Rare Weekeend 1.3.08

Go Giants!



The wait is over. Baltimore’s Finest, The Street, and The Hall all converge on the final season of The Wire. Best. Police Drama. Ever. Premieres Sunday, January 6th at 9 p.m. on HBO.

Visit hbo.com/thewire.

There are show boats and there are boat shows. And then there is the boat show: the New York National Boat Show. Get acquainted with your future water ride. For tickets and details, visit nyboatshow.com. Now thru Sunday (1/6).

NY National Boat Show, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Main Entrance: 35th Street & 11th Avenue

Few things actually taste better smelly. Celebrate the odor at Casellula’s Smelly Cheese Tasting, pairing wines with five pungent fromages. Saturday (1/5) from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., $55 per person. Call (212) 247-8137 for reservations.

Casellula Cheese and Wine Café, 401 West 52nd Street (at Ninth Avenue), (212) 247-8137, casellula.com

The French love their cake. Case in point: Galette des Rois (literally, the Kings cake), their post-Holiday treat made with puff pastry and filled with almond cream. Get yours at Ceci Cela Patisserie. Available for a limited time, by pre-order (24-hours advance notice).

Ceci Cela, 55 Spring Street (between Lafayette & Mulberry Streets), (212) 274-9179, ceci-celapatisserie.com

Sartorial splendor gets easier with a Paul Stuart sale. Select men’s and women’s clothing and accessories are smartly reduced.

Paul Stuart, Madison Avenue (at 45th Street), (212) 682-0320, paulstuart.com