New York Restaurants

• Red Rooster is now serving spiked snow cones. For $12, try flavors like tres leches, with shaved white chocolate and Blackwell Jamaican rum, and lemon bourbon basil, served with a candied poached lemon slice. Nonalcoholic versions are available for $6. [Grub Street] • The Strand Smokehouse is sponsoring an all-female meat eating competition on Sunday, July 7, at 6 p.m. For $15, the first ten women to sign up will each get one and a half pounds of brisket and other meats. The first woman to finish her mound of meat — using only her hands — without throwing up for five minutes afterward will win the “Barbecue Beast” title. The faint of heart may prefer to munch on Smokehouse bacon-wrapped hot dogs and pulled-pork nachos at the kickoff of the weekly outdoor movie screening in Astoria’s Socrates Sculpture Park on July 3 at 7 p.m. [Grub Street] • Space is still available for Ivan Ramen’s Chef Dinner at the Brooklyn Kitchen at 9 p.m. this Saturday. Ivan will discuss his approach to Japanese comfort food and prepare a six-course tasting menu. $150 per person. [Grub Street] • Public’s executive chef Brad Farmerie is collaborating with his Portland pal Vitaly Paley to host a family-style feast at Saxon + Parole on June 27 at 7 p.m. The four-course dinner is $125 per person and promises some of Oregon’s finest ingredients, including truffles. [Grub Street] • Fatty ‘Cue Brooklyn is celebrating the Fourth of July with a sweet pig roast. For $35, enjoy live music, unlimited keg access, “kitchen sink” punch, brisket tacos, and, of course, fresh pig with bread, salted chilies, fresh herbs, cheddar cheese, smoke fish palm, syrup, and more. 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. [Grub Street] • Maison Premiere is hosting a Fourth of July party in Williamsburg, featuring oysters, chilled seafood, and ice-cream smokes. The restaurant will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., with live music from the Bedford Avenue Society band starting at 2 p.m. [Grub Street] Filed Under: leftovers, 4th of july, brooklyn kitchen, fatty 'cue, maison premiere, public, red rooster, saxon and parole, strand smokehouse

You still have to watch out for the half-eaten ones, though. In a somewhat surprising move, Dunkin' Donuts chief executive Stan Frankenthaler announced plans to roll out a gluten-free cinnamon-sugar doughnut and gluten-free blueberry muffins at stores across the country this year, Bloomberg reports. Frankenthaler confirmed that the no-gluten products will be "packaged separately" to avoid contact with gluten, which is pretty much everywhere else inside Dunkin' Donuts stores, so while those with celiac disease will not be able to eat these things, those with mild sensitivities will soon be returning to the chain's stores and will be able to witness Strawberry Coolatta meltdowns and innovative coffee-pot self-defense strategies in all their zany splendor. [Bloomberg, Related] Read more posts by Hugh MerwinFiled Under: the chain gang, doughnuts, dunkin' donuts, fast food, gluten, gluten-free, no gluten

NOHO — Brad Farmerie is teaming up with Portland chef Vitaly Paley to host an Oregon-centric dinner at Saxon + Parole next Thursday, June 27. The meal will be a four-course, family style feast, featuring various native Oregon ingredients like spot prawns, geoduck, and Oregon truffles. Dinner is $125 per person, to reserve a spot call 212-254-0350 or email Bethaney@saxonandparole.com. [EaterWire] FLATIRON — This weekend's edition of the Guest Pitmaster Series at Hill Country Barbecue Market features Mark Pastore and both Pat LaFrieda, Jr. and Sr. For $35 per person, the trio will serve a "MEAT MEN" feast that will include grilled brisket, veal, Italian sausage, lamb ribs, and beer can game hen, plus sides, bourbon cocktails, and an Italian dessert buffet. For reservations call 212-255-4544 x13 or email laura@hillcountryny.com. [EaterWire] SCANDALS — It's been a bad day for Paula Deen's PR team. Making the rounds today are claims from an only-in-print article in the National Enquirer, alleging that there is video footage of a deposition in which the pharma-shill and buttermonger admits to a whole host of racist things. Twitter of course loved this, with #paulasbestdishes making the rounds lampooning Deen and her alleged racism. [Eater National] GREENPOINT — Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co., a sustainable fish market and cafe set to open this fall, launches this Sunday with a fundraiser at T.B.D. Beer Garden. There will be oysters, lobster rolls and ceviche, plus lessons on oyster shucking and lobster steaming. The fundraiser runs from noon to 4 p.m., with all proceeds going towards opening the market, which will eventually include fresh seafood and dry goods, plus soups and sandwiches, a raw bar, beer and wine. [EaterWire] [Saxon + Parole by Krieger]

New York native David Levi has been planning to open a restaurant that champions very small-scale food systems in Portland, Maine, for some time. He trained everywhere you might expect, first cutting meat with Dario Cecchini in Italy, then staging at Fäviken in Sweden and Noma in Copenhagen. Vinland will follow guidelines similar to the ones made popular by Sean Brock at Husk, which means everything on the plate — from the meat to the fish, from the mushrooms to the blueberries to the sumac — will come from local farms or will be foraged or extracted from the wild. (Salt included, says Levi.) The wines will be from small producers, and the beer will be the only thing on the menu containing gluten. Check out the project's Kickstarter, straight ahead. Read the full manifesto here, and check out more on the Kickstarter campaign by following the link below. Vinland: Forging a Maine Cuisine With 100% Local Ingredients [Kickstarter] Read more posts by Hugh MerwinFiled Under: video feed, dario cecchii, david levi, foraging, maine, maine restaurants, noma, portland, rene redzepi, vinland

The owner of Miriam Restaurant in Park Slope has started offering etiquette classes for public school kids from Crown Heights, Brownsville, and East Flatbush. A server tells the Daily News: "Each kid leaves me a dollar. They are very polite. They say, 'Please' and 'Thank you.' And they don't leave a huge mess when they leave. The Park Slope kids leave crazy messes." [NYDN]

"Red wine, Scotch, tequila. Not at the same time. If I have to drink a cocktail, I'd go for a Negroni: It's three alcohols in one cocktail, so it hammers you right away." —Eric Ripert reveals his drink(s) of choice, as well as his love for superheroes and naked women, in this week's 21 Questions. [DI] Read more posts by Sierra TishgartFiled Under: quote of the day, eric ripert, le bernardin

Eater scanned through all 1,419 NYC restaurants on OpenTable with reservations for two still available for tonight. Here's the best of the bunch. Get 'em while they're hot: · Bouley (8:30, 9:00) · Jungsik (7:15, 8:00, 8:15) · Daniel (9:45) · Tocqueville (8:00) · Jean Georges (8:00) · Gotham Bar and Grill (8:30, 9:30) · Dining Room at The Modern (7:00, 9:00) · Aquavit (7:30, 8:00) · Marc Forgione (9:30) · Scarpetta (8:30) · Ai Fiori (7:30, 7:45, 8:15) · Perilla (7:15, 7:30, 8:15, 8:30) · Bar Room at The Modern (8:30, 8:45) · Perry St. (7:30, 8:00, 8:30) · Neta (9:45) · Distilled NY (7:30, 7:45, 8:15) · Raoul's (9:15) · Quality Meats (7:30, 8:30) · Sorella (7:30, 8:00, 8:30) · Telepan (8:30) · Nougatine (8:45, 9:00) · Lincoln Ristorante (7:30, 8:00, 8:15) · Corton (7:30, 7:45, 8:15) · Aldea (7:30, 8:00, 8:30) · Sfoglia (9:30) · wd~50 (9:00) · The Harrison (8:45, 9:00) · db Bistro Moderne (7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:00) · Kin Shop (8:45, 9:00) · OpenTable [Official Site] [Kin Shop by Krieger]

The bar at B & Co. Max Burgio, who ran Float in Times Square and then the private club upstairs at Cipriani in Soho, is striking out on his own. The Palermo native was initially in talks with Roberto Cavalli about doing a café. When that didn't work out, Burgio met Fabio Briatore, the entrepreneur who owns the full-fat Billionaire Club in Sardinia, about opening in New York, but ultimately decided to go with his own concept. And what a concept it is. B & Co., at 14 East 58th Street — just next to Bergdorf Goodman Men's — will consist of an 80-seat restaurant on the first floor, a lounge area where customers can order off a small-plates menu on the second, and a private club on the third. At B & Co., the ladies will gyrate and handstanders will have plenty of space between tables to ply their craft.Photo: B. & Co. "We will serve southern Mediterranean with a focus on seafood,'' Burgio says. To that end, he's hired Anthony Guinehut, former manager at La Goulue and Bar Boulud, to help run B & Co., and Salvo Renta, formerly chef at La Mantia in Rome, to man the kitchen. Among the menu offerings are eggplant and fava purée flatbread; carpaccios of sturgeon, salmon, and tuna served with potato pancake; branzino al forno with roasted potato; and swordfish involtini. The restaurant is scheduled to open this fall. Read more posts by Beth LandmanFiled Under: coming soon, b & co., ballers, bars, cipriani, max burgio, new york, nightlife, roberto cavalli

[Instructions for the growler station via Facebook] Tonight the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Racetrack gets a new flagship restaurant called pinch. This shiny red monster is run by Alain Ducasse's consulting company, Ducasse Studio, and they clearly had some fun with the design and overall concept. Here are 10 crucial facts about Ducasse Studio's Yonkers racino restaurant, pinch: 1) It's pinch, not Pinch. 2) Total capacity is 245 seats. 3) Both the beverage and the dessert menus come on an iPad. They're interactive. 4) The restaurant has a growler filling station, where you can choose from one of 100 New York State beers. 5) It also has six "draft booths," which are tables outfitted with self-service beer taps. 6) The French onion soup comes with a "lager beer shooter." 7) The kitchen is run by Benoit veteran Fabienne Eymard, who tells Flo-Fab: "I've done gastronomic restaurants, bistros, and now I'm eager to try something else." 8) Free valet parking with minimum $50 purchase. 9) The interior design centers on a glass-enclosed keg room and a bright red tap wall inspired by this race car from 1955. 10) "Jeans to black tie are welcome." Here's the menu: Pinch Food Menu 06-03-13 · pinch [Official Site] · A Flagship Restaurant for Empire City Casino [NYT] · All Coverage of Pinch [~ENY~]

A drunk and high driver jumped a curb on Second Avenue in the East Village earlier today, injuring five people including a Citi Bike rider and sending a fire hydrant (and more) flying. While it didn't get hit directly, the damage shut down the popular Calliope for the day; the restaurant expects to open for dinner service tonight. [DNAinfo, Facebook]