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“Preakness at Sirio's of Manhattan, Brunch at Forager's City Table, Taste of Two Forks in July”

Preakness Party at Sirio's of Manhattan

Siro’s of Manhattan, the NYC transplant of the iconic Saratoga Springs restaurant and club beside the horse racing tracks, and the first venue to bring authentic horseracing culture and history to NYC, will host its 1st Annual Preakness Stakes Race Party this Saturday, May 19th.  From 3PM – 7:30PM, Siro’s of Manhattan opens its doors to all horse racing enthusiasts with specials including half-priced drinks and a $3.75 bar menu that includes flatbread pizza, chicken tenders, jalapeno poppers, and more.  Be sure to root for house favorite I’ll Have Another, because if he wins, everyone gets to have another too, on the house. Sirio’s of Manhattan is located at 885 2nd Avenue (between 47th and 48th), www.sirosny.com 

New Brunch at Forager’s City Table

Chelsea’s Forager’s City Table has launched its new country-style Brunch Menu, served on Saturday’s & Sunday’s from 10:30am-2:00pm.  Housed within the new market, Foragers City Table offers diners a fresh and distinctive take on breakfast, with a unique menu of brunch items that are Asian-inspired and farm fresh with contemporary and clean flavors. 

Chef Douglas Monsalud’s farm to fork menu showcases the market’s greenmarket produce (the majority coming straight from the Foragers farm in Canaan), meats from the market’s butcher & house dry aging room, hyper-fresh, local eggs and sustainable seafood.

Standouts include:

• Lamb Adobo Hash with turnips, sunchokes and roasted squash with 2 eggs over easy 
• Cinnamon French Toast with sourdough lavaine, maple butter and seasonal berry compote 
• Baked Eggs with house smoked pepper bacon, leeks and grilled sourdough
• House Made Quinoa Granola with dried apricots, almonds, seasonal fruit with milk or vanilla yogurt  

Forager’s City Table is located at 300 West 22nd Street, 212-243-8888

Looking Ahead: Taste of Two Forks

If you’re planning summer weekends, consider the second annual Dan's Taste of Two Forks. This event for foodies celebrates the best restaurants and wineries from both the North and South Forks. The 2012 lineup of restaurants includes 1770 House, Luce and Hawkins, Race Lane, Nick & Toni's, Southampton Social Club, Cittanuova, Georgica and Southfork Kitchen, in addition to newcomers 75 Main, Amarelle, Beaumarchais East Hampton, Navy Beach, Rumba Rum Bar and Smokin' Wolf BBQ, to name a few. New restaurants are being added daily in addition to myriad local wineries that include Harbes Family Vineyards, Martha Clara Vineyards, Pelligrini Winery, One Woman Winery and Mattabella Vineyards. Also featured will be a bevy of the best purveyors on the East End, such as The Blue Duck Bakery, Joe and Liza's Ice Cream, Amagansett Sea Salt and North Fork Potato Chips.

Taste of two Forks takes place on July 14th, Bastille Day this year, and chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten will host the festivities with true French flare. Joining Chef Jean-Georges in the fête will be Paris-trained apparel designer Nicole Miller, who has just been named Food Critic of Dan's Papers sister publication The Daily Dan for the summer of 2012.

Dan's Taste of Two Forks has once again teamed up with Have a Heart Community Trust as the event charity partner. Headquartered in Southampton, the organization is dedicated to providing direct emergency relief to residents all over the East End of Long Island.

The event takes place Saturday, July 14th from 6:30-10pm for VIP and 7:30-10pm for General Admission, in beautiful Sayre Park at 154 Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton, NY. Get ticket prices and info HERE.

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