• David Bouley’s Brushstroke will launch its first-ever lunch menu on May 13, with à la carte and kaiseki lunch menus available Tuesday through Saturday. [Grub Street]
• Food52 is collaborating with Ten Speed Press on a new cookbook imprint called Food52 Works. First up is Kristen Miglore’s Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook. [Grub Street]
• The Sud de France festival is taking place from June 9 to 30, and Ignacio Mattos of Estela will be cooking at the festival’s soft kickoff dinner at the Water Table. The dinner series will close at Navy. [Grub Street]
• This year’s Txikifest will be held on Sunday, May 4, in the back alley of Txikito. Proceeds will benefit Edible Schoolyard NYC, and a handful of tickets are still available. [Grub Street]
• To celebrate the release of chef Tom Mylan’s new cookbook, The Meat Hook Meat Book (Artisan, 2014), the Spotted Pig will feature a selection of his meat-centric recipes on the dinner menu on Tuesday, May 13. Dinner will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., and tables are first come, first served. [Grub Street]
• City Grit presents the Next Big Thing with Claire Handleman on Thursday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. Chef Handleman has worked at Jean Georges, Eleven Madison Park, and Del Posto. Tickets are available here. [Grub Street]
• Indie food site MOUTH.com is opening a highly curated indie spirits and wine gallery today, located at 192 Water Street in Dumbo. The store only offers products made in America by small wineries and distilleries, and MOUTH will launch its spirits and wine gallery online in a few weeks. Initial hours of operation for the Dumbo shop are 4 to 8 p.m, Tuesdays through Saturdays. [Grub Street]
• Astoria Flea & Food has partnered with Kaufman Astoria Studios to open the largest outdoor market in Queens on Sunday, May 4.The market will kick off opening day with 80-plus vendors, and will be open every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In celebration of opening day at Astoria Flea & Food, LIC Flea & Food will not be open on Sunday, May 4. [Grub Street]
