Sample Sales, AIG, Crabs and more...
 
If you love beautifully tailored slacks and ballet flats, then you'll love this week's sample sales picks.  And Gael Greene reviews a new Upper West side restaurant. The hot chili spices and pork might get The Three Tomatoes there, but it doesn't sound very tomato husband friendly. Rule #1 of husband friendly restaurants is they take reservations; Rule #2, you can see your food; and Rule # 3, you can have a conversation.  Is the fatty crab and pork worth breaking the rules?  And today's guest blogger talks about life in the slower lane.  Read on.
 
Fatty Crab Opens on the Upper West Side 
Fatty Crab, the popular downtown Malaysian restaurant that features lots of chili spiced dishes with pork and fatty crab of course, has expanded to the upper West Side. 

 

Gael Greene  reports, "The bold black and red painted room with low-watt bulbs and a giant silk screen on one wall - skyscrapers and palms - leaves us in the dark and darker. It's almost too dark to see the food, the Road Food Warrior's worst restaurant peeve. But in the spotlights illuminating the art I spy an infant asleep in a buggy parked alongside a table of adults exalting in chili fumes. Our waiter gives us the drill: everything is meant to share and dishes will arrive as they are ready - in no particular order."   Read more.... 
 
NYC Samples Sales
March 26-29 Alvin Valley, aka The "King of Pants" has a huge selection of luxurious spring, summer and year-round fabrics in a full spectrum of colors.  Sizes 0-12.  Pants:  $129 (were $300-655.)   A favorite of A-listers and tomatoes too, these pants will definitely make your butt look great. Get details... 

Now - April 14 French Sole, originator of the "ballerina flat," which never goes out of style, opened its doors on the  Upper East Side over 20 years ago.  They stock more than 5,000 pairs of shoes, and now have an outlet store just a few doors away from their Lexington Avenue flagship store.  Their spring sale features up to 80% off with some designs slashed from $110 to $69.  Get details...
 
Online sales at Gilt this week 
Wednesday -   Burberry Womens wear
Friday -  Smashbox cosmetics, one of our favorite lines of cosmetics.
Get your invite at 3T shopping.
 
Life in the slower lane
Our guest blogger this week is Paula Forman, co-author of The Hourglass Solution, A Boomers Guide to the Rest of Your Life, shares some thoughts on "life in the slower lane".  How sweet it is to be a tomato.