东区:Michael Huynh, the chef behind theBaoguetteempire, is opening a “high-volume bakery” in the old Kebab House on the corner of Orchard and Rivington Streets. [Fork in the Road/VV]
Midtown East:Barros Lucowill host a fund-raiser atNiall’s Pubto support the Chilean Red Cross and its hurricane relief efforts. [Midtown Lunch]
Midtown West:Chef Rose Levy Beranbaum was charged a $25 “forkage fee” bythe Breslinto eat two slices of chocolate cake leftover from a television segment she had taped earlier. [Real Baking With RoseviaDiner’s Journal/NYT]
Noho:Faustinaat the Cooper Square Hotel is now serving lunch daily. The menu includes the Cooper Square Burger ($19), a first for Chef Scott Conant, made from LaFrieda beef, taleggio cheese, caramelized onions, and pickled mustard seeds. [Grub Street]
Prospect-Lefferts:Gandhi, a new Indian restaurant, opened yesterday. It’s run by the same team behind Joy in Prospect Heights. [Hawthorne Street]
Soho:L’ulivo reopens today as Chicca. The restaurant, at 184 Spring Street, will serve traditional Roman cuisine using mostly locally sourced ingredients. [Grub Street]
Upper East Side:92nd Street Y hostsChocolate Fest: A Walk-Around Tastingthis Sunday night at Buttenwieser Hall. Tickets ($37) are availablehere.[Grub Street]
Windsor Terrace:Residents are planning to turn the vacant lot below the Seeley Street Bridge into a farm that will produce fresh vegetables for the community. For more information or to get involved, contact Tom Angotti at tangotti@nyc.rr.com or 347-226-0100. [Kensington Prospect]
