Best Weekend Ever 4.28.05

Good food, good booze, good life.


Fusing history and pop culture, bold graphics and bold color, Michael Bevilacqua’s Surface to Air exhibit is playful and instantly accessible. Especially to guys. Roll up before the show concludes this weekend. Until April 30th.

Deitch Projects, 76 Grand Street, (212) 343-7300, deitch.com

With its fresh, baked crab drizzled in cream sauce, mango chicken curry, and warm ambiance, it was hard to leave BarBossa, Ernani Assuncao’s new Brazilian joint. So we went back the next day. And it was even better.

BarBossa, 232 Elizabeth Street, (212) 625-2340

You like Brazil. Cachaça is Brazil’s national drink. Therefore you must like cachaça. Now, rsvp to events@belezabrazil.com to attend a tasting of premium cachaça sponsored by Beleza Pura at Caviar & Banana Brasserio on Monday (5/2), 6pm to 8pm.

Caviar & Banana Brasserio, 12 East 22nd Street, (212) 353-0500

Sometimes, a perfect sample sale comes along. It starts with a wearable designer, lots of great clothes, and deep discounts. Thanks Hickey Freeman. Superbly crafted suits, originally $1,000 to $2,500, are now $499 to $699. Sport coats are marked down to just $299 to $499 from $800 to $2,000. Everything is up to 75% off.

Parson’s School of Design, 560 Seventh Avenue, Auditorium, 2nd Floor. Monday (5/2) – Thursday (5/5), 9am to 6:30pm; Friday (5/6), 9am to 5pm.