Thrillist New York
Emailed in a LIST on: Wednesday June 11, 2008The List
Food: Shalizar
From the Persepolis guys, Shalizar's a roomy, exposed-brick Persian bistro plating up traditional Middle Eastern fare, e.g., Khorest Ghormeh Sabzi (baby lamb and veggies) and Mahi Sefid (white fish filet over baghali polo). Drinks-wise, Shalizar's pouring old world wines, pomegranate cocktails (mojitos, margaritas, and martinis), and wild berry-infused vodkas steeped for six months before serving -- so you can impress everyone by declaring, "The nose says January 2008, but the peppery finish is very December, 2007".
Sale: Shoes and Free Booze
Hit this shoe boutique/gilded lothario's den for 15% off premium footwear, plus gratis Belvedere cocktails, hot shaves, and mad Wii playing. The night's hosted by Giants RB Reuben Droughns -- or perhaps he's just there to get out of the heat?
Grooming: The Shave of New York
A two-chair, LES-chic barbershop from the family behind Grand Central's Francesco's, Shave offers everything from coife cuts, to hot-towel moustache/goat trims, to Lex-Lutherian dome-cleanings. Shave also makes out-calls to special events like parties and weddings, and hawks Euro grooming lotions (TrueFitt & Hill, Taylor of Old Bond Street) that're free of alcohol (good for faces, bad for weddings).
Drink: Free Balvenie and Pool Lessons
John Allan's Tribeca is offering complimentary tastings of Balvenie scotch (12, 15, 17yo Sherry Oak, 21yo), plus 25% off JA's bath products. Also on hand: a billiards specialist to demo trickery like the Scramble Shot and "Three Balls in One Stroke", YouTube vids of which gained stunning popularity from the clicking of soon-to-be-disappointed pervs.
RSVP (open to first 150 subscribers) at pr@johnallans.com. If you just need product, enter THRILL08 at JohnAllans.com for 25% off every purchase until June 22nd.
Sports: WuChess
Like Yahoo Chess for would-be Shaolin monks, WuChess lets you create and join chess clans, compete against players using custom Wu-style pieces, plus watch exhibition matches pitting Wu-Tang members against each other and other hip-hop artists -- who'll collapse when Wu brings da Bronstein-Larsen ruckus.
