Cocktail-centric, suspender-touting bar Weather Up opens its first non-NYC location in Austin, Texas, reports Eater Austin. Bartender Kathryn Weatherup opened the third location last night to friends and family, establishing … Read more

-->Memorial Day weekend quickly approaches and with it comes the emergence, or re-emergence, of some of New York’s best seasonal bars and restaurants. From the ramshackle but wonderful Gowanus Yacht … Read more

All that waiting around in the heat with no food may have been worth the trouble if it meant getting one of these ridiculous fake menus an unknown person was … Read more

The Deal: Williamsburg winery Brooklyn Oenology is offering all-you-can-eat $1 locally sourced Blue Point oysters to pair with a selection of whites and sparklings. Also, today through Monday, buy four … Read more

WILLIAMSBURG — The Meatball Shop is opening a 30 seat tented garden space tomorrow. The restaurant is also accepting reservations for its communal table for parties of 8 to 24 … Read more

An Eater operative was on the scene at the opening of Mission Chinese Food NYC last night. A manger confirmed that chef Danny Bowien’s long-term hope is to open in … Read more

Earlier this week, the large restaurant Woodland on the corner of Flatbush and St. Mark’s Avenues opened its doors, reports Here’s Park Slope. Brendan Spiro, who is also the owner … Read more

Today, the organizers of epic foodie clusterfuck the Great GoogaMooga announce that they are going to offer full refunds to the people who bought tickets for the fest’s premium experience, … Read more

The owners of Gold Coast Deli in Bay Ridge announce that the restaurant will close after service today. When the deli opened just a little under a year ago, the … Read more

1) Chelsea: The group behind the BLT restaurants has opened Brighton in the Eventi Hotel space that formerly housed Foodparc. Brighton serves menu items from Fish Shack and GO Burger. … Read more

The humongous soon-to-open Red Hook restaurant Brooklyn Crab is offering a shuttle service from the subway directly to the crustaceans and beers, reports Zagat. Details are still hazy, but it … Read more

A note about the menu at ‘Burg hot spot Reynards, from restaurateur Andrew Tarlow: “You won’t read the farmer’s name on the menu because we’re not into boasting, but know … Read more

UNION SQUARE — on June 10, George Mendes will cook a special Dia de Portugal lunch at Aldea with Rui Correia (Douro Restaurant) and David Santos (Um Segredo). The four-course … Read more

[Krieger] Massive two-day food and music fest The Great GoogaMooga took over Prospect Park this past weekend. On Saturday, there were hundreds-deep lines for food, and tech problems with the … Read more

Club owner Alexander Dimitrov is toying with a number of concepts for a warehouse space on North First Street in Williamsburg, writes the Brooklyn Paper. The State Liquor Authority will … Read more

Just in time for summer, Coney Island boardwalk bar Ruby’s completed a $200,000 renovation and reopened over the weekend for its 77th year of business. The bar had to remake … Read more

Adam Platt awards two stars each to La Vara in Cobble Hill and Gwynnett Street in Williamsburg. On the latter: “Nothing my bedazzled tasters and I sampled was disappointing, and … Read more

[Photo: Flickr/Scoboco] There were a lot of hungry, thirsty, angry people with smartphones in Prospect Park yesterday. The Great GoogaMooga food and music fest hit a snag around 3 p.m., … Read more

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are five choice dining events going on around the city: 1) Brunch at Gramercy Terrace When: Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to … Read more

The dudes from Littleneck give a tutorial on how to shuck an oyster on Food Republic. There’s a list of tools needed, directions, and even a neat .gif, for a … Read more

Noah Bernamoff addresses the seating issue at Mile End Sandwich: “We’re going to add some stools to the community table. We’ll see how it goes.” He also says that his … Read more

BATTERY PARK CITY — A new burger was just added to the dinner bar menu at North End Grill. It’s a short rib patty topped with red onions, onion rings, … Read more

Here’s a map of where your servers go after you leave. Some of these places offer great food, others just have good drinks, but all of them are open late. … Read more

If you’ve been to Smorgasburg or the Brooklyn Flea, you might have sampled the baked goods from Runner & Stone. This is the joint project of Chris Pizzulli, who is … Read more

John “Cha Cha” Ciarcia, who owned the now demolished Cha Cha’s in Coney Island, is opening a new outdoor beer garden near the boardwalk called Cha Cha’s Outdoor Club Atlantis … Read more

This is The Gatekeepers, in which Eater roams the city meeting the fine ladies and gentlemen that stand between you and some of New York’s hottest tables. [David Massoni and … Read more

The owners of the Brooklyn Farmacy in Carroll Gardens just scored a book deal. According to Publisher’s Marketplace, the book will feature 70 recipes plus a look at the history … Read more

[Acme by Krieger] · Chefs Share Their First Concert Experiences [FR] · Scott Disick Turned Away From JG Melon [NYP] · Pomodoro on the UWS Shuttered by the DOH [WSR] … Read more

FIDI — Eater hears that the lounge space of long-in-the-works bar/restaurant Demi Monde is opening tonight. Vandaag-vet Phillip Kirschen-Clark is in charge of the food here. In a few weeks, … Read more

Last summer, David Chang hinted that he might offer the first Momofuku Noodle Bar menu with the original prices on the restaurant’s seventh birthday. Those plans fell through, probably because … Read more