FROM PERKS
Meet the Valentijn raincoat. We designed it exclusively in collaboration with custom clothiers Sene just for you. It’s part modern mac, part fishtail parka and entirely ready to shelter you from any lingering showers in style. And because each is custom-tailored, yours will be the only one like it.
TAP OUT
Yes, Midtown has a Tap 42 now. There’s a covered patio for eating rainbow sushi bowls, and a bar for drinking a few of the 42 beers on tap. Oh, and there’s whiskey, bourbon and a weekday happy hour, which also feels remarkably relevant.
SUMMER SESSIONS
Here comes Babalu’s Summer Camp pop-up, where you can procure things for the special people in your life, take them to the perfume bar and check out art installations ranging anywhere from fashion illustrations to digital pop art. Take a date, is basically what we’re saying.
GARDEN PARTY
Turns out, happy hours and gardens set in lush backyards surrounded by coral-bordered ponds work well together. Case in point: the one in Café Roval’s backyard, where a skilled barkeep will make you sake, wine and beer cocktails infused to taste like whiskey drinks. Who knew…
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Barbecues and Memorial Day go together like, well… that. Which explains why River Yacht Club is having a two-day, backyard-style grilling fest with Korean-style short ribs and ginger barbecue chicken. Not to mention entertainers walking on stilts, a DJ and you just sort of hanging out in the middle of everything.
LONG STRANGE WEEKEND
Sweet potato tater tots. Wood-oven-baked eggs. Pre-noon Bloody Mary’s. Ah, the glory of Monday brunch during a long weekend. This one comes courtesy of Glass and Vine in the Grove. The others come courtesy of pretty much no one.
On a typical Wednesday, Ginger Harris is likely seeking reposado tequila, squeezing her way to the front of a concert or jumping on the back of an Indian motorcycle. That’s just Wednesdays, though.
