Inside Prime Nightclub |
Rare Weekend 3.6.08Your weekend starts now. Thursday, March 6, 2008 Spring it on… If you’re going to lose an hour this weekend, lose it with style at the brand new Prime Nightclub. Located down the block from their sister club Suzie Wong, expect low sofas, red lighting, and lots of celebrity DJs in the former Myst/Retox space. Prime Nightclub, 511 West 28th Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Avenues), (212) 268-5105, primenightclub.com
The palm trees. The plush chairs. Proper service. The Palm Court at The Plaza is back and even better with Chef Didier Virot (FR.OG). The restaurant officially opens next week, but you can reach reservations at (212) 546-5300. Did we mention the Royal Tea Menus at Afternoon Tea? The Palm Court at The Plaza Hotel, 1 Central Park South (at 59th Street), (212) 546-5300, fairmont.com
Pickup a few hot Italian… wines that is, at Aroma Kitchen & Winebar’s Saucy Sicilian Aperitivo Singles Wine Tasting event tonight (3/6) from 5 p.m to 7 p.m. Ah, Spring love. $30 gets you a flight of three wines and antipasti. Aroma, 36 East 4th Street (near Bowery), (212) 375-0100, aromanyc.com
At the end of a long Monday, nothing is more satisfying than a cold pitcher of sangria and Paella Night at Rayuela. Yes, you heard us right: Rayuela is introducing five new Paellas on Mondays from Classic Paella to Coconut Paella, a decadent combo of coconut milk, shrimp, calamari, scallops, octopus, Manila clams and langoustines. Paella Night officially starts April 1st, but our friends at Rayuela tell us the menu is already available. Rayuela, 165 Allen Street (near Stanton Street), (212) 253-8840, rayuelanyc.com
A great porterhouse deserves a great wine. Or ten. Indulge yourself in Wine Week at Smith & Wollensky where $10 gets you 10 wines with your lunch next week (3/10 to 3/14). Cheers to that. Smith & Wollensky, 797 Third Avenue (at 49th Street), (212) 753-1530, smithandwollensky.com/nationalwineweek |
