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

“Freaktoberfest, Honey Tasting, Katchkie Fall Harvet Festival, Tapas Competition”
Friday: Celebrate the release of Freaktoberfest at Coney Island, 1208 Surf AvenueShmaltz Brewing is celebrating the release of their Coney Island Freaktoberfest at the 1st Annual Coney Island Boutique B ...
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Posted: October 1, 2008

“Best Brunch in Brooklyn at Char No. 4, Oktoberfest at BBQ Island, Autumn Harvest Cooking Class at Fiamma”
Saturday or Sunday: Brunch at Char No. 4, 196 Smith Street, between Baltic and Warren, 718-643-2106I’m going to make a bold move right now and declare Char No. 4, the new Southern American restaurant and whisk ...
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Posted: September 24, 2008

“The New York Culinary Experience, Brunch in your Bathrobe, Cooking with Chocolate, and an Oyster Frenzy ”
All Weekend: The New York Culinary Experience at The French Culinary Institute, 462 Broadway at the corner of Grand.If you’ve always dreamed of cooking side by side with Eric Ripert or learning how to m ...
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Posted: September 17, 2008

“South Brooklyn Pizza Tasting, NY Brewfest, International Pickle Day”
Friday: Old New York Clam House-Style Clam and Pizza Tapas Tasting at South Brooklyn Pizza, 451 Court St. (at 4th Pl.), 718-852-6018.If you’ve been to South Brooklyn Pizza you know two things for sure. ...
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Posted: September 11, 2008

“Pinatas at Pamplona, Pig Roast at Paumanok, Brass Band Brunch at Bar Milano, and Brazil's Independence at SushiSamba”
 Saturday: Celebrate One Year at Pamplona, 37 East 28th Street, 212-213-2328, www.pamplonanyc.comJoin chef-owner Alex Ureña for a celebration of his ...
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Posted: September 4, 2008

“US Open Breakfast, Brunch at Abagail, Live Music at Cercle Rouge, Back-to-School Bash at Habana Outpost”
Friday: The US Open Grand-Slam Breakfast at Heartbeat, 541 Lexington Avenue, 212-407-2900.In honor of the US Open, Heartbeat Restaurant in the W Lexington Avenue is serving a prix fixe breakfast ($31) that’ll gi ...
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Posted: August 28, 2008

“Five Dollar Happy Hour at Nonna, Highbrow BBQ at Solar One, Back from the Beach Pig Roast at Klee”
Friday: Five Dollar Summer Happy Hour at Nonna, 520 Columbus Ave @ 85th StreetFive bucks doesn’t usually get you much—maybe a latte if you’re lucky, or a small cup of soup, but at Nonna, the ...
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Posted: August 21, 2008

“Ferragosto at Del Posto, Mexican Wedding Feast at Dos Caminos, and Italian Wine and Cheese and Chanterelle”
Friday: Ferragosto Celebration hosted by Lidia Bastianich at Del Posto On Friday night from 6:30pm–10:30pm, you’ll have the rare opportunity to spend the evening with the grand dame of Italian cui ...
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Posted: August 14, 2008

“Hour of Zen, Free Tapas, Brunch at The General Greene, and Chili Takedown at Union Pool”
REMINDER: The Strong Buzz is giving away two tickets to New York Magazine’s Highbrow BBQ With Top Chef’s CJ Jacobson to be held on Saturday August 23rd from 1-5pm at Solar One. There will be live music, an art fair, comedia ...
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Posted: August 7, 2008

“Chichetti at Abboccato, Rare Wines at IWM, Tasting Menu at Fireside”
Friday: Chichetti at Abboccato, 136 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019, 212-265-4000.Chef Jim Botsacos is someone you may know well from the wonderful Greek restaurant Molyvos, but he’s also cooking s ...
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Posted: July 31, 2008