New York

6-8:30pm, Sun Oct 22 at St. Marks Church-in-the-Bowery; 131 E 10th St, at 2nd

Attend this pushcart vendor awards party, and you'll get an open beer/wine bar, plus 2.5hrs to glut yourself on New York's finest dogs, tacos, and kebobs. Awards finalists receive the highest honor a street-meat slinger can hope for: the opportunity to cook indoors.

Oct 18-22 at Tribeca Cinemas: 54 Varick St, on Canal; $15 per night (VIP pass $150) at NYCHorrorFest.com

If you're hungry for a truly terrifying horror flick (i.e., one that doesn't feature former WB stars), check out this five-night fest of nouveau-gore cinema. Between the ten features and numerous shorts, you're sure to find something that freaks you, whether it's demonic possession, zombification, or, creepiest of all, Lou Diamond Phillips. For reals.

1:30pm-?, Sat Oct 21; 137 Ave C, between 8th and 9th; 212.529.0005

This Aussie bar's daylong extravaganza starts with a live "Yabby" race, wherein Australian crayfish are auctioned off to spectators before scurrying on to glory. Later that night, the Yabs will be grilled and devoured as part of a free BBQ dinner -- the moral being that, no matter how fast you are, you can never outrun your own deliciousness.

10am-8pm, every day through Oct 27; 15 W 24th St, between 5th and 6th; Triple5Soul.com

555's slashing 50% off shirts, sweatshirts, jeans, pants, and other gear at their Flatiron warehouse. So get there quickly, while they're still 227 1/2 Soul.

In The London NYC hotel ; 151 W 54th St, between 6th and 7th; 212.468.8888

While the hilariously abusive Hell's Kitchen host's first American restaurant doesn't debut until next month, the reservation line opened up today for anyone hoping to bypass the Hobbesian brutality of getting a table. At right, we capture Gordon in a moment of serenity, right before he told a small child that there was no tooth fairy.