New York

45 W 81st St, between Columbus and Central Park West; 212.873.8181

Designed by the guy who did Nobu, this UWS joint's comfortably ritzed-out with a walnut-topped bar, slate floors, and a 3,000-bottle wall of wine. Though the menu's modern American (braised veal shank, dry-aged black angus sirloin), preparation's French, and presentation's Japanese -- pan-Earth eats that 81 claims are "seasonal", making them the culinary equivalent of "It's happy hour somewhere".

The Open Table for your body has just expanded from dentists to docs. Enter your insurance provider and zip, and ZD'll spit back available primary-care MDs, open appointments, and ratings from previous patients, plus confirm your appointment via e-mail -- convenient unless marked as spam, in which case you're totally dying of rabies.

Mar 8 at No Idea Bar: 30 E 20th St, between Broadway and Park; 212.777.0100

Start your 'stache now to compete in this annual whisker-thon, which rewards entrants in five categories: Best in Show, Molester 'Stache, Novelty 'Stache, Dad 'Stache, and the pity-prize Sh*tty 'Stache -- "for growth achievement in spite of poor genes".

Thru Feb at 231 Eldridge St, between Houston and Stanton; 212.505.7673

To make room for spring inventory and to celebrate their e-commerce launch, this LES boutique's offering in-store-only discounts of up to 80% off labels like Edoc Laundry, Montana Knox, and Gsus Sindustries, who are willing to risk eternal damnation for a tepid pun.

An amusingly forlorn rejoinder to smug wedding announcements, this Brooklyn-based site posts reader-submitted break-up tales, ranging from the enraged ("lying, alcoholic, slut") to the opportunistic ("We did like each other. Then we didn't anymore. Now we plan three-ways."). Wow. However do you cope?