TLD 17 ✨ Compete in a Hot Dog Eating Contest, Roast Your Teenage Self, Flirt with Firefighters
Hi friends,
Reporting from London! I’m still riding the high of my second visit to the ABBA Voyage, the city’s coolest virtual concert residency 🇸🇪 🪩 🕺 If we’ve met IRL, you probably know that my 2022 Voyage is one of my core memories / has probably become a personality trait at this point…
Back in New York, there is so much going on this month, from a mixer with the city’s hottest first responders, to a live radio show celebrating the ecological importance of oysters! Also, you can attempt to take on Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest – did you know the man has won the “Mustard Yellow Belt” 16 years in a row?! He can eat 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes 🤯 Even if you don’t win, it will be a fun story to tell your future firefighter flame!
😆 July 3 at Lincoln Center: Comedy & Politics: An Evening with Lizz Winstead – “NYLaughs is ecstatic to present an evening of sharp wit and political humor with "Comedy & Politics: An Evening with Lizz Winstead". In this charged political atmosphere, we are honored to bring the co-creator of The Daily Show and outspoken advocate for women's reproductive freedoms, Lizz Winstead, to our stage. Joining her are notable up-and-coming comedians who brilliantly infuse their own struggles and journeys into their comedy. This event promises to be a dynamic and hilarious exploration of politics and personal narratives, proving that even the most serious topics can be both fun and funny.” [Free]
🌭 July 4 at Coney Island: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest – “During the competition—which is now more than 100 years old—Frankfurter-eating legends race the clock and chow down on as many Nathan’s Famous dogs and buns they can swallow in ten minutes. The race of legends goes down on Independence Day (Thursday, July 4) from 11am to 1pm. Watch the glorious event at Nathan’s Flagship restaurant (1310 Surf Ave.) on the corner of Stillwell Ave at Coney Island, Brooklyn.” [Free]
💰 July 7 in Noho: Glamour, Greed, Money & Murder in 19th Century – “Join this unique tour of the once elegant Bond Street NOHO neighborhood, former home to some of New York’s most famous families including the Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos and Schermerhorns. You’ll learn how the neighborhood from the Bowery to Washington Square evolved into an enclave of the very rich and often vary famous, as well as the fringes of New York’s 19th-century underbelly.” [$40]
✍️ July 7 at Elizabeth Street Garden: Poetry Reading – “Join McNally Jackson for the exciting Poetry in the Garden series. This wonderful event is on alternating Sundays, biweekly, set in the idyllic ESG, located on Elizabeth Street between Spring and Prince Streets. We'd love you to join us, as a poet or audience member. For each reading, we ask poets to submit work connected to the current theme. For July 7th, the theme is ‘breath.’ To submit two to three poems for reading on Sunday, July 7th, send poetry submissions to art@elizabethstreetgarden.com. For the theme of ‘breath,’ poets will be informed on Saturday, July 6th, if they've been selected to read.” [Free]
🦞 July 7, 14, 21, and 28 at TALEA: Bonnie’s Summer Seafood Shack – “Summer at the cape is closer to the BQE than you think. Bonnie’s brings the Seafood Shack to Williamsburg with a recurring pop-up series in TALEA Williamsburg’s courtyard. Enjoy specialty menu items including salt and pepper clam and calamari rolls, warm buttery fermented beancurd lobster rolls and more from Calvin Eng (Forbes 30 Under 30, James Beard finalist, Food & Wine Best New Chef) and delicious beers from TALEA Beer Co.” [As you order]
🍜 July 11 at Archestratus: Book Club: Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food by Michelle T. King – “Every six-ish weeks we read a new memoir, a collection of essays, novel, or anything else we find interesting that somehow, in a big or small way, relates to food. Then we discuss…A spirited new history of Chinese food told through an account of the remarkable life of Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese cooking to the world. In 1949, a young Chinese housewife arrived in Taiwan and transformed herself from a novice to a natural in the kitchen. She launched a career as a cookbook author and television cooking instructor that would last four decades. Years later, in America, flipping through her mother’s copies of Fu Pei-mei’s Chinese cookbooks, historian Michelle T. King discovered more than the recipes to meals of her childhood. She found, in Fu’s story and in her food, a vivid portal to another time, when a generation of middle-class, female home cooks navigated the tremendous postwar transformations taking place across the world.” [Free]
📚 July 13 at Greenlight Bookstore: Sidewalk Sale – “The sun is out at last, and it's time for a sidewalk sale! Outside of Greenlight Bookstore and Yours Truly, Brooklyn, you’ll find tables full of slightly shelf-worn books and stationery at deep discounts. Discover treasures just right for summer reading, decorating your coffee table, perfecting your office, or upping your stationery game. Our July sidewalk sale includes some special deals on t-shirts, vinyl and CDs, and more! We're also partnering with the folks at Headcount on a voter registration drive outside of Greenlight during the Sidewalk Sale -- bring a friend and spread the word!” [Free]
🇫🇷 July 15 in Little Paris: Bastille Day Celebration – “NYC’s family-owned French language school in SoHo’s Little Paris neighborhood is throwing a fête for their 10-year anniversary that you don’t want to miss! Coucou will hold a block party in Little Paris (Centre St. between Broome & Grand) from 2pm-6pm. Expect French pastries and food from local shops like Maman, Murray’s Cheese, Michel & Augustin, Aval and La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, French lawn games (ie. pétanque), raffle prizes, photo booths and live music!” [Free]
🎅 July 15 through 29 at Leyenda: Sleyenda – “Celebrating the wonder that is Christmas in July, Leyenda is reviving its holiday bar "Sleyenda." From July 15 to 21, Sleyenda plans to bring festive cheer in the form of fantastical decorations and Mariah Carey on repeat. Themed cocktails will make an appearance like the tequila-forward Coquito Ho Ho and the Nutcracker Old Fashioned. And to cool off and have some cheer while you’re at it, the frozen cachaça-based Candy Striper is a good bet.” [Free… + booze]
💥 July 18 through 20 at Soho Playhouse: Inhibited – “In 2017, Molly wrote a show about how she’d never had an orgasm. She called it Molly Brenner Is Not Coming. In 2019, she finally came. And she brought her triumphantly re-titled show I’m Coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. And now, many orgasms later, she sees the Big O -- and herself -- quite differently. In this follow-up hour of comedy, Molly looks with fresh eyes at the orgasm (and food and sex and work), and attempts to answer: what is pleasure, and what does it mean to be satisfied?” [$26]
🍝 July 20 at Murray’s Cheese: Pasta Making and Cheese Tasting – “Is there a more iconic partnership than pasta and cheese? We’re bringing these delicacies together in our Pasta Making & Cheese Tasting class. This in-person workshop starts with a hands-on lesson in making pasta dough with a Murray’s expert. While the dough rests, we’ll lead a guided tasting of cheeses and ingredients that can make pasta dishes pop. Then, you’ll learn how to hand-shape pasta and take the final product with you to create your own pasta masterpiece at home.” [$90]
🔥 July 26 at GAMA: "Rescue Me" Singles Party: Mix and Mingle with NYC's Bravest Firefighters – “As seen in Gothamist, The NY Post, True Divas, and more! Snag your very own hero at this NYC soiree which gathers together the area's hottest first responders (firefighters, EMS/paramedics, cops, and military). If heroes leave you breathless, we have a feeling you'll have no trouble getting some mouth-to-mouth.” [$18]
🙈 July 26 at Littlefield: The Roast of Your Teenage Self – “At this cleansing rite of mortification, host Alise Morales (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Tooning Out The News) invites some of New York’s funniest performers to take on the one person everyone loves to hate: themselves in high school. With photos, old diary entries, and the occasional angst-filled musical number, The Roast Of Your Teenage Self is guaranteed to make you feel better about all the embarrassing things you did as a teen.” [$15]
🥩 July 27 at The Institute of Culinary Education: Cuban Surf and Turf – “The flavorful cuisine of Cuba reflects the country’s Spanish, African and Caribbean influences. From cooling ceviche to hearty ropa vieja, these influences manifest themselves in an array of seafood and meat preparations, not to mention unforgettable side dishes that will make you wonder why you didn't cook Cuban sooner. You will make ropa vieja (shredded flank steak in tomato sauce); pescado enchilado (sea bass in sofrito); frijoles negros (black beans Cuban-style); rice and tostones (savory fried plantains).” [$120, includes 20% off]
🛍️ July 27 at Invisible Dog Art Center: FAD Market Summer Pop-up – “Come shop a rotating vendor lineup of handcrafted goods from over 50 makers, designers, and small businesses each weekend — everything from impeccably-crafted jewelry and apparel to bath and body care, tableware, home furnishings, artisanal packaged food, and stay to explore the best of BoCoCa (Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens neighborhoods).” [Free]
🎥 July 29 at Bryant Park – How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days [Outdoor film] – “Movie Nights series is coming back to Bryant Park this summer with Paramount+. Screenings will take place every Monday at 8pm through August 12. Be warned, though: the screenings are very popular and Bryant Park recommends getting there at 6pm to snag a good spot, but we suggest getting there even earlier, perhaps by 5pm, when the lawn opens for picnicking.” [Free]
🦪 July 31 through August 4 at Little Island – The Oyster Radio Hour – “A live radio show combining science, story, and song that celebrates the resilience of oysters and their crucial ecological roles. With special guests, the show blends hope and interconnectedness, spotlighting the humble oyster's journey of revival.” [$25]
🎭 Now through August in the Conwell Tower: Life and Trust – “The latest immersive-theater project from Sleep No More producers Emursive, is coming to New York’s Financial District…Life And Trust is a site-specific theatrical experience that realizes the Faustian legend in New York on the eve of the Great Crash. Audiences roam throughout the sprawling world of Life And Trust at their own pace as the lines between reality and performance blur. Life And Trust is located in Conwell Tower, an iconic skyscraper in the heart of the Financial District that is also home to Conwell Coffee Hall.” [$160+]
Who’s down?!
Anna