neighborhood watch
Chinatown: A shumai crawl is scheduled for tonight, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Mulberry Street and Bayard Street. [NYC Food Crawl]Mooncake Foods Opens in Hell’s Kitchen; Anfora Serves Free Raclette in West Village
Cobble Hill: February will be known as Mixology Month at Brooklyn Wine Exchange, on 138 Court Street, which just got approved for a full liquor license. The shop's celebratory slate of classes and events can be found on their calendar here. [Grub Street]
East Village: A rally to prevent developers from demolishing the building that houses Cooper 35 is planned for this Friday. [EV Grieve]
Hell's Kitchen: Pan-Asian favorite Mooncake Foods has opened up its third location at 359 West 54th Street, near Ninth Avenue. [Midtown Lunch]
Morningside Heights: The Joe coffee empire spreads to yet another campus, this time Columbia University. [Fork in the Road/VV]
Soho: The Cassoulet Fesival Tasting will be held at Savoy on Saturday, February 5, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Chefs from Back Forty, Cookshop, Fatty Johnson's, Nuela, Savoy, Vinegar Hill House, and wd~50 will offer their individual spins on the dish. Reservations are $65 and can be made by calling 212-219-8570. [Grub Street]
West Village: Cold? Anfora promises to warm you up with free raclette from 5 to 7 p.m. [Grub Street]
