Financial District: Sample more than 20 premium vodkas in a blind taste test tonight from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Cipriani Wall Street. Tickets ($40) are available from the Fifty Best. [Feed/TONY]
Gowanus: Edible Manhattan hosts its second Good Spirits event at the Bell House on April 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. Expect drinks from places like Tuthilltown Spirits and Warwick Valley Vineyard and Distillery paired with food from the Vanderbilt and Fette Sau, among others. Tickets are $40. [Grub Street]
Gramercy: Wildwood Barbeque is celebrating National Waffle Day today with a special of fried chicken and waffles with a side of giblet gravy. For those inclined toward sweets, a classic waffle comes with fresh berries, chocolate chips, or granola. [Grub Street]
Lower East Side: Teany, closed since last June due to a fire, will reopen next week at 90 Rivington Street. [Bowery Boogie]
Midtown West: The ‘21’ Club hosts its inaugural recreational cooking class with Chef John Greeley on Friday, April 16. The menu consists of heirloom-tomato gazpacho, ahi-tuna tartare, grilled porterhouse steak, and baked lemon tart. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets, which include all materials, lunch, wine, tax, and gratuity, are $225 per person. For reservations, call 212-582-7200. [Grub Street]
Park Slope: Mission Dolores, a new bar from the guys behind Bar Great Harry, will be opening in the old Cattyshack space in the next couple of weeks. Expect to see 20 craft brews on tap and a large outdoor patio. [Zagat Buzz via Brownstoner]
Tribeca: The Taste of Tribeca is happening May 15 at Duane and Greenwich Street. The culinary event, which benefits neighborhood schools PS150 and PS234, will feature offerings from restaurants like Bouley, Landmarc, and the Odeon. Tickets are now selling for $35, but the price goes up to $40 after May 1. [Tribeca Citizen]
