New York Restaurants

Eater scanned through all 1326 NYC restaurants on OpenTable with reservations for two still available for tonight. It's a lovely evening to dine out at some of the city's best, including Kin Shop, L'Apicio, and Brushstroke. Here's the best of the bunch. Get 'em while they're hot: · Grape & Vine (7:15, 8:15) · Kin Shop (8:45) · Bill's Food and Drink (7:00, 7:45) · db Bistro moderne (8:15) · il Ristorante Rosi (9:00, 9:45) · L'Apicio (7:30) · Mas (la grillade) (7:00, 9:30) · Hecho en Dumbo Chef's Table (7:00, 9:30) · Betony (9:00, 9:15) · North End Grill (9:00, 9:30) · Feast (8:15, 8:30) · Perry St (8:30, 9:00) · Jo's (7:00, 7:30, 9:00) · Cherrywood Kitchen (7:15, 7:30) · Brushstroke (7:30) · Aldea (9:00) · Lincoln Ristorante (8:30, 8:45) · Willow Road (7:15, 7:45, 9:15) · Empellon Cocina (6:45, 9:30) · Cole's Greenwich Village (7:15) · Print Restaurant (7:15, 7:45) · Grand Central Oyster Bar (7:15, 8:30) · Quality Meats (7:00, 8:00) · Zoe (7:15, 7:30) · Commerce (7:00, 9:00) · OpenTable [Official Site]

Have you heard about the great S'MACdown of 2013? Well over the past few weeks, mac 'n' cheese shop S'mac has been asking mac 'n' cheese fans to submit their creative takes on the comfort food staple via their Facebook page, and tomorrow, the build-your-own macaroni and cheese competition comes to a close. The top five recipe submissions will be on display at the restaurant's Murray Hill location for the live judging portion of the contest. The winning recipe will be featured on the menu at all three S'mac shops for an entire month. [EaterWire]

In this week's roundup of new videos, Food.Curated's Liza de Guia shares a behind-the-scenes look at what Landhaus is serving at The Great GoogaMooga this weekend, Annisa's Anita Lo makes some of her signature foie gras soup dumplings, Brooklyn Winery president John Stires talks about the winery's mission, and David Manheim shares a few anecdotes of his life at Katz's Deli. 1) GoogaMooga Sneak Peeks: All week long, Liza de Guia of Food.Curated has been releasing some behind-the-scenes videos of the prep work and concepts behind some of the food that will be offered at The Great GoogaMooga today and tomorrow. Here's a look at what Landhaus will be serving: 2) Untouchables: Anita Lo's Foie Gras Soup Dumplings: Watch Anita Lo make foie gras soup dumplings, the signature dish at Annisa: 3) Inside the Brooklyn Winery: John Stires, president and co-founder of Brooklyn Winery, gives a tour of the space and discusses the winery's mission: 4) The Last Jewish Waiter: Meet David Manheim, the "Last Jewish Waiter" at Katz's Deli: 5) On the Family Table: If you have fifty minutes to spare, listen to Danny Meyer and Michael Romano of Union Square Hospitality Group give a Google Talk about their new book, Family Table (or just watch a few minutes):

Will there finally be weekend brunch over at the eighth wonder of the world, Lafayette? Pastry chef Jen Yee has gone on record with Bedford + Bowery as saying the new menu will launch next week. Once brunch goes live, chef Andrew Carmellini and company (aka partners Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom) will have fulfilled their dream of having an all-day French restaurant, and be well on their way to world domination. [Twitter]

No, this is not the line for food at The Great GoogaMooga. This is actually the line of people waiting to eat Dominique Ansel's now infamous Cronuts, just five minutes after the doors opened this morning. They just can't wait to get their hands on one of those rose-flavored rings of fried dough. In fact, these croissant-doughnut hybrids are so popular, they've been causing mass hysteria since they graced the streets of Manhattan last week, with people crying and flipping off baristas when they sell out. Ansel is so sure his half-croissant, half-doughnut creation will be a smashing, long-lasting success, he went ahead and trademarked the term 'cronuts' yesterday afternoon. · @DominiqueAnsel [Twitter] · All Coverage of Cronuts [~ENY~] · All Coverage of Dominique Ansel Bakery [~ENY~]

Looking for a place for brunch this weekend? Check out Eater's map of New York's hottest brunch spots of Spring 2013. It's looking like it's going to be a nice weekend, so take advantage of the good weather with some huevos rancheros in Gran Electrica's backyard garden or with a frittata by Rosemary's open floor-to-ceiling windows. [EaterWire]

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are five choice dining events going on around the city: 1) Eatalian Beer Festival When: Saturday and Sunday Where: Eataly What: Teo Musso, brewmaster and a partner of Eataly's Birreria, has teamed up with Lurisia Water for the Eatalian Beer Festival. Musso has created four original beers n honor of the event, which will be sold for $5 a glass at every Eataly restaurant through Memorial Day. There will also be $15 flight tastings with cheese pairings available. Each of the Lurisia beers are named for their alcohol percentage, from 4% to 10%. 2) The Great GoogaMooga When: Saturday and Sunday Where: Nethermead Meadow at Prospect Park What: Ladies and gentlemen: the mammoth outdoor food and music spectacular known as The Great GoogaMooga is finally here. There will be over 85 food vendors, 75 brews, 100 wines and 20 live musical performances over the next two days. New to this year's event are three pop-up restaurants from the Spotted Pig, Roberta's and Little Wisco. The bacon-scented extravaganza kicks off today at 11 a.m. 3) Oyster Shooter Competition When: Sunday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Where: Evelyn Drinkery What: Tomorrow evening, the Village Fishmonger is teaming up with Evelyn Drinkery to host an oyster shooter competition called "Shuck You!" In addition to the contest, there will also be passed oysters and glasses of champagne available between 7 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. [Photo: Paloma Pargac] 4) Taste of Tribeca When: Today, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Hudson St. (at Duane St.) What: The 19th annual Taste of Tribeca takes place today. The outdoor culinary festival featuring tastes from over 60 restaurants in the area including Locanda Verde, Marc Forgione, and Terroir Wine Bar. Tasting cards are good for six plates and cost $45 in advance or $50 at the event. Proceeds go to benefit PS 150 and PS 234's arts and enrichment programs. 5) Brewed in Brooklyn When: Today, 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. Where: Maroney Theater at St. Francis College What: The New York premiere of Brewed in Brooklyn is this evening at the 2013 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. The documentary, directed by John Weber, tells the story of how Brooklyn was once the beer brewing capital of the world and how it could be again one day soon. Check out the trailer here and purchase a $10 ticket here. Also of Note: Smorgasburg is open for business this weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with vendors like Porchetta, Red Hook Lobster Pound, and Liddabit Sweets. The Hester Street Fair is on for this weekend as well. Looking to try a new restaurant this weekend? Check out Betony, the new modern American restaurant from Bryce Shuman and Eamon Rockey, Michael White's latest venture, Costata, head to Greenpoint for raviolo with ramps at River Styx, or The Fourth, the newest from the Tocqueville Team. Fans of Nolita favorite Jo's might want to grab one last meal there before the neighborhood gem closes on May 31. And if you're looking for somewhere to drink this weekend, do consult Eater's recently updated Cocktail Heatmap. · All Previous Editions of Something for the Weekend [~ENY~]

DUMBO — Rhode Islanders rejoice, there is now a Del's Frozen Lemonade truck in NYC. This is the first New York franchise for slushy frozen drink, which has been beloved in Rhode Island since 1948. According to the truck's Twitter account, they'll be up and running for the first time at the 9th Ave Food Festival this weekend, and at Brooklyn Bridge Park after that. [Gothamist] BOSTON TO BROOKLYN — The Water Table, the floating restaurant/bar project from Kelli Farwell (a veteran of Gramercy Tavern, Rye, Dumont, and Craft), starts its journey to Brooklyn this weekend. The old ferry's non-stop journey from Boston Harbor will take about 20 to 24 hours, and live satellite tracking of the whole thing will start on Saturday, May 18 at about 11 a.m. The boat will end up at Atlantic Basin, in Red Hook, where it will hopefully be open for dinner by July. [EaterWire] NEWSTANDS — The first issue of Cherry Bombe, the new food magazine from Seersucker's Kerry Diamond started hitting newstands in NYC this weekend, and will be coming out across the country throughout the next week. The biannual magazine, which "celebrates women and food" will be sold at select newsstands, indie bookstores and Barnes & Nobles, plus some "foodie-centric locations" like Bklyn Larder. [EaterWire] BOOK CLUB — Eater National has a first look at Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old-Fashioned Experience, the book by Ron Faiola that profiles 50 of those vintage Midwestern restaurants, including the one that possibly inspired Michael White's latest project. [EN]

• Yes! Ducasse-endorsed Lafayette is launching brunch next week. [Bedford + Bowery/Twitter] • On Wednesday, May 22, Tavern29 is celebrating its one-year anniversary with an open bar. Enjoy 24 craft beers on tap or small-batch bourbon and whiskey from 5 to 7 p.m. [Grub Street] • Good Eggs Brooklyn is getting ready to launch its farm-to-fridge delivery service this summer. You'll be able to order Hudson Valley strawberries and just-baked bread from dozens of local producers for easy delivery in Brooklyn. For updates on the launch, follow Good Eggs on Facebook and Twitter. [Grub Street] • It looks like Fonda chef Roberto Santibañez is opening a restaurant in the Beer Table space on Seventh Avenue. At the moment, he's not providing any details, but stay tuned for news in the coming weeks. [DNAinfo] • Stanley's Pharmacy, a new "wellness bar" on the Lower East Side, will serve healthy drinks like kombucha on tap, herbal teas, and sodas made from organic fruits and sugars — also known as, hangover cures. [T] Filed Under: leftovers, andrew carmellini, fonda, good eggs brooklyn, lafayette, stanley's pharmacy, tavern29

It'll look something like this. Gothamist made a major and crucial frozen-lemonade discovery just in time for summer: Apparently, Rhode Island's famous Del's Lemonade is now in New York. The soft, slushy, and drinkable stuff will be available at this weekend's Ninth Avenue Food Festival and at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the site reports, where the vendor will dispense cups of the zest-filled and fructose-spiked happiness from the back of a refurbished 1949 Chevrolet 3/4-ton truck. It remains unclear if Del's NY is Rhode Island Del's–sanctioned, or what its Wikipedia page refers to as a genericized trademark, but we'll take anything we can get. Also, they're on Twitter. [Gothamist via Kat Kinsman/Twitter] Read more posts by Hugh MerwinFiled Under: life gives you lemons, del's, del's frozen lemonade, del's lemonade, truckin'