Rare Weekend 3.13.08

Forward, March.



It can’t be steak for dinner every night (well, it could but…): complement your proteins with the organic and seasonal goodness of the recently opened Broadway East. Order the hearty Roasted Winter Vegetables in Bed and the Red Beet Tataki and Golden Beet Tartare. Minimalist calories meets maximum taste.

Broadway East, 171 East Broadway (near Canal Street), (212) 228-3100, broadwayeast.com

What’s better than Eggplant Parmigiana at 1 a.m.? Try Saltcod Fritters with Meyer Lemon Mayonnaise and apple walnut crisps with rum raisin ice cream. The new late-night menu (serving until 2 a.m.) at Allen & Delancey has arrived.

Allen & Delancey, 115 Allen Street (near Delancey Street), (212) 253-5400, allenanddelancey.net

Caviar. Vodkas. Russian Constructivist era films. It’s just another Sunday night at Pravda. Sneak a little Russian flavor into the weekend at Pravda’s Sunday night Russian Constructivist film fest.

Pravda, 281 Lafayette Street (near Prince Street), (212) 226-4696, pravdany.com

Dressing British is easy with a Paul Smith sample sale. Select tees, shirts, and suits ($375 suits anyone?) are reduced up to 75 percent! Today (3/15) and tomorrow (3/16), from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday (3/15), from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Paul Smith, 76 Greene Street (near Spring Street), paulsmith.co.uk

In honor of St. Paddy’s Day, Hill Country is channeling their inner Irish cowboy. Feast on Texas-style “corned beef and cabbage”, special cocktails (the Dublin Two-Step and the Irish Cowboy), and live music.

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

For more traditional Irish revelry, hit P.J. Clarke’s for bag pipers, authentic Corned Beef and Cabbage, Shepherd’s Pie, Irish Beef Stew, and a proper Guinness.

P.J. Clarke’s 55th Street, 915 Third Avenue (at 55th Street), (212) 317-1616, P.J. Clarke’s Lincoln Square, 44 West 63rd Street, (212) 957-9700, and P.J. Clarke’s on the Hudson, 250 Vesey Street, (212) 285-1500, pjclarkes.com

Whet your appetite for the finest single malt scotches, whiskies, and cognacs at Keens Steakhouse for a celebration of F. Paul Pacult’s new book Kindred Spirits 2. $100 gets you ten of the very best spirits that money can buy. Wednesday (3/19), 7 p.m.

Keens Steakhouse, 72 West 36th Street (at Sixth Avenue), (212) 947-3636, keens.com