Best Weekend Ever 10.19.07

Thanks Joe Torre.



Own the night at The Madison, the new club from the owners of Gypsy Tea. Music will be mostly House and Hip-Hop. Grand opening is set for this Saturday featuring DJ PS1.

The Madison, 27 West 24th Street (between Sixth Avenue & Broadway), (212) 462-0999

Next week’s excuse to hit Hill Country: how about a portion of all sales go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Excellent barbecue and fried chicken for a good cause. Sign us up. Monday (10/22) to Sunday (10/28).

Hill Country, 30 West 26th Street (near Broadway), (212) 255-4544, hillcountryny.com

To celebrate their upcoming one year anniversary, Bar Martignetti is rolling out a new prix fixe menu that’s heavy on comfort food (Best Mac N’ Cheese Ever, NY Strip). Plus, you get to leverage the preppy pick up scene (60% women).

Bar Martignetti, 406 Broome Street (at Centre Street), (212) 680-5600, barmartignetti.com

What’s better than a gourmet dinner? How about a Gourmet Institute dinner with superstar chefs Anthony Bourdain, Thomas Keller, Gray Kunz, Masaharu Morimoto, Charlie Palmer, Michel Richard, Eric Ripert, and Marcus Samuelsson. Yes, the Gourmet Gala is on. Starts tonight at 7 p.m. Call (888) 308-6133 to register.

The Gourmet Institute Gala, Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle (at 60th Street)