Best Weekend Ever 4.26.07

Suba 2.0? A special dinner for May Day? Technology powering free drinks? This might be the Best Weekend Ever!



THE RE-OPENING
Suba has always been good. Add a new menu from Boqueria’s Seamus Mullen and subtle touches to the interiors, and presto: this Lower East Side favorite is even better.

Suba, 109 Ludlow Street (Delancey Street), (212) 982-5714, subanyc.com.

THE DINNER
Labor Day in Europe (called May Day) arrives every first day of May. Yes, we still have to work but you can end your day right with Aroma Kitchen & Winebar’s Winemaker Dinner on 5/1. Learn about and taste four Tuscan wines, each expertly paired with authentic Italian dishes, from Ascheri Vineyards with Matteo Ascheri himself. Tuesday (5/1), from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Aroma Kitchen & Winebar, 36 East 4th Street (Bowery & Lafayette), call for reservations at (212) 375-0100, aromanyc.com.

THE COMP
Ever wish you were a superhero that could beam a free drink to one of your friends? Now, you can be with the help of BuyYourFriendADrink.com. It’s simple: you give a gift (of free booze) by registering and pre-paying, your lucky friend receives a text message with the gift code and your message, they visit a participating bar in the neighborhood and voilà, drinks are on you!

Visit BuyYourFriendADrink.com to learn more.

THE FESTIVAL
Sword fights. 200+ Cherry Blossoms. Tea ceremonies. It could only be the annual Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Two days only: Saturday (4/28) - Sunday (4/29), 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue (Eastern Parkway), Prospect Park, Brooklyn, (718) 623-7200, bbg.org/exp/cherries/sakura.