Astoria: Starting this week, the recently opened supper club the Astor Room will also serve weekday lunch and weekend brunch from noon to 4 p.m. (closed Mondays). [Grub Street]
Carroll Gardens: Buttermilk Channel will host a $100 four-course winemaker’s dinner with Jared Brandt of a Donkey and Goat Winery on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. Naturally, chef Ryan will roast a whole goat for the occasion. [Grub Street]
East Village: Astor Center’s Seventh Annual Natural Wine Event is this Saturday from 3 to 6:00 p.m. For $20, meet natural winemakers and taste over 30 of their wines. [Grub Street]
Financial District: New York Vinters will host a late-dinner event on April 1 called “Apocalypse Sow,” starting at 10:30 p.m. They’ll be breaking down whole pigs and producing a $95 six-course meal with wine pairings. [Grub Street]
Fort Greene: Thanksgiving in March! Support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with a $30 Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet at No. 7 March 7 at 7 p.m. [Grub Street]
Midtown East: For those of you who didn’t make it to South Beach Food & Wine Burger Bash, Geoffrey Zakarian is offering his nominated burger (grilled with wood chips and topped with picked jalapeños, Gruyère, and a secret sauce) at the National today through Sunday. Mention Burger Bash when you order the National Burger and you’ll get a free pint of Narragansett Beer. [Grub Street]
Negi-Ya (f.k.a. Washoku Café) on 37th Street and Madison Avenue has supposedly closed for business. [Midtown Lunch]
Midtown West: Joey Campanaro of the Little Owl and Market Table and his brother Louis Campanaro of the Village Belle in Philadelphia will demonstrate a five-course menu inspired by their childhood at De Gustibus Cooking School tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m. [Grub Street]
Nolita: Australian restaurant Public will host an evening of Kiwi drinks and canapés to raise money for the Christchurch earthquake relief efforts on Monday from 6:30 to 10 p.m. There’s a $30 suggested donation, and 100 percent of contributions will go to the New Zealand Red Cross. [Grub Street]
Soho: Supper club Worth Kitchen is popping up again on March 17 and March 18 at an undisclosed Soho location. Tickets go on sale tomorrow! [Grub Street]
Upper East Side: Desmond’s, from British team Richard O’Hagan and David Hart, opens tomorrow at 153 East 60th Street and will be serving “modern American club food.” [Fork in the Road/VV]
Upper West Side: For the entire month of March, the Tangled Vine Wine Bar & Kitchen is celebrating its one-year anniversary by featuring a different winemaking region each week with wine by the glass and food specials from the featured country, as well as 20 percent off all bottles of wine from the region. This week is Spain and the special is paella from Murcia in Southeast Spain made with bomba rice, rabbit, and snails. [Grub Street]
