| |  | | | | Rooftop Bar of the Week | | Plunge | Why? Because the Gansevoort has your aqueous solution.
Las Vegas may have a lock on urban pool parties, but them sh*ts ain't 20 stories up with views of the Empire State Building. New York's second Gansevoort Hotel Plunge Bar + Lounge is 40 feet of indoor-outdoor wet, wrap-around terraces and fireplaces -- e.g., three out of four classical elements, plus one more (earth) you can see by looking through the transparent floors. Additional liquid like the "dusty summer" or "gilda gray" comes in a glass with sliders to mack on. | Plunge Bar + Lounge
420 Park Ave. South
PHONE: 212-206-6700
SITE: gansevoortpark.com | | | | | | Food Hall of the Week | | Eataly | Why? Because it's 50,000 square feet of pure Italian.
At last Batali has created a place with girth enough to match his personality. Opening next Tuesday at 4pm, the Batali-Bastianich op is based on the original retail-resto combo in Turin, Italy -- this one throwing down the gauntlet via 12 restaurants, a rooftop beer garden (opening in November), a cooking school, bakery, coffee shop, fresh pasta counter, a butcher, and of course any pantry item you'll need to play chef at home. | Eataly
200 Fifth Ave.
PHONE: n/a
SITE: newyork.eataly.it | | | | | | Pre-Game Of The Week | | Champagne At Christie's | Why? Because the Masters of Wine know their bubbly.
If you have summer Fridays, this is your last summer Friday. We can think of few more decadent ways to kill the season than a taste of 70 Champagnes selected by the Institute of Masters of Wine, who in turn could probably think of few more annoying things than us calling their event a pre-game. Nevertheless, samp lestyles ranging from the vintage to the riche from houses you know (Dom P, Veuve Clicquot) to those you don't (Ayala, Vazart-Coquart). | Christie's
20 Rockefeller Plaza
PHONE: 212-636-2267
SITE: localwineevents.com | | | | |  | | | | bar Of The Week | | Orient Express | Why? Because I thought only my grandmother still called it “the Orient.”
Named after the 19th century rail that once connected Paris to Istanbul, Orient Express is a new cocktail house from the owner of -- and located right next to -- Turks & Frogs. Instead of wine and Med cuisine, the menu is a meditation on drinks inspired by the old east-west jaunt, with a small menu of food and travel decor to match. | Orient Express
325 West 11th St., West Village
PHONE: 212-691-8845
SITE: n/a | | | | | | | | |
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