• Soho’sChicaneis set to launch its brunch menu this weekend. The French restaurant plans to serve brioche French toast, vegetable hash, and crab-cake Benedict. [Grub Street]
•Vinegar Hill Houseconcludes its chef series on April 10 with help from Four and Twenty Blackbirds. Theevent, “Meat Pies and Sweet Pies,” includes all you can eat pies for $40. [Grub Street]
• On April 19,Shalom Japanalso plans to launch weekend brunch service, with offerings like congee with pork belly and poached eggs, and pastrami omurice (an omelette wrapped in pastrami-fried rice). The restaurant will also be serving a Seder plate during Passover week with lamb ribs, Chawan mushi, and matzo-ball ramen. [Grub Street]
• Starting this afternoon,Lugo Caffedelivers the entirety of its Italian menu for the first time. Hours are Monday to Friday, noon to 9 p.m., and Saturday to Sunday, 5 to 9 p.m. [Grub Street]
• Jesse Schenker’s new restaurant,the Gander, invites guests to cocktail hour, held on weeknights between 5 and 7 p.m. Drink specials ($10 and $14 cocktails, $3 PBR) and menu items are available. [Grub Street]
•Juni’s new spring menu pays homage to the chef Shaun Hergatt’s own history with dishes like beet tuile, a Sable Breton cookie with trout roe, and black bass with English pea shoots. [Grub Street]
