the weekend buzz

The weekend buzz gives you a short and sweet weekend plan of attack – a place for dinner, a spot for brunch, and a cool joint to have a cocktail or two. We've put the weekend buzz on hold for now, but check out some of our previous favorite weekend haunts below

“Digital Food Photography Workshop, Beer & Deer at Flatbush Farm, and Anti-Nouveau Beaujolais Dinner at Elettaria”
Saturday: Digital Food Photography Workshop for the Food Blogger with Lou Manna at the Lou Manna Studio, 126 5th Avenue at 18th St.If you’ve just started a blog or just want to learn to take better food ...
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Posted: December 11, 2008

“Charitable Dining at Tempo, Cooking at Pamplona, Cocktails at Chanterelle”
Saturday: Philanthropy Meets Gastronomy at TEMPO Restaurant, 265 5th Avenue, between Carroll Street and Garfield Place, 718-636-2020.Eat, drink and give back every Saturday this December at Park Slope&rsquo ...
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Posted: December 4, 2008

“Happy Thanksgiving! Black Friday Wine Special and Liquid Brunch at Clover Club”
 Friday: Black Friday Wine Special at Burke in the Box, 1000 Third Avenue, entrance on 50th Street. The last thing I want to do on the Friday after Thanksgiving is shop, but apparently I am in the m ...
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Posted: November 27, 2008

“Cooking at Fiamma, Brunching at Commerce, Baking with Sweet Melissa”
Saturday: Holiday Entertaining Cooking Class with Fabio Trabocchi at Fiamma, 206 Spring Street, 212-653-0100. You’re probably at least thinking about what you’re going to make for the holidays at ...
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Posted: November 20, 2008

“Pizza Making, Wine Drinking, Sunday Dining, and Swine Eating (and Butchering)”
Saturday: Pizza101 at South Brooklyn Pizza, 451 Court Street, at 4th Place, 718-852-6018.Pizza lovers of the world, get ready to learn how to make your very own pies. On Saturday from 2-4:30pm join Sout ...
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Posted: November 13, 2008

“Free Cupcakes, The Strong Buzz at Tastings NYC, and Harold McGee Gives a Food Science Workshop”
Friday: Free Cupcakes at all New NYC Crumbs Bake ShopKicking off in time for your morning coffee at 8:00 a.m., all new Crumbs Bake Shops (501 Madison Ave., corner of 52nd St. 1418 Lexington Ave., corner of 93rd St. ...
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Posted: November 6, 2008

“Brunch at Back Forty, Day of the Dead Cooking Class, Brunch at Dovetail and Sunday Supper at Apiary”
Saturday: Brunch at Back Forty, 190 Avenue B, at 12th Street; 212-388-1990.There’s good reason to make a date for brunch this weekend as Peter Hoffman's Back Forty is serving it for the first time s ...
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Posted: October 30, 2008

“Organic Beer Dinner at Counter, One Minute Wings Contest at Firehouse, Diwali Dinner at Tabla, Candy at Bottlerocket”
Saturday: Counter’s Organic Beer Dinner, 105 First Avenue, (212) 982-5870. Beer-lovers, get ready to drink (and perchance, burp). On Saturday from 12pm-4pm, Counter Restaurant will host their second annual Org ...
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Posted: October 22, 2008

“Brunch at Elettaria, Cognac School at Brasserie Cognac, Apple Festival on Orchard Street, Vegetarian Supper at Knife and Fork”
Saturday or Sunday: Brunch at Elettaria, 33 W 8th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, (212) 677-3833. Chef Akhtar Nawab has started serving a great little lunch/brunch menu Saturdays and Sundays (11:30- 2:30) ...
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Posted: October 16, 2008

“NY Wine and Food Festival, Pizza Making 101, Harvest Festival at Wölffer, New Sunday Supper at Bar Blanc”
All Weekend Long: The New York Food and Wine FestivalMaking its debut this year is one of the most anticipated food and wine festivals in recent memory, both for its incredible content and lineup of events, an ...
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Posted: October 9, 2008