Katwalk

What: No, it's not the name of a gentleman's club, but a rockin' bar/lounge in the Fashion District.
Where: 2 West 35th Street
Why it Rocks:
1) Sex & the City Wednesdays, featuring a big screen showing of your fave eps and fashionably monikered drink specials...Mr. Big shots anyone? Bring a group of 8 ladies or more and get free apps!
2) Fab outdoor seating arrangements! As Spring springs, this is a highly valued feature as all city dwellers long for some semi-fresh air
3) Music is fun and audible, but not so much that you can't carry a conversation.
4) Happy Hour Mon-Fri from 3-7, including $4-$6 specialty cocktails and $6 glasses of wine.
Bonus: It's charitable! Katwalk encourages guest bartending gigs where they donate 10% of drink proceeds to the charity of guest bartender's choice.

Gripes:
1) You have to practically climb over piled up trash on the corner to reach the entrance
2) Remember those fab outdoor seating arrangements? See Gripe #1.
3) Stay away from the nachos, unless you are into chips slathered in fake cheese and salsa (and not in a good way).

Bottom Line:
Great place for after work drinks, especially if you start before 7! Stay at the bar unless you've reserved a table. While it does get crowded quickly, seats frequently open up.

Free Cone Day!

Free ice cream? Does it get any better than this? Today, April 21st, stop by your local Ben & Jerry's for a free scoop. Check out the B & J's web site to find the closest location and get in line! I'll be there wracking my brain (and taste buds and stomach) trying to decide between Cherry Garcia and Mint Chocolate Cookie.

Review: Sit Down, Shut Up

Airs Sunday, 8:30 on Fox

Very deserving of its TV-14 rating, Sit Down, Shut Up is a new animated series following the happenings of misfit teachers at a local high school. Created by Mitchell Hurwitz, the mastermind behind my beloved, yet short-lived, Arrested Development, Sit Down, Shut Up features a virtual myriad of voice talent, including but not limited to Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Henry Winkler (all of Arrested and various other fame…Happy Days anyone?), and let’s face it, I’d pretty much watch these guys in anything.

Bateman, in his signature raspy yet sexy voice, voices the PE teacher who prefers to go by the name Larry L. as his true last name embarrasses him (It’s Littlejunk…say it with us...teeheeheeheehee). Arnett is perfectly cast as the bodybuilding English teacher lacking in self-awareness. Special shoutout to Will Forte, who has never wooed me on SNL, but charms as clueless Stuart Proszakian, Ass. Principal (teeheehee).

Never a fan of the animated series (still haven’t jumped on the Family Guy wagon, despite my husband’s best efforts), how could I NOT give this a try when I’ve been grieving the demise of Arrested Development for the last 3 years? Perhaps unfairly I expected the same fast-paced, quick witted, flawlessly developed plot lines that I craved and was more often than not satisfied by Arrested. Like most animated series this seems to suffer from the same inability to properly carry through with a cohesive plot for a full 30 minutes, though it did deliver some deliciously hilarious jokes and puns. Ultimately, I will watch again next week for the dirty humor, familiar voices, and hopes that the show will progress, since like most pilots, this one just wasn’t perfect.