Ditmas Park: Tickets are still available at the door forBrooklyn Wort, Brooklyn’s home-brew competition this Saturday, August 27, atSycamore Bar & Flower Shop．法官25工艺啤酒啊f two tastings (2 and 5:30 p.m.) to help determine the winner of the $1,000 prize and snack on specialty food from local sponsors. [Brown Paper Tickets]
东村: An espresso bar appropriately named Bowery Coffee will open at 87 East Houston at the end of September. The café will serve homemade baked goods and beans fromCounter Culture Coffee．[Bowery Boogie]
Astor Centerwill host theLower Eastside Girls Club’s Cocktails & Crafts benefit on September 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. Some highlights of the event: hors d’oeuvres from chef Mary Cleaver (the Green Table), cocktails by mixologist Dushan Zaric (Employees Only), crafts, and a raffle where you can score a Marc Jacobs bag, among other prizes.Ticketsare $40 per person. [Grub Street]
Flatiron: Join 150 top chefs from around the world at the seventh annualGreat Gathering of Chefs, happening September 14 at the Prince George Ballroom (15 East 27th Street). There will be a book signing, a chefs tasting featuring recipes from NYC restaurants likeBoulud Sud和Nobu, and a silent auction. All proceeds go toward Action Against Hunger ACF International. Tickets are limited to 400 guests; get onehere). [Grub Street]
Hudson River Park: World Yacht’s second annual Oktoberfest is on Saturday, September 24, at Pier 81 on the Hudson River. The event will begin at noon, and feature Bratwursts fromSchaller & Weber, Paulaner German Beers, and polka dancing.Tickets10美元/ pe吗rson; additional $5 fee for a one-hour beer cruise (departs at 2:30 p.m.). [Grub Street]
Lower East Side:Foundation, one in a string of bars (Culturefix,Los Feliz) closed in a NYPD crackdown on nightlife in the LESearlier this summer, is in trouble again, this time with the Department of Health. The closure notice posted on Friday cited violations like “sewage disposal system in disrepair” — definitely more of a concern than the overcrowded conditions that resulted in its prior closure. [Bowery Boogie]
Midtown East: Buy one bottle of wine at the already bargain-priced公园大道酒Shop和get the second half off, now until the end of August (includes champagne). [NYDN]
’Wichcrafttranslates its Cream’wich sandwich into an Ice Cream’wich at its newest kiosk in Bryant Park, featuring artisan ice cream fromVan Leeuwen(single scoop, $4; double, $7; ice cream float, $6.50; ice cream’wich, $4.25). [Midtown Lunch]
Midtown West: Tomorrow is the last day Jamba Juice will give out $1 oatmeal, baked goods, and coffee in celebration of its one-year anniversary, at the Penn Station outpost until 2 p.m. [89thandBroke]
Tribeca: If you’ve been meaning to try the newNixtamalito stand, cash in on today’s InBundle deal before you head over to Centre Street’s outdoor plaza and get an order of guacamole, nachos or salad, and any three tacos for $8. [InBundles]
Union Square: On Wednesday, August 31,Greenmarketwill celebrate its 35th birthday at its flagship location. Stop by the Union Square Pavillion from 6 to 8 p.m. to check out photographs of the market since its 1976 opening, listen to remarks from GrowNYC, and get free market favorites like carrot cake and bread fromBread Alone Bakery．[Grub Street]
Upper West Side:Maria Loi’s dealto open a restaurant in the formerCompassspace at 208 West 70th Street was finalized yesterday. The self-proclaimed “Greek Martha Stewart” plans to serve small plates called orektika and other authentic Greek dishes when Loi opens at the end of September. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
今晚是第一的Ditch Plains’ “Back Room Crab Boil,” a weekly Thursday night dinner at the restaurant’s uptown location, featuring buckets of crabs, corn on the cob, drink specials, and more.储备a table for seatings at 6, 7, or 8:30 p.m.; $40 per person. [My Upper West]
Williamsburg: Mixologist Martim Ake Smith-Mattsson, formerly ofDouble Crown, is now making cocktails atMarlow & Sons．Like the restaurant’s menu, the cocktails change often, so try the “Blueberry Bramble” with fresh lemon juice and housemade blueberry syrup while the ingredients are in season. The “Meadow Cup,” a spin on the classic gin and tonic with chamomile citrus bitters and garnished with peychauds bitters, citrus slices, and lime zest. [Grub Street]
Spend Labor Day atMaison Premierethis year, where from noon to 8 p.m. you can eat barbecue, drink specialty cocktails, and listen to house music. But the real draw is the oyster-eating competition, where competitors will challenge the current record-holder for the Maison Premiere Championship belt (and serious bragging rights). $50 entry fee per person;RSVPbefore 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 3, to compete. [Grub Street]
