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DATE OF THE WEEK
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| CHINESE NEW YEAR |
Why? Because we’re ready to celebrate New Year’s again.
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While you’re in the spirit of cross-border camaraderie, this Saturday is the Chinese Lunar New Year. The place to do your yearly dragon dance is Flushing, Queens, home of the No. 2 Chinatown in New York and some of the city’s craziest food. Drop your Mandarin training wheels for an A.List experience at the Flushing Mall food court (amateur but very good), Northeast Taste Chinese (Dongbei cuisine) or Lu Xiang Yuan (Qingdao cuisine). There’ll be fireworks whether you decide to share the sea cucumber or not.
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Flushing Chinatown
Main Street, Flushing, Queens
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RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK |
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| TOTONNO’S |
Why? Because the original Totonno’s reopens after a fire.
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| The oldest continuously operating pizzeria in the U.S. reopens this week after suffering the fate of an unwatched pie. Totonno’s on Coney Island will serve the same slice-free menu of wood-fired pizzas: Margherita (mozz, tomato, pecorino, olive oil), Bianca (mozz, garlic, pecorino, oil) and Neapolitan (tomato, garlic, oregano, oil). Nothing against young guns like Co. and Motorino and Keste, but a near-century of pizza-making counts for something. |
Location:
1524 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island
SITE: totonnos.com |
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VENUE OF THE WEEK
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| GOOD UNITS AT HUDSON HOTEL |
Why? Because the Hudson Hotel got a basement for partying.
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| It used to be that you’d ride the escalator at Hudson Hotel and need an Aleve when you got to the bar and its beaming, migraine-inducing décor. But now they’ve turned the basement — a 7,000 sq. ft. former YMCA gym, still with bleachers and a concrete floor — into a private space designed by GoldBar owner Robert McKinley. It’s not open as a bar or nightclub, but look out for parties here in the coming months. |
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americanlimousinesales on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 |
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A. List – February 18, 2010
THE OLYMPICS AS A DRINKING GAME
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Because it’s luge and alcohol, together at last.
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| It’s considered gauche these days to cheer about armed conflict (let alone raise a pint to civilian casualties — even the other team’s!), but international sporting events are a whole different clip of ammo.
Southern Hospitality, the Upper East Side ‘cue joint backed by Justin Timberlake, is celebrating the Olympics with drink specials throughout the Games. Booze bonuses include $3 tequila shots every time the U.S. wins a medal, $5 ice luge Patron shots during the bobsled competition and four Jager bombs for $25 whenever the flat screens show action from Vancouver.
Soak up the hard stuff with podium-topping grub like Beale Street BBQ Chicken and Memphis-Style Dry Rubbed Spareribs. |
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Brought to you by Richard Murillo of American Limousine Sales
www.americanlimousinesales.com
call or text 323-209-8510
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americanlimousinesales on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 |
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A. List
AN A. LIST AFFAIR
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Because it’s an exclusive party at a secret location.
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| For the first time ever, AskMen.com is opening its A. List-only, VIP, off-the-hook (add your own status-conveying expression here) to its readers — but not too many of you.
Here’s how it breaks down: We have 50 spots available, meaning 50 readers will get to join us at our as-yet-undisclosed L.A. nightspot, have a few AM-exclusive cocktails on us and enjoy a sensual (if legal) live performance. Now, we can’t give out all of the details, but let’s just say that come Friday morning, you’ll be talking about things like special guests from our Top 99 Most Desirable Women list, body-painted models and the AM open bar — you know, party stuff.
ell us why you think you should be invited.
Winners will be notified on Thursday, February 25th (the day of the event).
Good luck! |
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BARBERSHOP OF THE WEEK
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| PROPER BARBER SHOP |
Why? Because Supercuts’ll give you the “Al Gore.”
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| Used to be, the barbershop was a place where a man could go for a bit of solace, as well as a shave and a nifty touch-up on his ‘do. Now the last thing we want to do here is cast a wary eye at the many fine, traditional spots this city has to offer, but if you’re into anything other than haircuts from 1954 and boxing talk from 20 years before that, you might feel a bit out of place. That’s why the Proper Barber Shop keeps the antique chairs and cabinets, but makes sure its staff are up on the styles of what we like to call the apres-Eisenhower era. Did we mention free beer? I think we just did, yeah. |
Location:
7950 W 3rd St., Mid-Wilshire
PHONE: 323-272-3287 |
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EVENT OF THE WEEK
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DELICIOUS VINYL’S DJ WORKSHOP
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Why? Because you’ve been air-DJing since 1997.
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| This Saturday, it’s time for you to head to Freak City on Sunset and turn your weird, staccato hand gestures into something that actually produces sound. Helping you do this will be Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5 reknown, as well as marginal quasi-N.W.A. member Arabian Prince. Do you remember him? If so, this event is for you. |
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CASUAL SPOT OF THE WEEK
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MAC AND CHEEZA
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Why? Because we don’t like missing out.
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| New York has been rocking the single-menu-item restaurant for a while now, but we’ve been too busy chasing trucks to notice. It doesn’t matter, though, because the only thing we were missing here in the first place is a West Coast equivalent to SoHo’s MacBar, a place where lovers of that cheesy, cheap ambrosia known (here, at least) as “Mac and Cheez” can get down. Well, good news. Head downtown, get the BBQ chicken version and maybe some sweet potato pie — this is, as we’ve said before, the Southland after all. |
Info.:
223 W 8th St. Downtown
PHONE: 213-622-m3782 |
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americanlimousinesales on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 |
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RETAIL SPOT OF THE WEEK
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| LOUIS BOSTON TEMPORARY STORE |
Why? Because this one might be more your speed.
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| OK, so we checked Louis Boston months ago — it’s an institution. This newest iteration of the Beantown classic, however, might have a little appeal for those of us who prefer a more casual setting. Temporarily housed in a waterfront loft while its new Fan Pier home is under construction, the not-quite pop-up version of LB is the place to find all of the classics plus a few this-store-only exclusives. Is it time for twill shorts already? Push your luck. |
Location:
1 Marina Park Dr.
PHONE: 617-262-6100
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RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK |
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| OLDE BOSTON |
Why? Because you’re a traditional type.
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| One of the nice things about downtown Boston is the sense of living history, the many layers and iterations of the city that overlap one another along our tangled streets. The question we put to you now then, intrepid reader, is how far you want your historical experience to go. Would you prefer, for example, that your albacore-and-red-pepper sandwich was called “The Constitution?” Does the combination of aged beef, swiss cheese and ingeniously combined vegetables remind you of a certain Paul Revere? If so, hit up Olde Boston for lunch. We’d pretty much recommend any old thing. |
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CAFE OF THE WEEK |
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| THE PULSE CAFE |
Why? Because nothing served in here ever had one.
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| OK, whatever your thoughts about the moral underpinnings of veganism, the fact is you sometimes come across these people — especially if you’re the type that, you know, dates females. Our advice? Why not save the “so why is killing broccoli OK?” argument for later and just take her to The Pulse Cafe for jerk tempeh or the ingenious soy “corned beef.” We’re not jumping the meat ship here, but we’ll admit to a stunning lack of post-meal heartburn — and that’s energy you can use, so long as you’ve kept your trap shut. |
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www.americanlimousinesales.com
call or text 323-209-8510
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americanlimousinesales on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 |
No CommentsWe love Boston, but even we have to admit that there are times — and returning from a trip to New Orleans is definitely one of them — when the old Puritan streak seems oddly evident. The town seems quiet. The old New England reserve goes a bit too far.
The owners of The Beehive, of course are way ahead of you here, and this Tuesday they’re preparing a balls-out Mardi Gras ball (costumed, natch) of epic proportions, and we think the Big Beasy might just pull this one off. From a Southern-fried drinks menu (a Sazerac is always a touch of class) to jamabalaya, fried catfish and music, music, music, the (Deep) South End is going to be raucous come the 23rd.
A. List tip? Get there early (like, at 5 p.m.). That way, when you leave it will feel something like how leaving a NOLA bar at 6 a.m. must feel.
541 Tremont St.
PHONE: 617-423-0069
SITE: beehiveboston.com
