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Sixth Ward
191 Orchard (Houston and Stanton)
Time: Saturday and Sunday, 11-4
Price: 14.95 entrée and unlimited mimosas

Spring is here!  And with it come flip-flops, a freakshow aka the Easter Parade (nothing like the Judy Garland movie/ rather tourists taking pictures of homeless people dressed up as bunnies), and drunches!   So on the first nice weekend of the year, I headed down to the Sixth Ward for a boozie brunch to enjoy the weather in their outdoor garden.  In Manhattan, anything outdoor constitutes a garden, but this was definitely more alley than garden, with only a slightly less chance of being assaulted.  I ordered an omelet with mushrooms and cheese that came with a meager portion of home fries.  The mimosas were nothing to write home about, but since this is my blog, I’ll write all about it!  I had an exclusive interview with the house mixologist, and was able to get the (previously unreleased) recipe, which I will share with you!

6^th Ward Secret Mimosa Recipe*
1 gallon orange juice
1 bottle cheap champagne
1.5-2 gallons dishwater

*Mix at least 2 days in advance, and let it sit out so champagne has sufficient time to flatten.

And with that, my quest for the best NYC drunch plows onward.  So, this weekend, when you are drinking as many watered-down mimosas as possible before your server cuts you off, look up at the sun, and know that I am looking up at that same sun, drinking the same mimosa, and thinking of you

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2nd Annual Curry Eating Championship
273 W 38th (7th and 8th)
Qualifying Rounds: April 15-May 20
Final Round: June 5, 5:00pm

I’m having hot flashes just writing about this.   Go! Go! Curry is hosting a competition to see who can eat the most Japanese curry rice in the shortest time.  In the preliminary round, you’ll have to eat two plates (24 oz).  If you are among the top six finishers overall, you’ll get to compete in the final round against the likes of the Mouth of the South, Dark Horse and Porkslap to see who can eat the most curry in twenty minutes.  So, if you don’t already feel like vomiting, check out the promotional video, and watch as curry slops all over the trucker beards that adorn the competitors (another unspoken requirement.)

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Sushi Lounge
132 St Marks (at A)
Time: Forever and ever
Price: 50% off sushi

At Sushi Lounge they have 50% off sushi all the time. Not just happy hour, and not just at lunch, but ALL THE TIME.  That means, their menu prices are just double the actual price that they charge.  Hmmm.  That’s about as logical as ordering a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Hold the peanut butter.  And Jelly.  And Bread.  Or advertising free air.  To be fair though, their prices are really cheap.  Half off a $4 tuna roll is $2, and half off an $8.25 shrimp tempura roll is $4.12½  (you can pay the half-cent in yen.)  But I guess saying 50% off is a better marketing technique than saying DIRT CHEAP sushi.  So ridiculously cheap that you should be concerned.  With all these thoughts running through my head, I avoided the half-off-fish, and went with a vegetarian lunch special to-go ($7.95 available until 4pm), that included veggie tempura, rice, some gross seaweed stuff, a cucumber-avocado roll, miso soup and a salad served in coffee cups.  It was a gorgeous day outside, and I ate my lunch in Tompkins Square Park with the cracked-out bums, drank miso out of a cup, and contemplated what 50% of 50% of 50% of 50% was.