This is your reminder to take that lunch break! I always forget that at a lot of jobs (not all, I know, I'm sorry!), you can literally just leave for an hour and grab a bite with a friend, family member, or even solo. Like, why am I eating at my desk when I could be enjoying a little midday excursion?

And we have the perfect excuse! We're giving away $100 to Massara in Flatiron, where their new weekday lunch menu has pasta, prosciutto, and more. Enter to win!

JUST ANNOUNCED

• The hottest names in comedy are at The Bell House as we speak! NYC Comedy Festival is in full swing, with Jay Jurden, Josh Gondelman, Irene Tu, and more taking the stage through Sunday. Grab tickets now.*

• Prepare to question what’s real as master illusionist Helder Guimarães uses magic to tell his personal immigrant story in the Off-Broadway show The Hope Theory, now playing for a limited time. Get 25% off tickets with code THTFALL25.*

• Fifteen #1 hits on Texas Country Radio and counting! After sharing stages with legends like Willie Nelson and Miranda Lambert, Bri Bagwell is bringing an intimate show to Cafe Wha? next Tuesday. Win your way in!*

• Eight days of live jazz are coming this January as NYC Winter Jazzfest brings together legends like William Parker and Ravi Coltrane alongside rising artists. Plus, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Marathon schedules are out now! Get tickets.*

• Plus other just announced shows from Fall Out Boy, Silversun Pickups, The Dead South, Ricky Gervais, Presley Regier, MC4D, and more!

WHERE TO EAT ON THANKSGIVING

No oven. No meltdown. No dry turkey. This Thanksgiving, let NYC’s best restaurants do the heavy lifting. From three-course feasts and rooftop dinners to soul food spreads and pies worth preordering, we've rounded up where to dine in, take out, and skip the cleanup.

IN THE FUTURE

LOCALS ONLY

• If your FOMO was anything like mine after Orville Peck's show last night, he's got an encore TONIGHT at Brooklyn Paramount! Grab last-minute tickets now before you miss him twice.*

• We're making Friday the 13th the luckiest day of the year! Check out our roundup of local tattoo shops offering flash tattoo deals starting at just $20.

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