Quick bites

POUR EXCUSE

Wine Rave NYC is not for stodgy ol’ oenophiles. The newlook wine event turning the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W. 18th St. between Sixth & Seventh avenues) into a lounge-like setting – complete with music and food – is meant to lure young hipsters into the fold with some 200 wines for sampling, along with short seminars. It is Friday, 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, 3 to 10 p.m., general admission is $48 ($80 VIP) at wineravenyc.com, (212) 352-9900, or at the door.

BARGAIN BOTTLES

Good deals are waiting at L’Ecole, the restaurant of the French Culinary Institute (462 Broadway at Grand St.). On

Mondays, wines from featured regions – Champagne in March – are half price. Bring your own bottle, and there’s no corkage fee. Pair them with L’Ecole’s $31.50 four-course prix fixe (served Monday to Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday, 5:30 to 8 p.m.). Call (212) 219-3300 to reserve.