Pardon me, would you have any Weekend Poupon?
FROM PERKS
This is a reversible sweater jacket inspired by the great American sport of baseball. Maybe you play baseball. Maybe you watch it. Maybe you just like the way the jacket looks so you’ll put it on and increase your handsomeness rating by a factor of 5x. That’s how this works.
WATCH ME NENE
Today’s a good day to check out Bon, Nene. It’s a new café and restaurant with delicious Japanese things like gyoza, chicken karaage buns and frozen Sapporo. All of the other days should work just fine, too.
THE WIND CRIES MARIANNE
You’ll recall Marianne’s, the handsome members-only bar behind a bookcase at the Cavalier that recently closed for a bit. Well, it’s back, and now you can go there whenever you want for things like rye-scotch-vermouth cocktails and smoked trout dip. Which is decidedly better than not being able to do that.
MESSENGER SERVICE
You should get a new messenger bag or backpack. Partly because you just… should. But mostly because Timbuk2 is throwing a party in their factory store in the Mission with Fort Point beer, skee-ball, food and music. And messenger bags. And backpacks.
PUMP THE DRAKE’S
Drake’s Brewing. Fine local establishment. And as fate would have it, they’re throwing a 27th-anniversary party on Friday with tastes of original beers from 1989, new releases, rare barrel-aged beauties and live music. Fate is a funny thing.
YO HO HO
Rum: having a moment. Has been for a long time now. So it should come as no surprise that the California Rum Festival is happening this weekend. Martin Cate and Jim Meehan will be there. Unholy amounts of rum will be there. And you. You’ll be there, too.
Lauren Sloss requires a climate that allows her to wear motorcycle boots daily. She likes her bourbon neat and her martinis dirty, and would like to be the lead singer of a punk rock band when she grows up.
