1. Red Underwear
Several countries including Spain, Italy and Turkey have long believed that wearing a pair of new, red underpants on New Year's Eve will bring good luck in the New Year. Depending to the variation of the superstition you consult, the luck attached will manifest itself though one's love life, money, success or all of the above. But does it really matter? The point is that you win either way here- there's an excuse to buy cute, new undies and you will have a really good year for it. Besides, even if it is just a superstition, do you really want to take that chance? No... Panties it is!
The Lacie Hiphugger in Bright Red, $11.50 www.victoriassecret.com.
2. Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label
No midnight toast would be complete without this classic non-vintage Brut. It's one crisp and refreshing, yet smooth and flavorful champagne. To bring in the New Year with something this classy, well it's hardly a splurge at under fifty bucks.
Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label, $44 www.veuve-clicquot.com.
3. The Best Cake In The World
Maybe it's because I have an insatiable sweet tooth, or just because I'm naturally inclined to break my resolutions before the New Year even begins, but something decadent and sugary is a crucial ingredient to my welcoming of the New Year. The "Cake Man Raven" based out of Fort Greene, Brooklyn (if you have not heard of him) has managed to perfect the master of all delicious varieties of cakes, the Red Velvet. Raven's adaptation is the perfect consistency: light and fluffy, but smooth and rich. Three layers are coated with a buttery cream cheese frosting that makes millions of Southern Grandma's weep in their graves daily. Thanks to an undecidedly cruel or heavenly twist of fate, his shop is located around the corner from my boyfriend's apartment. Hence, in all ways past my realm of resistance.
Red Velvet Cake, $6 a slice Cake Man Raven Confectionary, Fort Greene Brooklyn.
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