Seeking: Holiday Catering Platters That Don't Suck

VIA NINEDAVES

I tend to be the kind of person who puts waaay too much thought into just about everything I do. The holidays are the worst for me. I stress out about giving the perfect gifts, decorating my place just right and having the best food at my holiday party. It basically ruins all the fun. So this year, I've decided to change my ways and give myself the gift of not giving a shit. Congratulations, you're all getting gift certificates. I hope you like these half-ass holiday decorations too, 'cause I'm too lazy to get the good shit from my storage unit. And were you looking for a nice homemade food spread at my holiday party this year? Yeah, well you're not getting it. 'Cause I bought these catering platters and they were worth every penny. 

Well, at least that's what I'll tell my guests when I actually buy the damn platters. Right now I'm still in the research stage. 

My first thought was to go with Zito's Sandwich Shoppe. Not only am I totally obsessed with their sandwiches, but their sides are pretty much the best I've had around (Dear Lentils & Carmelized Onions and Farro Salad: I love you. Love, NineDaves). Their catering menu has plenty of options:

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[My Favorite Park Slope...]: Place to get my hair did

 

As a dude, I have this thing where I refuse to pay more than $15 for a haircut. It's something I learned form my dad, who would take me and my brother to the barber when we were kids for monthly buzz cuts and lollipops. Dad never paid more than $40 for three haircuts -- and sometimes, that even included a shave. So when looking for a place to get my haircut, price is the #1 factor.

Granted, I've never had one of those expensive haircuts in my life, so I could totally be missing out. But since I'm almost 30 and kind of losing my hair anyway, I just don't need more than a 1" buzzer on the sides and a quick scissor cut. 

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Cab Drivers (Still) Hate Driving You To Brooklyn

[VIA PIERRE COROLLER]

Back in May, when Bloomberg signed a law into effect increasing fines against taxi drivers who refused to take passengers where they want to go, we hoped that the problem of getting a cab to Brooklyn would get better. 

According to a new study done by the Taxi and Limousine Commission, things are still pretty much shit. Paying student $10 an hour to pose as cab riders, the TLC study revealed that roughly 27 percent of the time, cab drivers refused to go to the outer boroughs. That's about 1,330 yellow cabs hailed, and 361 riders denied.

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Final Reminder: FIPS and Google New York Are Buying You Drinks Tonight At Union Hall From 7-9PM

This is it, folks. Tonight, FIPS and GOOGLE NEW YORK are throwing a holiday happy hour at UNION HALL from 7-9pm - and we expect to see you there! We'll be holding down the spot in the back area (behind the bocce courts), so check in there first before hitting the bar. And get there early because we already have over 140 RSVP's on Facebook, and Google's budget is only so big! 

Reminder: FIPS and Google New York are giving you free drinks at Union Hall tomorrow night from 7-9pm!

How's your holiday shopping going? Write out all those cards yet? Started wrapping? Still got a long way to go? Yeah, us too. 

So before you start stress eating through all your homemade holiday cookies, let's put all that shit aside and get drunk, shall we? 

If you hadn't heard, FIPS and GOOGLE NEW YORK are throwing a holiday happy hour tomorrow night, and you gotta' come. It's at UNION HALL from 7-9pm and we'll all be gathering on the back platform area (behind the bocce court). There will be FREE drinks until we blow through Google's budget, so get there early and party with us.

Don't forget to RSVP HERE on Facebook so we know who's coming! We'll try and save you a drink (actually we're not allowed to do that, but still: COME!).