Mr. Online Dating Matches provides New Years recommendations for the single set…

No better time than now….

Review
If you find yourself down at the Seaport sometime this winter, be sure to check out Stella Maris, a moderately-priced, contemporary-themed dining establishment with an unassuming air all its own. Unlike so many other “new fill-in-the-blank-cuisine” restaurants overflowing with pretense from their super-simplified food presentations, sans-serif decors, and maiterdes with attitude problems, Stella Maris doesn’t try too hard. The dishes are prepared frugally but the final products do not look minimalistic. And you’ve probably heard of all the ingredients! The dark earth-toned atmosphere is hip but not cold, and the friendly, knowledgeable, and quite attractive waitstaff provides the perfect backdrop to complement your meal.

No doubt about it, winter is upon us. From where I’ma settin’ here in Columbus, Ohio, it’s currently -5 degrees (-24 with the wind chill). Not 5. -5. That’s what I like to call, “stupid cold” (or, for you Spaceballs fans, “ludicrous cold.”) Granted, I see that in NYC right now it’s about 15 degrees, but that’s hardly balmy.

It’s never too early to start thinking about the most important date of the year…

Serenade your loved one with a Singing Valentine from the Voices of Gotham. For only $85 you can give your loved one an unforgettable personal performance by a quartet of professional singers.

Two songs and card are included.

To order Email valentines@voicesofgotam.org

Singing Valentines – The Perfect Gift. It’s better than just roses, better than just a box of chocolates, better than just a card. Make this Valentine’s Day something special by ordering a Singing Valentine today.

Here is Mr. Online Dating Matches’ last installment for pickup artists. Click here for previous installments of Man Made.

4. Getting shot down

Even the best of us get shot down. As with online dating, you have to play the numbers game. Don’t take getting shot down personally. Try to use it to your advantage. At that same bar (different night) in Vancouver, I had my eyes on this hot little blond. I went over to the table she was sitting at and tried to start up a conversation…

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HILL COUNTRY
30 W 26th St
New York, NY 10079
212-255-4544

Review
Hill Country boasts the “Best Brisket in the Big Apple,” and we’d have to agree with their presumption. The moist brisket, sliced thin and smothered in Teutonic-Texan seasoning, needs no additional sauce. It’s that delicious, and it literally disintegrates in your mouth. Forks, knives, and teeth are of no use against brisket that is this slow-cooked.

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Dear DateSpacers,

We apologize if we seem a little anxious, but who could blame us? Have you been following New Yorker contributor James Surowiecki’s commentary on the likelihood of a world without the print edition of the New York Times [also here]? The prospect is just terrifying. Without the print edition of the Times, how will we get through our Sunday hangovers? And what of all the smug college kids who subscribe so they can show their peers just how worldly they are? What’s to become of them and their form of literary conspicuous consumption? And what of the slogan, “All the news that’s fit to print”? Hello!?!

But the worst thing about losing the print newspaper would, without a doubt, be bidding adieu to the comics. There’s nothing funny about losing the funnies. Not only do newspaper comic strips offer entertainment from the side-splittingly hilarious (see: Family Circus*) to the deliciously enthralling (Apartment 3-G, anyone? Is there anything more tantalizing than blue hair?), but they also provide invaluable information.

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It turns our Mr. Online Dating Matches had more tips for potential pickup artists. Here’s another entry. Click here for previous installments of Man Made.

Attitude
Women can smell fear a mile away and smell the biggest loser 10 miles away. Nothing turns a female off more than a guy that just looks like he is desperate to talk to her…

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