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Amorino Gelato Comes to Greenwich Village; David Burke Offers Mother’s Day Gift

Chelsea: Colicchio & Sons adds churros to their dessert menu just in time for Cinco de Mayo! [Grub Street]


Tickets are now on sale for Tasting Table’s Lobster Roll Rumble on June 9 at Center 458 (458 West 22nd Street). Tickets are $130 for general admission, $250 for VIP. [Fork in the Road/VV]


East Village Previously shuttered Pangea, at 178 Second Avenue, will reopen tonight at 5 p.m. [EV Grieve]


Flatiron District: Italian chef Max Convertini, formerly of Bottega del Sol, is opening a new Mediterranean spot, Zio Ristorante, at 17 West 19th Street next week. [Fork in the Road/VV]


Greenwich Village: French gelato shop Amorino is opening its first American outpost on the corner of West 10th Street and University Place this summer, hopefully bringing its foccacina (gelato-stuffed brioche) to the States! [Fork in the Road/VV]

Hell’s Kitchen: This month’s new daily lineup of custard flavors at Shake Shack: red velvet, strawberry blonde, cinnamon-almond dulce, fromage blanc with raspberry swirl, Thin Mint, mud pie, chocolate-peanut-butter pretzel. [Midtown Lunch]


Lower East Side: Dita Von Teese and Cointreau’s Cinco de Mayo celebration at Los Feliz will feature happy-hour specials from 2 to 7 p.m., including the new signature cocktail the Cointreau MargaDita ($10) and Baja-style fish tacos with a Cointreau chipotle-honey glaze ($12). [Grub Street]


In honor of National Burger Month, Goodburger is serving $1 single burgers every Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. Warning: five-burger maximum per customer. [Midtown Lunch]


Midtown West: The hot-and-cold salad bar at new food court Café R (32nd Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues) is half off all week. [Midtown Lunch”]


For those of you missing Kebab & Grill (36th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue) over the past two weeks, the owners confirm it’ll be up and running again by next week. [Midtown Lunch]


Soho: Burger & Barrel will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a special menu of cheap eats, desserts, and tequila. On Saturday, they’ll shift gears to celebrate the Kentucky Derby, showing the event and serving a special menu of Derby-inspired dishes and drinks. [Grub Street]


David Burke Kitchen is giving moms a complimentary can-o-cake (molten chocolate cake with caramel-cream-cheese frosting, ice cream, and DIY toppings) for Mother’s Day (also available at Townhouse and Fishtail). [Grub Street]

Amorino Gelato Comes to Greenwich Village; David Burke Offers Mother’s Day