New York

133 Essex St, near Rivington

Started by the Spitzers guys, this rodeo-aurant doesn't have its name sorted out, but it does have a mechanical bull and antebellum grub like pork chops and chicken fried steak. The taps pour a generous selection of 16 beers, though none's particularly southern (except Stella, from the south of...Belgium).

Oct 25 thru Nov 2 at 221 W 57 St, between Broadway and 7th

This "pop-up" restaurant in the old Hard Rock will offer sub-$10 lunches from a procession of award-winning chefs, including Will Goldfarb (Thor, Picnick), Cat Cora (the first female Iron Chef), and Giada De Laurentiis -- known by film buffs as granddaughter of ubiquitous producer Dino, and by food buffs as Conan the Lasagnarian.

Thru Oct 28 at 76 Greene St, between Spring and Broome

Hoodies, coats, and winter jackets from a range of designers (Ben Sherman, People's Liberation, Drifter, etc.), all at 35-80% off -- apropos, given that winter's 35-80% late this year.

Fri, 6-8pm at Union Sq Wines: 144 4th Ave at 13th; 212.675.8100

Hit USQ for a two-hour free tasting of Karlsson's GOLD, a mixing vodka made from a blend of seven different Swedish potatoes (of which they have a surplus, due to Sweden's protracted bikini season).

Available Saturdays at the Young Designer's Market, 268 Mulberry St, between Houston and Prince

Designed and produced in Brooklyn, these tees are inspired by communist Russia, pop and disco, and orthodox religious imagery, resulting in genre-bending designs like "Hasidic": a silhouetted, peyos-sporting Michael Jackson, presumably dancing to "Black or Whitefish".