.
The Special Offerings
Sault: Flowers.
Uniform: Jack Black grooming products with purchase.
The Valentine
You’re on your own for that one.
Ken Oringer is bringing his choice tapas—fried chicken liver, jamón ibérico, etc.—from Toro NYC back to Boston. They’re available for a limited time at Clio’s bar. Presumably because serving them at Toro would be too easy.
Sure, everyone complains about Valentine’s Day. But Area Four is actually doing something about it. Specifically, holding two nights with sad movies (Blue Valentine for one), breakup soundtracks, spice-laden Angry Pizza and mean candy hearts. Bring a date and really confuse them.
The Sinclair’s Cocktail Wars, by the numbers:
Number of dueling bartenders: 4
Dollars required to purchase one of their competing
cocktails: 5
Mystery components revealed in the final round:
2
Minutes they have to make the winning libation: 20
Percentage
of attendees who win, really: 100
