Ansel's Cookie Shots; Dry Aged Steak at Osteria Morini:
PASTRYWIRE — Pastry mastermind Dominique Ansel will debut his newest dessert invention, a "Chocolate Chip Cookie Milk Shot" at Austin's SXSW festival this Sunday. The novelty pastry consists of a shot glass-shaped cookie filled with a shot of cold milk, and was apparently inspired by Ansel's first encounter with an Oreo just a few weeks ago, when he first experienced the American practice of...
Merging a nightclub and a chop shop into one "trendy" package, this "chic" duo plates "very good" steaks in "glamorous", loungelike environs full of "beautiful people" and "thumping" DJ'd sounds; the pricing's "steep", so "bring the black card" and remember "you're paying for the vibe."
Big Smoke Burger Signs Lease; the BABAR Cocktail Cruise:
GREENPOINT ? This coming Tuesday, June 11, is the second annual cocktail cruise for Brooklyn Allied Bars and Restaurants, also known as BABAR. It's a two-hour cruise through the East River with a whole lot of great North Brooklyn bars and restaurants involved, including Hotel Delmano, Dressler, Bellweather, and more. The party's $125, kicking off at the India Street Pier. More information this...
Antica Pesa Launches Brunch; Steakhouses and Women:
WILLIAMSBURG ? Stylish Rome import Antica Pesa is launching brunch on Saturday, March 23. It'll be available from 12 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and will feature a selection of Italian brunch dishes as well as three different pastas. [EaterWire]
UPPER EAST SIDE ? Crown, John DeLucie's swank Upper East Side celebrity-magnet, has launched a bar menu. The menu is available at the bar from open...