•Roberta’sis bringing the seasonal cheer this Sunday, December 9, with a holiday market featuring local vendors, drinks, and a “Bad Santa” portrait studio. [Roberta’s]
• Save money at Fatty Crew spotPig and Khao, which is offering $1 beer every day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and also a $39 chef’s tasting menu at the bar, Mondays through Wednesdays. [Grub Street]
• You can still make it if you rush: Fort Greene’sGnarly Vineshas teamed up withthe Wallacefor a tasting dinner featuring offbeat American selections. For $75, you get five courses with wine, as well as a chaser of ultra-rare Pappy Van Winkle; call 347-689-9137 to reserve. [Grub Street]
• Chef David Santos has collaborated with IFC Films/Sundance Selects for a special themed dinner at his new West Village spotLouroin honor of Jack Kerouac’sOn the Road, taking place on Saturday, December 15. The menu features five courses, each inspired by a location described in the book.Ticketsare $95. [Grub Street]
•Swinein the West Village has launched a new happy hour, daily from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Anything on tap is discounted, meaning $7 for their entire selection of draft beer and $6 glasses of wine. [Grub Street]
• Former Grub Street–er Alyssa Shelasky will be signing copies of her book,Apron Anxiety, atEatalythis Sunday between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. [Grub Street]
• December 21 marks the end of the world (if you hadn’t heard), andLeft Bankwants to make sure you go out in style: They’ll be offering a timpano (an enormous Italian meat pie cooked into a shell of fresh pasta, otherwise known as that thing at the end of大晚上) as a last meal for any incoming parties who give them 24 hours’ notice. [Grub Street]
