• Instruct a stranger to kiss your grits after a few of the $3 shot-and-beer specials at the Friday night opening party for Bushwick’s new Southern restaurant Mama Joy’s, which will also feature complimentary hush puppies and promises Southern hospitality. [DNAinfo]
• Jesus Nunez, chef of the Upper West Side Spanish restaurant Gastroarte appeared on Iron Chef America last Sunday: The secret ingredient was octopus, and he lost by a heartbreaking one point. Undeterred, starting August 11, the chef is offering the five courses he prepared in the Kitchen Arena as both a complete tasting menu and à la carte specials at his restaurant. [Grub Street]
• It turns out Pig Island is a place you might want to go, provided you’re not a vegetarian: The swine-centric food festival makes its return to Governors Island on Saturday, September 1. It will be offering up live music, Sixpoint beer, and enough chefs serving pork-based dishes to have you oinking in the mud yourself by the end of the day. [Grub Street]


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