[All pics by Patrick McMullan for PMc]. Last night, Martha Stewart attended a dinner in honor of Roley Nolan and Maureen Chilton at Mandarin Oriental in NYC. More»

[All Photos by JONATHON ZIEGLER for PMc]. Tuesday night saw glitz and glamor out at the Mandarin Oriental to benefit science with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s fourth annual Double Helix Medals Dinner. More»

In line with the trend of saving more and spending less, we’ve set out to prove that you can continue to enjoy the best of everything the city offers on a tighter budget.  After doing a bit of research and asking some friends, including an up-and-coming designer, a journalist for an indie zine, a restaurateur cum musician, and a financial consultant, GofG has put together a list of some choice deals, discounts and bargains so that you can live it up even if your stocks are going down.

Dining: By now we’ve all seen those signs around town for the recession special.  But let’s be honest, there’s no spaghetti and meatballs recession special that will curb a craving for gourmet food.  And for this reason, it would insane not to take advantage of:

• Restaurant Week’s extension through March 20th.  Bargain prix fixe lunch or dinner menus at the likes of the 21 Club, Nobu, Spice Market (or any of the Jean Georges establishments, for that matter), and Dovetail are a few of the offers: check the complete guide to participating restaurants at NYCGO.

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