Labor Day at The Cleveland; Brooklyn Oyster Riot:
SOHO — The Cleveland is hosting a Labor Day cookout. Max Sussman will be grilling hot dogs, burgers, and corn. There will also be kale salad. Items are $5 to $14, and cans of beer are $5. [EaterWire]
SOHO — Osteria Morini's excellent 120 day aged Pat LaFrieda steak special has moved from Wednesday nights to Friday nights. The 40oz steak for two is sold on a first come, first served basis. It...
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...
Chef Michael White "goes bohemian" at this "casual" SoHo Italian where the "simple, rustic" Emilia-Romagna menu is highlighted by "amazing" pastas; the pricing's "reasonable" if "not cheap", and "earplugs are necessary at prime times", but ultimately this one stays "always busy" for a reason.
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