Rare Weekend 11.06.08

Yes, we can party.



The Election is over. Now it’s time to get decadent. Start things off at the MPD’s newest underground lounge, RdV (short for Rendezvous). Navigate below Bagatelle for a taste of last-century Europe. And if you’re into Dom Perignon, well, they serve it by the glass. RdV will be open for private parties and to the public soon…

RdV, 409 West 13th Street (off Ninth Avenue), no phone yet

The Parisian-based chocolatiers at La Maison Du Chocolat have set up shop in FiDi. That means more perfect chocolates (flown in from Paris), more Laduree-like macaroons, and more luscious chocolate desserts for you. And your girlfriend.

La Maison Du Chocolat Wall Street, 63 Wall Street (off Pearl Street), no phone yet, lamaisonduchocolat.com

Freemans is brewing a new Brunch Cocktail menu. Warm up your weekend with a Hot Buttered Rum, a Freeman’s Toddy, or just keep it classic with a Freemans Bloody Mary. You decide.

Freemans, End of Freeman Alley (near Rivington Street), (212) 420-0012, freemansrestaurant.com

Thanks to the techno-savvy sartorialists at DDC LAB, you can now score limited-edition kicks by PF Flyers and New Balance at their new concept store, 7 Mercer Street. DDC’s entire high-tech collection will also be available. Opens tomorrow.

DDC LAB, 7 Mercer Street (off Canal Street), (212) 226-8980, ddclab.com

Stock up on some BOSS Hugo Boss for the season. Starting tomorrow, Fall/Winter 08 threads for men and women are generously discounted. Sale ends Tuesday.

Soiffer Haskin, 317 West 33rd Street (Off Eighth Avenue), (718) 747-1656, soifferhaskin.com