Bedford-Stuyvesant: Peaches , the seasonal restaurant from the owners of the Smoke Joint, doesn’t serve one item over $20. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Corona: El Globo Restaurante, at 42-13 102 Street, is serving chapulín (dried grasshopper) tacos with fresh tortillas. Less adventurous eaters will find their huitlacoche version good too. [Serious Eats]
Lower East Side: BYO standby Chickie Pig's is closed until further notice. [Eater]
Midtown West: A Church's Chicken chain has started selling its fast-food fried chicken on Eighth Avenue between 44th and 45th Streets.
Chain hybrids, like the Lenny's/Yolato storefront opening at 940 Eighth Avenue, are becoming more popular for business owners. [Zagat Buzz]
South Brooklyn: The Salt Marsh Nature Center on Avenue U makes an ideal picnic spot, as do these other recommendations. [Gridskipper]
Tribeca: YourAsian, from the owner of now-closed Jerry's in Soho, may be on its last legs. According to a sign in the window, the restaurant, which had been consistently empty for months, is temporarily closed. [Grub Street]
West Village: Franklin Becker's new Sheridan Square menu, which debuts on the 11th, is 20 percent off as a preview discount from today through August 9. [Grub Street]
Yonkers: Famed New Haven pizzeria Frank Pepe's is opening the first of what will be several branches in Westchester next spring. [Slice via the Weschester County Business Journal]

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]

Clinton Hill: Bar Olivino has opened at 899 Fulton Street, making it a good stop for a glass of wine when you get off the C train. Plus, they've been giving away cheese plates while they ready a larger menu. [Clinton Hill Blog]
East Village: Arlo and Esme seems to have found a winning formula: "Come during the day and you'll savor strong coffee and plenty of space to sprawl out; after dark, you'll sip expertly prepared classic cocktails and dance until the wee hours." Though some nights are crazy fun, others can be strangely slow. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Flushing: Max & Mina’s Ice Cream, at 7126 Main Street, is known for eccentric flavors like lox, potato-chip fudge, and beer and nuts.
Greenpoint: Lomzynianka is the Polish pick in this list of the nabe's diverse, cheap restaurants. [NYT]
Meatpacking District: The former Sascha space at 55 Gansevoort is now home to Merkato 55, but one of the restaurant's club-inclined partners just opened a secret lounge downstairs called Bijou. [Down by the Hipster]
South Street Seaport: Sunday's New Amsterdam Market featured delicious, artisanal bites like "pistachio rhubarb bread from Bouchon Bakery, birch beer from Heartland Brewery, sauerkraut sourdough-esque bread from AQ Cafe, sweet basil ice cream from The Bent Spoon," and frozen rhubarb pops from a start-up called People's Popsicle. [Serious Eats]
Tribeca: The opening of Le Pain Quotidien on West Broadway at Murray Street seems imminent; pastries and bread have been put on display, but staff was still in training on Saturday. [Grub Street]
West Village: The new Corrado Bread shop on Christopher Street opens July 1. [Grub Street]

Chelsea: Appellation Wine & Spirits is hosting a summer-solstice wine tasting tonight, with help from Chelsea Market's Green Table restaurant, who'll provide the "duck rillettes on house-made blue-corn crackers, organic fresh crudités with seasonal dips, [and] cheese and grilled bread." [Strong Buzz]
Cobble Hill: The pop of the owner of Sam's Restaurant, at 238 Court Street, talks about pizza-making in this video about some of the neighborhood's old-school spots. [Slice]
East Village: Mercadito Cantina is opening on Monday at 172 Avenue B with a taco-centric menu that lets you make your own and pay by the kilo, plus specialty cocktails. [Grub Street]
Midtown West: To tenderize octopus for Kellari Taverna owner Gregory Zapantis's grilled recipe (which seems to be missing the grilling step), you should place it "in a washing machine, putting it through one cycle. Five octopuses can be done at one time in the machine." Who knew? [Restaurant Girl]
Tribeca: A potential diner is taking issue with Matsugen for not being able to hold his 11 p.m. reservation, even though the receptionist explained that "at that point [11 p.m.], it's going to be really awkward — you'll be the only people in the restaurant." [Eater]
Upper West Side: Eighty One has created a special summer prix fixe that's only $42, for two courses. [Zagat Buzz]

Astoria: A Brazilian spot called Samba Grill is opening soon at 29-17 23rd Avenue. [Foodista]
Chelsea: The waiters at new wine bar Bar Baresco could use a bit more training; somehow "the older one is probably better" doesn't really cut it. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Clinton Hill: Boca Soul on Fulton has closed, and a restaurant called Dajeh will take its place. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Flatiron: When ordering a pizza topped with chicken, bacon, and chipotle from Waldy's, you might want to try placing "two slices cheese side together" to pretend you're eating a sandwich, since the crust there is so tough. [Slice]
Gowanus: Work hasn't been done on the Whole Foods site in a year. [Gowanus Lounge]
Hell's Kitchen: NYC ICY opens Wednesday at 628 Tenth Avenue between 44th and 45th Streets with "flavors such as wild strawberries and cream (the berries, like the icy-making equipment, are imported from Italy), banana and dairy-free grape made from fresh Concords." But they've had an even larger shop open in the Kensington section of Brooklyn since last week. [TONY]
Lower East Side: Adam Kuban appreciates a slider list as much as the next burger lover, but "Shopsin's sliders are as good or better than many on Danyelle Freeman's list." [A Hamburger Today]
Tribeca: Matsugen's "menu ranges from the affordable (soba for $14) to the excessive (wagyu for $135)." [Eater]

Astoria: You can watch the Euro Cup at Bohemian Hall. [Joey in Astoria]
Dumbo: At least five different ice-cream and slush trucks have hit the streets so far this summer. [Dumbo NYC]
East Village: De Nova Café has opened in the former Furniture Place space, at 182 Avenue B, near 11th Street, and while it looks like a regular old coffee shop, you'll find nachos and Greek food on the menu. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Financial District: Zaitzeff really does make a great burger: "Everything points to a dry, disappointing burger here — grass-fed sirloin, nonstandard bun, cooked on a griddle under a weight — but the meat is surprisingly, amazingly juicy and hella flavorful." [Hamburger Today]
Flatiron: Chef Douglas Rodriguez (Patria) will transform Sapa into a Latin restaurant called Nuela by this summer. [Strong Buzz]
Earlier: Douglas Rodriguez May Be Headed to Sapa
Tribeca: Mangez Avec Moi has a bright new annex specializing in Vietnamese sandwiches, and you can get some Asian gourmet foods and bottled teas there now, too. [Grub Street]
Upper East Side: Dorrian's karaoke Tuesdays are gaining in popularity. Check out the pics of pink shirts and bottle blondes who've turned out thus far and see for yourself. [Guest of a Guest via Down by the Hipster]

Dumbo: J's Wine & Spirits has only been open for a few weeks, but the small business has already had its windows vandalized and broken. According to one commenter (and as further evidenced by one artist's vegan-cupcake experiment), Brooklyn is clearly "being overrun by vandals and thieves." [Dumbo NYC]
East Village: You can get a scoop at Cold Stone for 8 cents this Sunday by having a special coupon sent to your cell phone off this new discount site. [8coupons.com]
Back Forty's house cocktail, according to Peter Hoffman, was "born out of the classic sidecar and the whiskey sour." [Down by the Hipster]
Luca Lounge may have lost its lease, but the owners have relocated next door and hope to reopen their spot by the end of July. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Flatiron: If you'd rather not brave the crowds at the Big Apple BBQ Block Party this weekend, you could whip up Blue Smoke's baby-back-ribs recipe yourself. [Restaurant Girl]
Tribeca: Matsugen, Jean Georges's Japanese project in the old 66 space, is getting closer to opening. [Eater]
Earlier: Vongerichten May Deep-six 66, Serve Sushi and Soba Instead

Astoria: Tonight at Mojave (and every other Thursday), you get a free margarita and tequila tasting with dinner. [Joey in Astoria]
Clinton Hill: The owners aren't out at Los Pollitos (now called La Stalla), but they did take a new business partner. Il Torchio, however, has changed hands. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Dumbo: Farmers-market season starts June 15 at the Main Street entrance of Brooklyn Bridge Park. [Dumbo NYC]
Little Italy: La Esquina has changed its secret reservation line. [Eater]
Montauk: Sam Talbot seems to be off to a running start at Surf Lodge, which looks like a "throwback to seventies surf culture and Bruce Brown’s iconic Endless Summer movie." The summer-style food and sophisticated cocktails are serious, and the spot's already hosting after-parties. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Tribeca: Workers have already started unloading products at the new Whole Foods opening on Warren Street by the West Side Highway. [Grub Street]

East Village: Telephone Bar & Grill is hosting a benefit for the children of Nepal on Sunday, June 1. [Grub Street]
Hell's Kitchen: Soho's Mooncake Foods has opened a second, much larger location at 263 West 30th Street. [Flickr]
Lower East Side: Good luck re-creating wd~50's recipe for almond-ice-cream "rocks," which calls for twenty grams of dextrose and bitter foam, among other ingredients. [Restaurant Girl]
Meatpacking District: Scarpetta's off to a strong start. Even if someone steals a slice of steak from you. [Eater]
Midtown East: The Pranzo pizza truck is missing, because it's up for sale. [Midtown Lunch]
Midtown West: On Monday, a theater company will perform bits from its upcoming adaptation of Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac at D'Or, in the Dream Hotel. [Zagat Buzz]
Nolita: The bartenders at the reincarnated Randolph, which will open at 319 Broome Street this weekend, have a Milk & Honey pedigree and the best in specialty ice, which is made to melt slower, so your drink stays colder (and less watery) longer. [Grub Street]
Tribeca: West Broadway's getting a Le Pain Quotidien; this could fill the void of the Chambers Street Ceci-Cela, which closed late last year due to rising rents. [Eater]
West Village: Pichet Ong serves serves house-made ginger, passion fruit, and calamansi sodas at P*Ong. [Grub Street]

Astoria: Zenon Taverna offers a tasting of sixteen hot and cold meze for $17.95 per person and gives you fresh-cut apples and oranges at the end of the meal. [Foodista]
Dumbo: Sign-ups for the Summer-Fall CSA are this Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. [Dumbo NYC]
Midtown East: Gustavino's has been under extensive renovation, but reopens May 12. The palatial spot is still just available for private events, though. [Grub Street]
Nolita: West Village fave Jack's Stir Brew Coffee is opening an outpost in the restaurant Rice's front entrance, which used to be used for bar seating. [Grub Street]
Park Slope: Resident Eugene Mirman plans to include footage of "rude, entitled, self-righteous, and overdramatic" speakers at last night's community-board meeting on the fate of Union Hall in an upcoming documentary. He wants to show "democracy in action." [Gothamist]
Tribeca: The former Novo space on Hudson Street, near Spring, is under construction again. [Eater]

Bensonhurst: L&B Spumoni Gardens has upped its slice price (for Sicilian and regular pieces) to $2.25. [Slice]
Gramercy: According to this poll, which attracted a whopping 195 voters, the Rose Bar has the best-looking female clientele in NYC (as compared with six other nightclubs). Sadly, no one answered our call to add Lucky Cheng's to the list. [Down by the Hipster]
Lower East Side: Broadway East has a simple recipe for cooking spring's first pea shoots, available now at the Greenmarket. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Red Hook: The former 360 space is up for rent. [Eater]
Tribeca: Chambers Street Wines has lured 22 "natural" winemakers (who are either organic and/or sustainable) to Cercle Rouge this Saturday for an afternoon tasting. Show up with $5 for a tasting glass, which you can even keep when all is drunk and done. [Grub Street]
Upper West Side: A new trattoria called Campo, from Nonna owner Jeremy Wladis, opens today on Broadway between 112th and 113th Streets and will serve grilled pizzas from Gonzo alum David Rotter. [Strong Buzz]

East Village: Minca is one "great and relatively unhyped" ramen spot left in the — at least according to this blogger — as-yet unsaturated noodle neighborhood. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Flatiron: Some of the desserts pastry chef Nancy Olson makes for Gramercy Tavern were inspired by her grandmother's German-Russian-American baking. [Restaurant Girl]
Greenpoint: A new shop called jan & äya sells local confections like baker Sarah Magid's gold-coated Twinkie-esque cakes. [Gridskipper]
Soho: Il Buco's getting in the Earth Day spirit next week by donating all proceeds from prix fixe lunches served on April 22–27 to Al Gore's latest global-warming campaign. [Zagat]
Tribeca: Jerry, of the now-closed Jerry’s in Soho, debuts his Pan-Asian spot, YourAsian, at 90 Chambers Street today. [NYT]
Williamsburg: Bean-to-bar chocolate makers the Mast Brothers are opening a retail shop (and