Free bacon, a Zombie Rave, and a new Italian date spot
ThursdayStarting tonight, you can hit Wylie's new joint Alder for Caesar salad, pub cheese, and pigs in a blanket with decidedly Dufresnian twists. Check out their site, and we'll have more details and photos coming soon
SaturdayStarting March 30th, walking down 2nd St between Bowery & 2nd Ave will land you in Cappadocia, Turkey -- or, technically, have you floating above it. Make some sense of it all, here
Weekend GetawayHop on this train that takes you from NYC to Montreal for only $89 -- you'll be knee-deep in poutine before the weekend's out. Get more details
MondaySnag a spot at a dinner with Top Chef Masters' chef Carmen at Clyde Frazier's, where she'll be working up lobster lollipops, bay scallops, jerk Berkshire pork tenderloin, and other things Clyde has worn on his pants. Grab tickets here
Free Bags of BaconOberto just came out with a new jerky, and it's made out of bacon, and it's called Bacon Jerky. It's not even on shelves yet (ok, it's on like two shelves), but we've got five sets of three bags to give away. Just tweet @Thrillist @ObertoBeefJerky and #BaconBags with your best (short) story about bacon, and we'll let you know if you've won
OpeningsPiccola Cucina Osteria is now open in SoHo a block South of the team's other spot, Piccola Cucina Enoteca -- this one's focusing on seafood and pastas like lobster linguini and thinly sliced swordfish wrapped around buffalo mozz. Check out the menu
An offshoot of Sugar and Plumm, the UWS spot for candy, ice cream, and pulled pork waffles, is opening on Bleecker. Check out more