Here’s a look at our dining and drinking picks for today in NYC:

Head to Pranna (Madison b/t 28th and 29th) this evening, where they’re celebrating World Cocktail Day in a major way. It’s basically AYCD for 5 hours ($60) with specialty cocktails from 19 renowned mixologists, including Audrey Saunders, Dale deGroff, Allen Katz, J.  In addition, there will be some finger foods from Pranna’s kitchen to help soak up the alcohol.

Waldy Malouf has been offering some terrific recession deals at his midtown restaurant Beacon (the 60-day Stimulus Plan includes 20% off a la carte menu items and 30 wines for under $30).  We got word yesterday that he’s offering a new special at his Flatiron pizza joint, Waldy’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Penne (6th Ave nr 28th St.). The $10 Anti Recession Deal gets you a small pizza, salad and soda (and includes tax). And the part we like is that it also gets you $10 pitchers of beer after work. They have Brooklyn East India Pale Ale on tap.

And here’s a BYO special that shouldn’t be missed. Tabla (Madison at 25th St) is offering “Tabla’s 10″ menu in celebration of the restaurant’s 10th anniversary every Wednesday night on the upper level of the dining room. The menu will feature a rotating set of small seasonal dishes, all priced at $10 or less, including items like sourdough nan stuffed with spiced potato, kalonji seeds and cayenne, and a Goan pork sausage sandwich on a brioche bun. Better yet, Tabla has a new BYO corkage policy in effect — no corkage fee on first 2 bottles, $25 each additional bottle.

We saved the best for last. It was not too long ago that a martini, itself, would cost you $20 in Manhattan. Betweeen now and May 16th, for just $20, Village (W. 9th at 6th Ave) will give you the martini + an 8oz grass-fed prime steak (or salmon) and half a baked potato. Now, that’s a damn good deal.

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