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Emailed in a LIST on: Friday May 12, 2006The List
Running Down the Best of the Rest
Pre-Mother's Day Gorging: Rosa Mexicano Cooking Demo
If you haven't booked M-Day brunch yet, you're screwed. Instead, tell Mom you couldn't wait 'til Sunday and escort her to this cooking demo/luncheon. She'll learn to make Guacamole con Frutas, Chilaquiles Verdes and Galleta con Fresas. You'll finally learn to eat your mom's cooking.
Gorging: Harry's Steak and Harry's Cafe
Today, Wall Street fixture Harry's at Hanover Square gets reborn as two restaurants. Harry's Steak retains Harry's old school flavor, with a mural of winemaking monks, exposed stone from the 1700s, and steak. Harry's Café's more casual, with a long walnut bar, a lounge, and a menu featuring Lobster Spring Rolls, kebobs, and Crackling Pork Shank -- a dish brought over from Maloney & Porcelli's by exec chef Patrick Vaccariello, a.k.a. "That Cracklin' Pork Shank Thief".
Sports: Free Golf Lessons
If your bankbook can't muster the distance for a Drive 495 membership, hit The Gym's no-cost seminar, where you'll pick up techniques and exercises designed to take your game to a place you've only dreamed of: the fairway.
Mother's Day Service: Shizuka New York Spa
Temporarily allay mom's depression over fading looks with Shizuka's discounted Mother's Day Lifting Package ($225, down from $300). Using techniques known only to Shizuka, MDLP increases facial elasticity, refines texture, and tones muscles. A great gift for her, but if this means anything to you, you're the one who needs the facial.
The Rest: Rick's Cabaret Due Diligence Ball
The DDB is a magnificently overt attempt to convince financial professionals to buy Rick's stock (NASDAQ: RICK). Extra inducements include free admission and 10 hours of 1/2-price drinks. If you're not a financial professional, just grunt something about being "in business", then go invest in a lapdance.
