In an attempt to "break down any pretentious barriers", Second Glass is throwing a "kickass expo-style" wine tasting w/ over 250 vinos, and events like Crash Course mini-seminars, a free swag bag, and even a "Twitter Tasting" -- which is a simultaneous tasting/tweet session with people in the UK and Cali, not an excuse to lick your computer screen every time RealVinDiesel purchases a FroYo.

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The all-things-travel site just rolled out the super-fun-sounding "Yaycation" app, which shows you exactly how much money you can save per year by cutting back on everyday spending in 20 different categories (gym memberships, haircuts, personal pampering, etc), then presents possible exotic vacations you can use the money on, so as to better show off your flabby, disheveled, sasquatchy form.

Combine an exclamation of excitement w/ a vacation and take the super-quick budget quiz at TravelMuse.com

Head to Nine Zero's steakery next Thursday to hear Andrew Rimas read from Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World whilst enjoying a bovine-heavy barrage of Ken Oringer-prepped courses like cola-marinated skirt steak tacos, ragu of morels w/ crispy tripe, dashi-braised short ribs, roasted bone marrow, and braised rhubarb w/ "whole milk" vanilla ice cream, because the additives in that fat-free stuff'll kill you.

To snag one of the quickly evaporating spots, head to KOPrimeBoston.com

Starting this week, the 'chester's heppest neighborhood grill is unveiling a gleamingly new spring menu (mussels w/ white wine, leeks, pancetta; shrimp tacos w/ avocado salsa; lamb stew w/ fava beans, etc) and opening its vaunted covered "urban patio", offering a wood-burning fire pit and "lap robes", a leg-covering blanket less classy folk commonly refer to as a napkin.