Rare Weekend 3.20.08 + Introducing Rare Perks

Time to perk up.



You’re a VIP. You’re used to a little upgrade here, a little complimentary Champagne there. So you’re going to like Rare Perks, our new VIP benefits program that rewards you with special offerings and discounts from our roster of esteemed partners.

To celebrate Spring, we’ve partnered with: the stylists at Frédéric Fekkai, the sartorial specialists at New Dandyism, the grooming experts at Truman’s, the tanning pros at Sundara, and the professional shoppers at Coup de Coeur, to bring you exclusive deals and promotions (with even more to come).

A little indulging just got a lot easier.

Check out the complete list of Rare Perks here.

Semi-private. Semi-hidden. And fully entertaining… add Antik to the short of list of cool places that serve solid drinks by well-dressed cocktail waitresses. View the cocktail menu. Opens tomorrow (3/21).

Antik, 356 Bowery (off East 4th Street), (212) 388-1655, antiknyc.com

The coffee connoisseurs at Joe are going West… to Chelsea. Expect more award-winning cappucinos and drip coffee tasting flights by Summer. Opens Monday (3/24).

Joe, 405 West 23rd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues), (212) 206-0669, joetheartofcoffee.com

Rock some Hermès at their annual Spring sample sale. For gentlemen, ties and suits are nicely reduced. For ladies, shoes, apparel, accessories, and handbags are also reduced.

Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18 Street (between Sixth & Seventh Avenues), 4th Floor, metropolitanevents.com

Magnolia is baking up limited-edition cupcakes for Easter. Treat yourself to their signature butter cream frosting and adornments in the shapes of eggs, bunnies and more.

Magnolia Bakery, 401 Bleecker Street (at 11th Street), (212) 462-2572, and 200 Columbus Avenue (at 69th Street), (212) 724-8101, magnoliacupcakes.com

The lure of white, milk, and dark chocolate Easter figures (bunnies and eggs) awaits you at Ceci Cela Patisserie.

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

And if you’re uptown, indulge in Payard’s decadent array of Easter treats.

Payard, 1032 Lexington Avenue (between 73rd & 74th Streets), (212) 717-5252, payard.com