Rare Weekend 1.24.08

Ten days to Super Sunday.



Sometimes you want porterhouse steaks and pasta. Happily, you can now have both at Padre Figlio, a new Italian steakhouse from the former team behind Da Antonio. Mangi signatures like NY Strip of Piemontese Beef (grass-fed Italian steer), Rack of New Zealand Venison in green peppercorn & cognac, and Homemade Pasta with Fresh Lobster.

Padre Figlio, 310 East 44th Street (between First & Second Avenues), (212) 286-4310

No, you’re not dreaming. Bar Veloce is back in Nolita at the former Room 4 Dessert space. That means more Italian wines (Piedmont, Sicilian, and Veneto regions), more paninis, and more dolci for you.

Bar Veloce, 17 Cleveland Place (between Kenmare & Spring Streets), (212) 966-7334, barveloce.com

Like your New Zealand lamb chops wrapped in bacon? Of course you do! Head over to Employees Only for a brand new menu (Roasted Monkfish with Manila clams, Juniper Braised Rabbit) to go with their killer cocktails.

Employees Only, 510 Hudson Street (between West 10th & Christopher Streets), (212) 242-3021, employeesonlynyc.com

What happens when you pit one award-winning architecture firm against another in a live model-building competition? LVHRD’s ARCH DL IV (translate: LiveHard’s Architects Duel IV) happens. The games begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday (1/29). Tickets are $11 (complimentary refreshments from Dewar’s and Brooklyn Brewery will be served). Let’s get ready to rumble!

For more information, visit archdl.lvhrd.com.

Indulge yourself in Jamón Ibérico (the Kobe steak of the ham world), Ossabaw Island pork, and three more dishes, each paired with Iberian wines, at Suba’s special five-course dinner next Wednesday (1/30). $110 per person. Reservations recommended.

Suba, 109 Ludlow Street (between Rivington & Delancey Streets), (212) 982-5714, subanyc.com