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Halloween Candy, Wine and Spirits Tasting - why not?

 

ANNUAL BOTTLEROCKET HALLOWEEN EVENT
Halloween Candy, Wine & Spirits Tasting

@ Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit

Date: 10/31/09
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Admission: Free - Reservations not required.

Sweet treats for the whole family! Kids and adults of all ages can pop into Bottlerocket for a free tasting of five candy favorites. Adults will want to sample the liquid treats, too, including Bourbon paired with chewy caramels. Do a Halloween dress rehearsal: go in costume and taste your way around the store.

Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit
5 West 19th Street
Manhattan, NYC
T: 212-929-2323

For more information: www.bottlerocketwine.com  

Save Your Seat at Downtown Eats

CULINARY TOURS:
Reserve a Place at DOWNTOWN EATS

Downtown Alliance Extends Its Popular Culinary Food Tours, DOWNTOWN EATS

 

September 26th was the first Downtown Eats with culinary expert, Nicole Harnett, who introduced foodies to a rotating cast of Lower Manhattan's most exciting eateries and purveyors. The tours will take place from noon to 2:30 p.m. on alternate Saturdays through December 19.

Previous participants have enjoyed succulent sliders, Italian eggplant parmigiana, fine wine and cheese pairings, lobster BLTs, decadent hot chocolate and some of the best cookies and coffee in town. Previous stops along the way have included Harry's Italian, Les Halles Downtown, Jack's Stir Brewed Coffee, Passanella and Son Vintners, Trinity Place and Provisions and Zaitzeff.

As participants sample house specialties, they also gain insight into Lower Manhattan's 400-year history and its recent resurgence as a diverse and vibrant 24/7 neighborhood, where growing numbers of people are choosing to live, work and play.

Tour tickets cost just $20—a substantial bargain.

To purchase tickets, please visit www.DowntownNY.com/foodtours.

Sunday Picnic at BKLY Yard

SANGRIA AND A DJ
Featuring DJ THEO PARRISH

@ BKLYN Yard

Date: 8/23/09
Time: 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Admission: $8 before 4pm with RSVP - rsvp@sundaybestnyc.com/ $10 at the door

From Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, Eamon Harkin, Doug Singer and Justin Carter will return as resident DJs. Each weekend, they are joined by incredible guests while attendees eat huaraches, drink sangria, and dance through the summer.

BKLYN YARD
388-400 Carrol Street
(btw Bond and Nevins)
Brooklyn, NYC

For more information: http://bklynyard.com/

NYC Restaurant Week Kick-Off Summer 2009

NYC SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK KICK-OFF 2009
TONY AWARD-WINNING CAST OF HAIR TO PERFORM & COCA-COLA® GREAT TASTES OF SUMMER EVENT OFFERS FREE SAMPLES FROM NYC’S FINEST RESTAURANTS

@ The Shops at Columbus Circle

Date: 7/9/09
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Admission: Free

Come celebrate the official kick-off of NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2009 at Coca-Cola® Great Tastes of Summer on Thursday, July 9th from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM at The Shops at Columbus Circle, Time Warner Center (Broadway at 60th Street) in Manhattan. This FREE afternoon gives New Yorkers and visitors the opportunity to enjoy VIP gourmet tastings from five top NYC Restaurant Week eateries -- Tribeca Grill, Porter House New York, Spice Market, Bice Ristorante and DB Bistro Moderne. Event will also feature products of The Coca-Cola Company, special appearances from celebrity chefs and a performance by cast members from the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Hair at 12:45 PM.

THE SHOPS AT COLUMBUS CIRCLE
10 Columbus Circle @ 57th Street
Manhattan, NYC

For more information: www.shopsatcolumbuscircle.com

Tuesdays at Angels and Kings

TRAINWRECK TUESDAYS

@ Angels and Kings

Date: 4/7/09
Time: 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Admission: No Cover

Free Prairie Vodka Tuesdays and DJs on the 1s and 2s.

ANGELS AND KINGS
500 E 11th Street
at Avenue A
Manhattan, NYC
T: 212-254-4090

For more information: www.angelsandkings.com/

Brooklyn Brews in Fort Greene Park

BROOKLYN BREWS

@ Fort Greene Park

Date: 3/28/09
Time: 1:00 PM
Admission: Free

Brooklyn was once the home of many breweries. Learn all about Kings County’s sudsy past, and take a look at the new generations of beer being made here once again.

FORT GREENE VISITOR CENTER
Fort Greene Park
Enter the park at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park
Brooklyn, NYC
T: 718-722-3218

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Wine Tasting at McNally Jackson

WINE TASTING AND DISCUSSION:
Wine tasting with Robert Camuto, author of Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine

@ McNally Jackson

Date: 2/17/09
Time: 7:00 PM
Admission: Free

Robert Camuto's interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. His new book recounts Camuto's journey through France's myriad regions, and how the journey brought about a profound change in everything he believed about wine. Robert's talk will be accompanied by a tasting of organic, small producer wines from the great Nolita wine shop Wine Therapy, several of which come from the wineries discussed in the book.

Wine by www.winetherapynyc.com

MCNALLY JACKSON
52 Prince Street
(b/t Lafayette & Mulberry)
Manhattan, NYC
T: 212-274-1160

For more information: http://mcnallyjackson.com

Laid Off Mondays at The Delancey

A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED: LAID OFF MONDAYS

@ The Delancey

Date: 2/23/09
Time: 12:00 Midgnight
Admission: No Cover + Free tequila shot with proof of unemployment.

Unemployed? Stop by The Delancey for a drink.

THE DELANCEY
168 Delancey
(btw. Clinton and Attorney Streets)
T: 212-254-9920

For more information: www.thedelancey.com

Save the Date: Cup of Joe Sundays

FREE CUPPINGS: JOE UNIVERSITY

@ Joe The Art of Coffee

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, December 7, 2008
Time: 5:00 PM
Admission: Free

First Sundays of every month free cuppings in the cupping/training room at 13th street Joe at 5pm.

Plus: Joe is having its Annual Canned Food Drive to benefit The Food Bank of New York now through Christmas. Drop off cans, hygiene items & baby food at any Joe location.

JOE THE ART OF COFFEE
141 Waverly Place
Manhattan, NYC
T: 212-924-6750

For more information: www.joetheartofcoffee.com

Weekly Sunday BBQ @ Pete's

EVERY SUNNY SUNDAY: BBQ @ PETE'S CANDY STORE

Date: 9/21/08
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Admission: $6

Relax amongst the Japanese maples and bamboo in Pete's beautiful garden and enjoy top grade beef burgers and Boars Head frankfurters. Delicious veggie burgers and tofu dogs. Mesclun green salad, and plenty of fixings.

PETE'S CANDY STORE
709 Lorimer Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
T: 718-302-3770

For more information: www.petescandystore.com