Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Where to drink 2011-Hudson Clearwater


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Hudson Clearwater
447 Hudson St., at Morton St.; 212-989-3255
Until Chumley’s, the Village’s original incognito watering hole, comes back to life, consider this your standby. Just around the corner from what falsely appears to be the front entrance, behind a green door and through a courtyard, lies a tri-level townhouse with a bevy of backdrops to choose from. The courtyard, on a pretty day, is a delightful spot for a gingery Hudson Mule ($12). On the top floor, there’s a wooden chef’s bar offering bites like lemon-cured duck leg ($13). And one floor below, the marble bar is an any-weather spot for sipping a Mayatl (mezcal, Chartreuse, pastis, rosemary, oregano, lime; $12).





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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Jersey Boys


Come on and admit it: you have, at least a few times in your life, spent time practicing your Grammy/Oscars/Tony acceptance speech in front of the mirror. You thank your parents, your sister, your agent, your significant other, and even your 7th grade drama teacher. Don’t worry – you’re not alone. The American Dream is a vision implanted in American boys and girls from the time we are very young. It trains us to fantasize about stardom, success, and fame. It keeps us up late at night dreaming about the packed theaters we will fill with fans. Jersey Boys Broadway show is the real life story of four men who made their American Dream a reality.
The Four Seasons - Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi - were just a bunch of punk kids from New Jersey before they hit it big in the 1960’s and became one of the most popular recording groups of all time. At the height of their fame, The Four Seasons sold 175 million records. This is their story of love, friendship, survival and success – all set to an amazing soundtrack. The Jersey Boys New York show features songs like “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”, “Oh What a Night”, and “Who Loves You”. Written by Rick Elice and the Academy Award winner Marshall Brickman, Jersey Boys is ultimately an ode to four men who used their immense talent and strength of character to make their dreams a reality.

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The Talent Show


Littlefield, 622 Degraw St., nr. Fourth Ave., Gowanus; 718-855-3388


The Talent Show is what happens if you round up the city’s semi-famous comedians and literary nerds (Dave Hill, Ira Glass, John Hodgman, Mike Birbiglia), hop them up on jungle juice, and ask them to perform stupid pet tricks. Held on the last Wednesday of the month, the event has the feel of a devious slumber party. Recent sightings: Eugene Mirman dressing up a rat in doll’s clothes; Hill eating seven raw jalapeños in one minute; Hodgman, during a live Truth or Dare game, confessing how much money he made last year ($3.4 million, if you must know) while fondling a snake. Plus shock collars, tequila shots, ventriloquism, duets, juggling, magic tricks, and an in-house band. It always sells out.

 
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Dig Deeper-Best Soul Party



  • Dig Deeper
    Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., nr. Sterling Pl., Park Slope; 718-230-0238
    Soul-music fanboys D.J. Honky and Mr. Robinson named their monthly party Dig Deeper for a reason. Since 2008, they’ve been tracking down forgotten greats from the past—like James Brown’s backup singer Marva Whitney (a.k.a. “Soul Sister #1”) and the ever-suave Billy Prince of Detroit’s the Precisions—and bringing them to Park Slope’s Southpaw for what is often their first-ever solo New York City performances. The artists may look weathered (many are now in their sixties or seventies), but they’ve lost none of their performing chops, with sets that are infectious enough to break vinyl geeks out of their reverent trances. Shows are usually held the fourth Saturday of each month ($10 in advance, $15 at the door).




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Five Arrested in Tammany Hall Riot Hire Lawyer, Stage Rally


Remember that riot outside of the Smif-N-Wessun show at Tammany Hall last week? Well, the five people arrested hired a lawyer, who spoke out at a rally protesting the incident yesterday on the steps of City Hall. According to DNA Info, the attorney, Kenneth Montgomery, plans to pursue a lawsuit against the NYPD over the matter, since victims are claiming police used excessive force. And, in a bizarre twist, it seems the NYPD feared Smif-N-Wessun would make another LES appearance last week: Cole Schaffer, co-owner of beleaguered Clinton Street bar Culturefix, writes in to say that "last week from Wednesday to Sunday, the police showed up at my door every evening 'to see if Smif-N-Wessun were playing,'" claiming word of a concert at Culturefix had been posted online (Schaffer denies this).

And regarding the bar's underage-drinking charges, Schaffer tells us their attorney today offered the SLA a settlement of $10,000. "It's a long shot," he writes, mentioning that if the offer is successful the bar will probably need to hold a fund-raiser to drum up the money. "This is a huge blow for us." However, there's at least one bright spot for bars in the LES vicinity: Eater brings newsthat Mars Bar will stay open another four to six weeks, rather than closing immediately. Don't bother trying to ask too many questions over there, though — word is the staff isn't too receptive to nosy types.
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Cocktails in Bloom: 107 Spring Drinks


Spring is in the air, and with it comes the desire to put away the strong, heavy winter drinks we've been using to fortify ourselves in favor of brighter, lighter tipples. Lucky for us, there are plenty of bars all over New York that are more than happy to help us wet our whistles in the warmer weather. Even better: We were able to convince more than 100 bartenders to share some of their best technicolor concoctions with us.
Now, we're sure not everyone will want to make all of these drinks at home (unless you're into juicing peas and dehydrating the leftover solids, à laMomofuku Ssäm Bar's Spring Pea), but we're nothing if not completists. (Though, we should also mention that while we've edited each of the recipes to make them as easy as possible to follow, we haven't gotten the chance to test each and every one — we always get about five or six in, and then things get ... interesting.)
In any event, we've organized the drinks into their respective color categories —red, orange, yellow, green, blue, cream, and violet — so you can easily find any drink to match your mood. We've also rounded up cocktails in our Grub Street sister cities: Boston, Philly, Chicago, San Francisco, and L.A. So what are you waiting for? Click on through and plan your happy hour!

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Foreign-Beer Hall

712 Third Ave., nr. 45th St.; 212-867-2337 New York’s Teutonic infatuation still runs rampant, with bratwursts and beer steins clanking everywhere from Harlem (Bier International) to Greenpoint (Spritzenhaus) to midtown, where the unimaginatively named Bierhaus trumps its competitors in authentic Bavarian-ness. By 6 p.m., the skylighted communal tables are packed with off-duty office workers hefting colossal mugs of lagers, wheat beers, and bocks, all delivered by waitresses in dirndls. To fortify your stomach while emptying two-liter glass boots, there’s fresh-baked pretzels, platters of wurst and sauerkraut, and, of course, Wiener schnitzel.




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