• Junoon has announced its first Dubai location, set to open this fall in the city’s Shangri-La Hotel. Its owners hope to replicate 65 percent of the New York menu. [Grub Street]
• On May 28, chef Sarah Simmons will cook a four-course meal at City Grit to preview dishes from her soon to open, very much anticipated Birds and Bubbles. Reservations are $55 per person. [Grub Street]
• During Memorial Day weekend, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que locations will donate a portion of their profits to the Wounded Warrior Project. [Grub Street]
• The Park Hyatt’s as-yet-unnamed restaurant has announced the hiring of two new chefs, Solange Johnson (chef de cuisine) and Scott Cioe (executive pastry chef). The restaurant is set to open later this summer. [Grub Street]
• The Brittany-imported creperie by Suzette has just opened in Tribeca. Crepes costs anywhere from $3 (basic butter and sugar) to $7 (smoked salmon, crème fraîche, and egg). [Grub Street]