This Week's Juiciest Bite

Tonight at the Highline Ballroom, one of our own Vanderbilt alum Ben Cameron is going to be rocking out with bands Roctopus and DJ Eurofunkenstein. Starting at 9:30 p.m., recent grads will be invading the scene ready to get weird for the 5th Annual Turkey Bender: Facebook Event

What exactly is the Turkey Bender? Who the hell knows... but we're psyched. See you there!! xx

Spotlight Thursday—
A place where the beer flows like wine… Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano.. I'm talking about a little place called…Sweet Paradise!!


This week’s limelight is on Headband and Hooligan—USC alums migrated east to get you dancing in NYC. These music gurus have been drumming and mixing since the ripe age of 14 or so and team up under their monikers to bring heady beats to New York's recent grad scene. Fun fact: Headband once caught a pitching session for Mariano Rivera—if he’s good enough for the yanks he’s sure as hell good enough for you. Plus, rumor has it Hooligan played HORSE with Obama. And won.

Ok reputations aside—this Saturday they’ve teamed up with Sweet Paradise (everybody’s favorite secret hide-away on the Lower East Side, complete with candy, liquor and a jukebox…um hello!) to bring us Pleasure Treasure. All night Sweet Paradise is offering $5 shot and beer combo and $8 Jameson/beer special...that's sure to get your boyfriend off the couch. Bottom line: this evening is dont-miss guaranteed party-your-face-off fun with a sexy crowd, insane beats and strong drinks—does it get any sweeter?

Sweet Paradise Lounge

        located at:   
14 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002                                                              Better see you in paradise...MS




The Elusive Twosome

 

Recovery Sunday

Pirate Mike doing his thing at Iggy's

63 and sunny this weekend led to a lengthy and boozy brunch on Saturday before the Heineken Inspire Encore concert--mental notes: Donnybrook's irish brunch leaves a little something to be desired in the food department, pirate Mike at Iggy's on Ludlow and Rivington makes a mean (variations of mild, medium, hot and VERY hot) Bloody Mary and a combination of Diplo tunes, free heineken and black light walls is pure perfection.

Diplo

Heineken vision

However, all this led us to spend much of today curled up in bed. The still balmy weather forced us out around 3 though and after wandering the New Museum on Bowery (check Monday Marks tomorrow for a full recap) we were ready for some good and greasy recovery grub.  Pulino's, Keith McNally's relatively new restaurant, shone bright red across the street and surprised at the rare lull we saw through the windows, we hurried over.






While the service was spotty and the pizzas (funghi/pancetta and salame picante) upsettingly bland--the spectacular mozzarella burata, flavorful cannelloni beans and peaceful buzz of eating in a golden glow of liquor bottles and hanging prosciutto, made 5pm Sunday recovery at Pulino's something to look forward to as the weather cools and getting out of bed is increasingly challenging.









Pulino's Menu

the entirety of Pulino's corner of Bowery seemed highlighted with red--how could we resist??

Canelloni beans with vegetables, pecorino and bruschetta

Funghi/Pancetta and Salame Picante pizze

Mozzarella Burata, prosciutto with apples 

the exposed kitchen was the most bustling section of the room

Spotlight Thursdays

Last Friday we started the Halloween festivities off on an extremely loud note at the Boyznoize and Rusko concert at Webster Hall. Spotlight Thursdays was created to highlight the events, places or people that we were most excited about and this week I have to pass that torch to Rusko. While Boyznoize were the headliners at the show, Rusko completely stole the lime(laser)light with his innovative dubset tunes.  While he did not come on until after Boyz, an interesting twist, he had the venue packed and rocking well into the early morning.

 If you were there I know you were jumping along with me when he wrapped up the show with his single Hold On, but if you didn’t make it on Friday fear not; your electro buzz shall go on.  Inspired by the eclectically dressed crowd and hyper beats—we compiled a few of the most exciting upcoming electronic sets for November—starting with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris at Lavo tonight, 10pm.  If the rain keeps you from donning your favorite neon sneakers this evening, definitely look into tickets for these:

Crookers/Jack Beats, Webster Hall, 11/5

Simion Mobile Disco, Santos Party House, 11/18

Dirty South, Pacha 11/19

Axwell, Webster Hall, 11/20
A-trak/Miike Snow/Tiga/Flying Lotus, Terminal 5, 11/27