Washington, D.C. - February 13, 2007

Cut to the Chaser

$12 Shot and Haircut

You drop $250 on “just a trim,” leave the salon crying (over cut and cost), and go drink yourself silly (with a hat on).

There’s just got to be a better way.

There is: The Red & The Black now offers a haircut-and-a-shot deal every Tuesday, 9-11 p.m. Get coiffed and drunk simultaneously in what is officially called I Know a Girl Who Has Big Feet. (Maybe the naming committee drank too much.)

It’s a bargain, too. A cut (from stylist John Cullen of Salon Loule) and a shot of your choice costs just $12. Simplicity is the name of the game, so order your bangs shaped up, ends evened out, or an overall trim, but, please, nothing elaborate.

So though it’s not fancy, it’s definitely time saving and affordable.

And who wouldn’t drink to that?

The Red & The Black, 1212 H Street NE, between 12th and 13th Streets (202-399-3201 or redandblackbar.com).