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| | DINING Eat Cheap  Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times Asparagus on skewers at Yakitori Totto.
So you can’t afford a crumb at the three-star Corton? No worries: Frank Bruni can also recommend a host of restaurants where two people can eat well for under $99, including Frankies 17 Spuntino — “unequivocally one of the city’s best values” — the new Boqueria in SoHo, and Yakitori Totto in Midtown, which serves “accomplished, distinctive Japanese food at strikingly reasonable prices.” But wait! There’s more! Oliver Schwaner-Albright has some real steals, like Village Yokocho, the Thai-influenced Filipino spot Kuma Inn, and Gazala Place, home to “some of the best Middle Eastern food in the city.” A dinner for two can be yours for less than $49.99!! Call now! “Great Meals for Two, Under $100 (It’s Possible)” by Frank Bruni “The Price Isn’t the Only Thrill,” by Oliver Schwaner-Albright
SHOPPING We Can Can
And if you are one of the legion of people who are cooking at home more — enrollment at the Institute of Culinary Education has skyrocketed, Marian Burros reports — put your new skills to use for the holidays. “Pretty Pantry Gifts” is a kit that “includes everything but the canning jars,” writes Florence Fabricant, plus recipes, for things like pickled green beans, in case you haven’t graduated yet. “From Dining Out to Cold Turkey,” by Marian Burros “Accessories for Cooks Who Collect and Share,” by Florence Fabricant FILM A Girl and Her Dog
“Wendy and Lucy,” the director Kelly Reichardt’s latest, is the “short, simple, perfect story of a girl and her dog,” writes A. O. Scott. It’s also “a lucid and melancholy inquiry into the current state of American society.” Starring Michelle Williams as the girl and the director’s own mutt as the dog, it establishes Mr. Reichardt (“Old Joy”) “as an indispensable American filmmaker.” Even at just 80 minutes, it “does not contain a superfluous word or shot,” he writes, and yet, “ ‘Wendy and Lucy,’ for all its modesty, matters a lot.” Questions for Kelly Reichardt, by Deborah Solomon “This (New) American Life,” by A.O. Scott MUSIC In a Good Way
Head to Housing Works tonight for an experimental show. The California ensemble Xiu Xiu, “has a discography based in post-punk but riddled with jarring bits (perverse lyrics, ambient breaks and sudden bursts of noise),” writes Amanda Petrusich, who means that in a good way. Also on the bill: Michael Gira, formerly of Swans, and the singer-songwriter Larkin Grimm. Her new record, “Parplar,” “filled with original and hypnotic combinations of different kinds of folk music,” is “strange and deeply original,” writes Ben Ratliff. And yes, that’s in a good way. Playlist, by Ben Ratliff COMEDY Off-Screen Chat
If you’ve ever watched one of the talking head-shows on VH1, you know the work of Michelle Collins, pop culture commenter extraordinaire. Tonight is the debut of her real-life talk show, “How Dare You?” at the UCB. Her guests include Stephen Baldwin, of the acting Baldwins, and Julia Stiles. Watch your back, Jimmy Fallon.
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