CRAWL IT LIKE IT’S HOT Red hot, baby. Steve Higginbotham sure loves Project Transitions. For almost two decades, the local bartender has been throwing the party of the summer at Oilcan Harry’s to benefit our adored AIDS-care nonprofit. Red Hot XIX happens this weekend, and aside from the eye candy and arm candy in attendance, there will be nosh galore: The new M Two, Aesop’s Tables, personal chef Mike Pitts, and the Screaming Goat provide the yum. There will also be a Champagne bar and the signature Red Hotini. We know a few hotinis ourself. Oh, yes. (See Friday.) The weekend’s other best bet happens the next night all along the sassy East Sixth corridor as Foodies and Blindsided Softball roll out their second annual Blindsided Pub Crawl. And if it’s anything like last year’s, count on being blindsided by some serious hotinis here, as well (not to mention great drink specials and lots of pals to lean on when the “crawl” part of the event becomes quite literal). Registration begins at Cheer Up Charlie’s. (See Saturday.)
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This article appears in July 16 • 2010.