100 Restaurants America Can’t Afford to Lose

We're raising a toast to these spots around the country—old and new, scruffy and spiffy—because if we lose them, we lose who we are. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       100 Restaurants America Can't Afford to Lose   You know that bistro around the corner, the one where you and your partner first locked eyes across the table? The Southern barbecue joint where, back in the days before the pandemic, you and your comrades used to come together for sweet racks of ribs on Friday nights as another sorry workweek sputtered to a close? The bodega where you're such a regular that no one has to ask how you like your breakfast sandwich. What if those places were to vanish? What if you were to wake tomorrow morning and learn that that remnant of your life—and that portion of your community's lingua franca—had been erased? Such a prospect has been a real threat all year, with the relentless tragedy of COVID-19 leaving many American restaurants, even established classics, on the brink of bankruptcy. The threat will only intensify as winter progresses and restaurateurs have to abandon the outdoor dining that has kept them treading water for months. We love restaurants here at Esquire, and we hope that during this holiday season you'll consider making donations to Southern Smoke and the Lee Initiative and other organizations that are helping restaurant workers endure the crisis. We also hope you'll raise a toast to these spots around the country—old and new, scruffy and spiffy—that we consider restaurants that America can't afford to lose. Because if we lose them, we lose who we are. Read More           What We're Buying From Mr Porter's Highly Coveted End-of-Season Sale   The days immediately following Christmas are always a rollercoaster of emotions. Maybe you gleefully unwrapped exactly what you wanted this weekend, or maybe you woke up to nothing but disappointment underneath that tree. Whatever camp you fall into, Mr Porter's end of season sale has you covered. Grown-up children with parents who really flubbed it now desperate to make it up to you? Direct them here! Parents with grown-up children who didn't buy anything at all now looking for a last-minute shot at redemption? Look no further! Mr. Porter's infamous sale offers fun for the whole family—if you can muster the energy to sift through the site's seemingly endless array of rock-solid discounted menswear, that is. So ready yourselves accordingly. Double-check your modem connection. Start upping your electrolyte intake. Or screw all that. Because in true holiday spirit, we already sifted through the whole lot for you. Which means your chances of stumbling across a grail-level jacket at bargain-bin pricing just got way higher, bucko. The newfangled sneakers you told yourself you don't need? The swanky designer garms you've wanted since you spotted 'em strutting down the catwalk on a model half your age? Mr Porter's got it all, and for a fraction of its usual price—up to 50 percent off, in fact. Read More           Everlane's Taking Up to 50% Off a Wide Selection of Perfectly Pared-Down Essentials   Everlane has entered the fray—and when that happens, it's worth paying attention. Right now, the savvy DTC retailer is taking up to 50 percent off a wide-ranging selection of its perfectly pared-down essentials, and there are more than a few gems to be had. These are hardly the picked-over scraps. No, sir. Everlane is helping you bid adieu to 2020 in style. Like the elderly relative who plies you with food whenever and wherever you see them, the brand is pulling everything it has out of the fridge, and it doesn't care if you ate already. Its end-of-season sale represents one final push before the curtains close on what was, to put it mildly, an absolutely miserable year. And what better way to cap it off than by scooping an actual, ah, cap (perhaps made out of alpaca, and in a lovely shade of sky blue)? There's a reason we've spotlighted a whole bunch of these pieces time and time again, and it's because they looked as good then as they do now—especially with the added incentive of a very healthy discount. Read More           The Best Shows You Can Stream on Netflix Right Now   As we settle in for the colder months, it gets harder and harder to find reasons to leave your couch. And while these long nights are most often spent watching Netflix, eventually Selling Sunset or The Office reruns start to bore even the fiercest binge-watchers among us. If you're looking for a new show to start, the only problem you'll have is narrowing down which one to watch first. Our list of the best includes classics like Breaking Bad to newer originals like The Queen's Gambit, ensuring that you'll never get bored. Grab your weighted blanket and settle in with one of these top-tier shows currently on Netflix. Read More           The Proud Boys Don't Have to Go Home, But They Can't Stay Here   Evidently, as Washington's oldest hotel, the Harrington has decided that it didn't want its modern reputation to be that of a hostile hostel for seditious goons. There is going to be some serious street theater around January 5, 2021, when the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is ratified in the Congress. The president* is practically begging for it. Therefore, god bless its ancient carpets, the Harrington has Taken Steps, as they say. Here's Charles P. Pierce on what popped up on the hotel's website this week. Read More           Ralph Macchio and William Zabka on Why Cobra Kai Is the Best Medicine on TV   The thing about Cobra Kai is that it's really good. The Netflix show picks up Karate Kid nearly 35 years after the crane kick that defined a generation. Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso is a family man with a string of successful car dealerships in southern California; William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence has an estranged son, a dependence on Coors Banquet, and a life in free fall—until he meets Miguel, a bullied teenager who inspires him to reopen Cobra Kai, the karate dojo famous for "no mercy." When the lives of Daniel and Johnny collide again, you're not sure whom to root for. With season three hitting Netflix on January 1, Esquire's Brady Langmann Zoomed with Macchio, 59, and Zabka, 55, from their homes on Long Island and in Los Angeles, respectively. Zabka arrived in—what else—shades fit for Johnny Lawrence. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019