Carroll Gardens: On July 26, Tall Order caterers will serve a Brownstone Dinner at their house, on the corner of President and Smith streets. [Bergen Carroll]
Harlem: Nectar Wine Bar, at 235 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, is pairing up with next-door's Harlem Vintage and the Joy of Cheese on Sunday to host a wine-and-cheese tasting, which you'll need to buy tickets for to attend. [Uptown Flavor]
Park Slope: The Brooklyn Burger Bar has been replaced by Flipsters, which looks like another burger bar. [Blondie and Brownie via Hamburger Today]
Prospect Heights: James Bistro is the latest in this line of good neighborhood eats. [NYT]
Soho: Frank Bruni may say “Fiamma is about as Italian as a poodle in a Prada scarf,” but Fabio Trabocchi's unfazed: “You don’t need a red-and-white checkered tablecloth and a bowl of spaghetti with tomato sauce to be Italian.” [Gothamist]
West Village: Lauded chef César Ramirez has left Bar Blanc, and another Bouley alum, Sebastiaan Zijp, will not only step in, he'll expand the menu and add more snack-able bar food. [Eater]

East Village: Correction: The O.G. restaurant on East 6th Street will close on August 2, and the owner plans to reopen the space this fall as the New York School, which, we think, could be another restaurant. [Eater]
Financial District: Downtown office workers are really excited about the new Fresco to Go on Pearl Street: They were lined up around the block today for a free little taste. [Eater]
Greenwich Village: It's Cow Appreciation Day for the Chick-fil-A chain, and anyone who stops by a location in a cow costume will win — wait for it — a free Chick-fil-A meal. Sneaking into NYU dorm Weinstein is the only way to eat at the city's sole location. This could either assure or destroy your chances of a fast-food chicken today. [Ad Age via Gawker]
Related: Sneaking Past Security for the Sandwich of the Week
Harlem: Le Pain Quotidien is looking at the east side of the neighborhood, near where the Ottomanelli Brothers New York Grill will open at 1325 Fifth Avenue. [NYS via Uptown Flavor]
Tribeca: If you're concerned that Benoit's Bastille Day party on Monday won't feel so celebratory after this week's poor reviews, you could try Cercle Rouge, which will have live music, or another spot on this list of French events happening on Sunday and Monday. [Zagat Buzz]
Williamsburg: There's a cookout Saturday afternoon at the Red Shed Community Garden with $2 hot or veggie dogs and $3 burgers. [Brooklyn Life]

East Village: Astor Wines hosted the Indy Spirits Expo last night, and sixteen brands (mostly the distillers themselves) mixed cocktails for the crowd. [Lush Life]
Harlem: A Saturday farmers market with organic produce from a Columbia County farm will settle in through November at P.S.-I.S. 180M, on 120th Street between Morningside and Manhattan avenues. [Uptown Flavor]
Midtown West: Frank Bruni has launched a new rubric called "That Costs WHAT?!?," which could refer to an exceptionally high-priced food stuff or an exceptionally low one. He takes on BLT Market after a $133 alcohol-free lunch for two by investigating why they can get away with charging $7 for a tea bag when even Cru will give you a cup for $4. Why, according to a rep? The selection is broad. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Nolita: There'll be D.J.'s, free ice cream, and Champagne at the Good, the Bad & the Ugly this Friday through Sunday to make the most of the clothing shop's decision to close. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Williamsburg: Actors Paul Rudd and Michael Showalter showed up at McCarren last night to introduce the free showing of Wet Hot American Summer, but they were upstaged by Marlow & Sons' Duck liver pâté for $1 at the Taste of Williamsburg, which was in progress across the way. [Serious Eats]
West Village: You can now order "ready-to-cook Indian marinated meats, seafood, and vegetables," with requisite sides and roti, from Lassi, with two days of notice. [NYT]

Columbia Street Waterfront District: French-African restaurant Korhogo 126 serves a special barbecue prix fixe Thursdays and Saturday nights featuring lamb brochette, their specialty burger, and a whole grilled lobster. [Grub Street]
Coney Island: Two minutes have been shaved from the normal time limit for the Nathan’s hot-dog-eating contest. Major-league eaters now only have ten minutes to force-feed themselves. [Brooklyn Paper]
Flatiron: Old Town Bar is a "great bar with a great history, but the burger is not great. Have a pint instead." [Hamburger Today]
Harlem: A benefit on Father's Day called Real Men Cook will host "celebrity cooks and tasters" and include plenty of food. [Uptown Flavor]
Upper West Side: The Aix space will have a new design and serve "seasonal American small plates and shareable entrées in the Stanton Social–style of eating." [Strong Buzz]

Bedford-Stuyvesant: The owners of the Smoke Joint hope to have their new southern spot, Peaches, open by July 4. [Eater]
Carroll Gardens: Marco Polo Restaurant is serving bargain prix fixe lunches and dinners to celebrate its 25th anniversary. [Bergen Carroll]
Harlem: The owner of Kuma Inn is onboard as a chef at Talay, a Southeast Asian and Latin restaurant opening tomorrow at 701 West 135th Street. [NYT]
Lower East Side: Broadway East is one of a few restaurants making artisan sodas, and the organic eatery has some especially unique flavors, such as "ginger and kaffir lime; hibiscus and rhubarb; cola with a base of kukicha, a kind of Japanese tea." [NYT]
Midtown East: Solera only serves Spanish wine. And why not? French and Italian restaurants do it, and Spanish wines are as good as ever. [NYS]

Central Park: Sheep Meadow Café has opened early this season, and it's a hidden-jewel breakfast spot, known mostly by dog walkers. [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Greenpoint: Make way for the garden: Studio B has started hoisting palm trees onto its roof with forklifts. [NYP]
Harlem: Harlem Vintage wineshop has opened up a bar annex. [Uptown Flavor]
Long Island City: Water Taxi Beach kicks off its season this Sunday with a D.J.-ed party from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. [Joey in Astoria]
Midtown East: Alto pastry chef Deborah Snyder reveals her recipe for cool lemon semifreddo. [Restaurant Girl]
Murray Hill: A Red Mango is coming to the northeast corner of 34th Street and Third Avenue. From a tipster: "I’ve lived a block from there for two and a half years, and that place has changed at least two or three times." Let's hope the frozen-yogurt trend sticks. [Grub Street]

Astoria: In honor of Tax Day, Dunkin' Donuts is giving away a free doughnuts with each purchase of a hot cup of joe. Luckily, the chain has plenty of locations in the neighborhood where you can take advantage of the special. [Joey in Astoria]
Chelsea: Looking for a good venue to host a party with kids in tow? This party planner ignored a blogger's suggestion to go to Buddakan, of all places, but Ruby Foo's didn't make a much better alternative. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Cobble Hill: Cobblestone Foods will prepare brisket with dried apricots, poached salmon, and caramel matzo among other Passover-friendly foods for your Seder, as long as you place an order by tomorrow. [Strong Buzz]
Harlem: On April 22, the Hudson River Café will host a spring festival that combines outdoor grilling and lots of wine tasting. [Grub Street]
Tribeca: Rockwell Group didn't actually have much to do with the design of the Greenwich Hotel and, within it, Ago ; the design firm Grayling is responsible for the thousands of corks, which no one noticed, among other details, such as the entire exterior of the building. [Down by the Hipster]

Bryant Park: Right at this moment, Starbucks is giving away bags of its new roast, Pike Place, which reminds a Chicago Tribune reporter of Dunkin' Donuts' house coffee. Will Rachael Ray start spitting out Starbucks, too? [Gothamist]
Dumbo: Get to know the hood's new CSA (and its farmer) tonight at 7:30 at the Phoenix House. [Dumbo NYC]
Harlem: The neighborhood that literally begged for a Starbucks finally got its misguided wish. [Uptown Flavor]
Lower East Side: WD-50 will start a Wednesday-through-Friday lunch service on April 23 that features a seven-course tasting menu for $75, in addition to special lunch dishes. [Grub Street]
West Village: A second outlet of Sakae Sushi (and its conveyor-belt Japanese ) is coming to West 3rd Street. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]

Coney Island: You can get a mozzarepa here, all year long. [Lost City]
Boerum Hill: Southerner blogger Nichelle Stephens once only considered "whoopie" to be a "euphemism for sex used only by contestants on the old television show The Newlywed Game," but with help from Northeast bakeries like One Girl Cookies, she discovered how good a real whoopie could be.
East Village: Chang dog was apparently spotted at the new Artichoke pizza welcoming the owners, complimenting their fritters, and introducing himself. However, they weren't familiar with this "Momofuku" he spoke of. [Eating in Translation]
Danyelle Freeman lays out a list of her favorite cookies, and she's included Panya's mini green-tea butter cookies. We concur. [Restaurant Girl]
Harlem: There's a "Coffee Bark" with refreshments for dog owners (or sitters) this Saturday at St. Nicholas Park between 136th and 137th Streets. [Uptown Flavor]
West Chelsea: Suzy Wong gives out lewd fortune cookies. [Down by the Hipster]

Clinton Hill: Don’t be fooled by Met Foods window painting claiming the supermarket has the “[l]argest fresh organic products in the area.” You’ll be “hard-pressed to find any (just the usual half-rotten produce they usually carry). It’s clearly a reaction to the threat of all the discerning customers shopping at Green Planet.” [Clinton Hill Blog]
Greenwich Village: The Starbucks on 8th Street between Fifth and University is closing and has posted in its window a bizarre, farewell letter of sorts, which begins, "This thing we have together, it’s bigger than this place." And in a weird way, the epistle is spot-on. [Gothamist]
Harlem: Where can a gal just get a beer and a burger in this gentrifying area? [Uptown Flavor]
Lower East Side: Rayuela is expanding with a Latin takeout spot set to open at the end of March in the former LoSide space. [Eater] Lee Gross’s organic eatery Broadway East opens March 7, and like this week’s ecofriendly thirst quenchers, "filters and carbonates its own water." [Strong Buzz] Freemans will totally let you order artichoke dip before you place your entrée order; they changed their policy two years ago after Bruni’s "Satisfactory" review. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

Astoria: La Flor de Puebla on Astoria Boulevard between Steinway and 38th Street makes a mean carnitas taco. [Joey in Astoria]
East Village: Peter Hoffman of Back Forty (and Savoy) reveals to Frank Bruni that he "once served a watercress salad to Richard Olney, my mentor and culinary hero, only to discover upon going to his table to see how he liked it that we had also served him a rubber band." [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Harlem: Only 3 percent of bodegas in the nabe carry leafy green vegetables, so Mayor Bloomberg's coming to the rescue. No wonder Mizrahi loves him. [NYS via Uptown Flavor]
Park Slope: The end of Donuts Coffee Shop on Fifth Avenue is near; Associated Supermarket is about to swallow up the landmark diner. [The Gowanus Lounge]
West Village: It's a Q&A kind of day: Centro Vinoteca and newly anointed Gusto chef Anne Burrell says her trademark "cowgirl skirts are a good luck charm when we do Iron Chef … I figure if all the old ladies in Italy wear dresses in the kitchen, why can't I wear a skirt in NYC?" Though she may not have seen our kitchen fashions for the preening chef. [Restaurant Girl] Gusto is also hosting a Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve, which includes this recipe for zuppa di pesce. [Eat for Victory/VV]

Bedford-Stuyvesant: Akwaaba Mansion at 34 Macdonough Street made it to the top of this list of Brooklyn bed-and-breakfasts. [Gridskipper]
Financial District: Crumbs has opened a bakery at 87 Beaver Street between Hanover Street and Wall Street, and to celebrate the shop will give away 1,000 cupcakes this Friday starting at 7 a.m. [Snack]
Harlem: Among its other delicacies, Fairway sells flagels, which are “to the bagel what nuggets are to fried chicken. When toasted, they are delightfully crunchy, but the inside still has the chewiness a bagel should — “just less of it” — because they’re flattened, of course. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Jackson Heights: The city's first Tibetan street-food cart is up and running near the 74th Street stop. [Gothamist]
Lower East Side: Six Point Ales debuted a new flavor called 8 Days of Wheat at the Whole Foods Beer Room last night, and the first impression is that “it’s pretty darn good.” [Down by the Hipster]
Upper West Side: Senor Swanky’s has put its space on Columbus Avenue between 84th and 85th up for rent. So line up, if you just happen to have a business plan that incorporates giant chile peppers and underage drinking. [Eater]

Astoria: Chickenhead is playing at the beer garden this Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight. [Joey in Astoria]
Clinton Hill: J & J Cafe on Fulton near Waverly is already closed, but don't hold your breath for the next newcomer. With all the construction in the area “there's little use opening anything in that space…it's almost completely invisible.” [Clinton Hill Blog]
Fresh Meadows: Old-school Chinese-American restaurant Kim Yum has been serving Pupu Platters and strong drinks since the fifties. [Gothamist]
Gramercy: Dessert blogger and Golden Scoop award winner Kelli Bernard has opened her bakery and tea house at 171 Third Avenue between 16th and 17th streets. [NewYorkology]
Harlem: Harlem Tea Room tries to pull a fast one: “This may not be a sticking point if you haven’t grown up with scones, but they are not biscuits. They just aren’t. Biscuits are lovely things, but you cannot claim to sell homemade scones and serve biscuits.” [Uptown Flavor]
West Village: Gusto chef Amanda Freitag puts oodles of autumn into her recipe for free-form pumpkin ravioli with apple-cider reduction. [Restaurant Girl]

Astoria: The Sparrow’s pain perdu dessert is “basically a grilled chocolate croissant with homemade butterscotch syrup on it, with a dollop of real whipped cream on the side.” [Joey in Astoria]
Harlem: Doug E.’s Fresh Chicken and Waffles still isn’t ready to open. [Uptown Flavor]
Gramercy: Blue Smoke takes top honors in this roundup of the city’s best sweet-potato fries. [Gridskipper]
Greenwich Village: Smith’s from this week’s Openings starts serving tonight. [Eater]
Midwood: Yes, Dom De Marco’s pies at Di Fara’s are impressive, but what’s really cause for amazement is “his asbestos hands. That man can pull a square pie out of the oven, which must be about 800 degrees, with his bare hands.” [Eat for Victory/VV]
Nolita: Public’s butternut-squash soup with spiced marshmallows, crispy chickpeas, and pumpkin-seed oil is just one example in this list of fall dishes showing up all over town. [Restaurant Girl]
Prospect-Lefferts-Gardens: Meytex Lounge is now calling itself Meytex Cafe, but their tasty fried chicken hasn’t changed. [Across the Park]

Chelsea: Cookbook author Judith Jones hosts a reading, book signing, and wine tasting tonight at Bottlerocket. [Bottlerocket]
Harlem: Looks like a new café and bakery called La Perle Noir is coming to the corner of Lenox and West 131st Street. [Uptown Flavor]
Long Island City: Tonight's free tasting at Vine Wine showcases wines of Spain. [Joey in Astoria]
Midtown West: Grayz is now serving lunch. [NYS]
Tribeca: Eric Ripert's A Return to Cooking includes lovely seasonal recipes but also pictures paintings from artist Valentino Cortazar, whose originals debut at the Hal Katzen Gallery at 459 Washington Street tomorrow. [Snack]
West Village: Dell'Anima from former Le Bernardin chef Gabriel Thompson and onetime Babbo sommelier Joe Campanale opens today at 38 Eighth Avenue. [NYT]

Astoria: Sorriso’s Italian Salumeriaa at 44-16 30th Avenue makes a serious Rosino Panino. “It may look like chicken, but those thick white slabs in the middle of the sandwich are actually house-made slices of fresh mozzarella (made three times a day) piled atop a generous helping of prosciutto cotto.” [Serious Eats]
Chelsea: P.S. 11’s fall festival this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. features a ten-piece salsa band, free food, and a bake sale, plus it’s open to the public. [Blog Chelsea]
East Village: Back Forty from Savoy chef Peter Hoffman is opening October 17. [Grub Street]
Harlem: La Marmite restaurant has finally opened in its new location. [Uptown Flavor]
Lower East Side: Now’s your chance to be the next Sam Mason: Thor is looking for its own rock-star pastry chef. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Tribeca: The new home for Steak Frites will be the same space that was temporarily the doomed Charolais. [Eater]
Upper West Side: From November 28 to December 29, Illy coffee will maintain a “Push Button House” in the Time Warner Center; the installation is basically a large shipping crate that opens to reveal a full-service café that premiered at the 52nd Venice Biennale. [NotCot]

Chelsea: Candy Camp confectionary classes for kids start Saturday at Sapa. [Cakehead]
Clinton Hill: A confused source says the former Bodegas space will become Clinton Hill Bistro, but that’s what Bodegas had painted on its windows when it was open. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Harlem: Doug E. Fresh talks chicken and waffles and the late-night feel of his second restaurant: "Hot Pot, the Caribbean spot I’m opening in December … Harlem’s always been known for its late-night style." [Uptown Flavor]
Long Island City: Big Easy landmark Jacques-Imo’s New York branch has lost its uptown lease and will take refuge in Queens. [Joey in Astoria via Eater]
South Bronx: If you’ve been craving Garifunan food (the cuisine of “Coastal Caribbeans of African and Native American descent”), head to newly opened and possibly only-one-of-its-kind Garifuna Star at 640 Prospect Avenue for “curry-esque soup and a fufu-esque plantain dish.” [Eat for Victory/VV]
Upper West Side: Danny Abrams plans to open his second Mermaid Inn by the end of the fall. [Eater]

Boerum Hill: Sunday’s Atlantic Antic Street Festival = live music + copious gut busters ranging from baklava and funnel cake to pulled pork and roasted corn. [Hell’s Half Acre]
East Village: The Bourgeois Pig plans to move to a new location next week, which means the original space is that much closer to becoming a New World wine-and-beer bar serving homemade versions of Hostess snacks! [Imbible]
Harlem: One of uptown’s favorite food carts, Super Tacos on 96th and Broadway, is a finalist at the Vendy Awards this Saturday. [Uptown Flavor]
Midtown East: Nikki Beach restaurant and nightclub wants to lure you back in the morning with a weekend buffet brunch. [Grub Street]
Soho: Joe on Greene Street near Prince introduces a Fall program of coffee-related classes including "Coffee & The Environment"; "How to Cup: Single Origin Coffee"; and "How to Cup: Exploring Roasteries" that will begin in October. [Grub Street]
Upper West Side: Just the right bargain to make us think about how much mark-up we’ve been getting charged for wine: Order the $35 prix fixe on Sundays at Compass restaurant and any bottle you order is 50 percent off. [Grub Street]

Carroll Gardens: New wine bar Black Mountain Wine House on Union Street is filled to the brim with lovely sipping ladies. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Flatiron: Diddy has closed Justin’s because it’s not big enough. [NYP] Stephen Hanson’s steakhouse, Primehouse, opens Monday. [Zagat]
Harlem: Fall registration is open for free proper-dining lessons at “New York City’s only tuition-free etiquette school for children,” the Development and Finishing Institute. [Uptown Flavor]
Soho: New Fiamma chef Fabio Trabocchi “brought with him 12 members of the staff of Maestro, in McLean, Va., his previous employer" in order to ease his New York transition. [NYT]
Upper East Side: David Burke's Hudson Valley Foie Gras ‘PB&J’ Tourchon is pushing it. [NYO]
Williamsburg: The best way to be sure your beef is prime is to eat at a top steakhouse, and lucky for you, according to “Amy Rubenstein, whose family owns Peter Luger, the shortage is over.” [NYP]

Chelsea: 25 women chefs including Anita Lo and Del Posto pastry chef Nicole Kaplan will cook at a cancer benefit at Pier 60 on Monday. [Restaurant Girl]
Related: Women Chefs Come Out in Force For Benefit
Flatiron: Hill Country hosts 4-Foodies on September 18 for the online group’s second tasting event. [4-Foodies]
Harlem: Mexican street vendors will prepare the fare at Restaurante La Hacienda on September 19 for a Tamale and Tequila Tasting organized by the non-profit group Esperanza del Barrio. [Uptown Flavor]
Lower East Side: Tailor gets high marks from opening-night diners who may not have understood the menu, but appreciated the results. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Midtown West: A food cart o