Best Weekend Ever 8.9.07

Comped drinks on Thursday. Free beer and burgers on Saturday.

It’s good to be the king…



SAMBA NIGHTS
The cocktails. The sushi. The scene. SushiSamba 7 rolls it all up perfectly, every night. Celebrate their newly redesigned roofdeck with a Nina Fresa (fresh muddled strawberries and strawberry vodka) or a Chi-So (shochu, mandarin-infused vodka, blood oranges, shiso leaf).

Bonus: Complimentary cocktails and apertivos will be served tonight (8/9), from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. to toast the new roofdeck.

SushiSamba 7, 87 Seventh Avenue South (at Barrow Street), (212) 691-7885, sushisamba.com

THE CHOWDOWN
The recipe: dinner-friendly techno by DJ Sam Valenti IV, stylized Midwestern comfort food by Chef Paul Nanni of gastropub Alchemy (”Corndog” with mortadella, truffle mustard, “Banana Cream Pie” with pretzel crust and pink pistachio cream).

The result: The Chowdown, Episode 13, a monthly fête you won’t forget. Tuesday (8/14), 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tickets are $45 and going fast. Visit thechowdown.com for more details.

APT, 419 West 13th Street (near Washington Street), (212) 414-4245, aptwebsite.com

LAST CALL
Stock up on Taavo tees (50% off), F.S.C. suits (20% off), and everything else at Freeman’s Sporting Club’s Last Call Sale. Starts August 15th (Wednesday) to August 29th (Wednesday).

Freemans Sporting Club, 8 Rivington (between Chrystie & Bowery), (212) 673-3209, freemanssportingclub.com

NO SPAIN, NO GAIN
What’s better than sangria in the summertime? How about eight different versions and a list of tapas for pairing. Welcome to Sangria46 on Restaurant Row.

Sangria46, 338 West 46th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues), (212) 581-8482, sangria46.com

A BEER HUG
All first anniversaries should be this special: free burgers, ‘dogs, corn and beer will be served to celebrate the Village Pourhouse’s big One. Saturday (8/11), Noon - 3 p.m.

Village Pourhouse, 64 3rd Avenue (11th Street), (212) 979-2332, pourhousenyc.com