Best Weekend Ever 9.13.07

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THE PARTY
Fashion Week was grand. Say goodbye to the collections with models Eve Salvail and Caron Bernstein at Plumm’s End of Fashion Week shindig tonight (9/13). The legendary Slick Rick provides the soundtrack. Open bar from 10 p.m. - 11 p.m.

The Plumm, 246 West 14th Street (near Eighth Avenue), (212) 675-1567, theplumm.com

HOLY CANNOLI
If it’s September, it’s time for San Gennaro. Break your diet with Italian sausage ‘n’ peppers, deep-fried Oreos, or zeppoles. See who wins the Cannoli Eating Contest on Friday (9/14) at 2 p.m.

Feast of San Gennaro starts today (9/13), until 9/23, from 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m., on Mulberry Street (between Bayard and Canal Streets)

SMITH & WOLLENSKY WINE WEEK
Cancel those afternoon meetings and pencil in Smith & Wollensky Wine Week! Gorge on sizzling steaks. Then, swirl 10 different glasses of wine for $10. Raise your Riedel glass… to Wine Week.

Participating restaurants include: Smith & Wollensky, Quality Meats, The Post House, Maloney & Porcelli, and Park Avenue Summer. Starts Monday (9/17) to Friday (9/21). Available for lunch only.

Smith & Wollensky National Wine Week, nationalwineweek.com. For reservations, call the individual restaurant.

HOME & GUESTHOUSE
Trick out your pad without breaking the bank at West Elm’s Fall Sale. Select furniture, lighting, and home accessories (and more) are up to 50% off.

West Elm, 112 West 18th street (between 6th & 7th Avenues), (212) 929-4464, or online at westelm.com

ALL-ITALIA
Indulge in Alto’s Mastroberardino Tasting Dinner, co-hosted by Piero Mastroberardino, a tenth generation producer of Italian wine. The five-course, seven-wine dinner features Crab filled Panzotti with sea urchin and fresh tomato, and Seared Halibut Wrapped in Prosciutto with fresh cranberry beans and rosemary. Monday (9/17).

Dinner begins at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $220 per person plus tax and 20% gratuity, and a deposit is required for reservations. For reservations, call (212) 308-1099.

Alto, 11 East 53rd Street (near Fifth Avenue), (212) 308-1099, altorestaurant.com