"Retro Happy Hour and Retro Beach Bash," both by Linda Everett (Collectors Press; $16.95 each) are full of '50s art, hip recipes and cookin' ideas for, well, cooking.

SAUSALITO—It's time once again for Poggio's bollito misto, a mid-winter treat presented by chef Benjamin Balesteri. Starting today and continuing through February 9th, look for brisket, oxtail, ...

Happy Hour: Weekdays from 3 to 6 p.m. with $2.50 well drinks and bottled beer. Bills game specials: $25 open bar and wings at halftime and buckets of Coors Light (four) for $10.

The happy hour event takes place in the galleries of Clear Comfort, Alice Austen's historic home, located at 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank.