Clinton Hill: Hanson Dry, a bar, opens this summer at 925 Fulton Street between Waverly and Clinton Avenues. The bar will offer local beers on tap and have an outdoor space. [Brownstoner]
Long Island City: The Cheese Monger Invitational will take place on June 26 at Larkin Cold Storage. Nine regional cheese shops (including Murray’s and Bedford Cheese Shop) will compete in six cheese challenges, such as wrapping and beer pairing. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and tickets can be purchased here . [LIC NYC]
Midtown: Construction for the new location of STK at the corner of 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue has forced the Trini Paki Boys food truck to move from its regular location. [Midtown Lunch]
Tribeca: On Sunday, June 19, and Monday, June 20, Billy’s Bakery will offer $1 cupcakes to celebrate the first anniversary of its downtown location. [Tribeca Citizen]
Upper West Side: Zen Palate is opening a location at 239 West 105th Street, near Broadway. [West Side Independent]
West Village: The James Beard Foundation holds its second annual Gay Soirée on Saturday, June 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The walk-around tasting and cocktail party will celebrate NYC Pride and feature chefs and mixologists, including Julian Alonzo (Brasserie 8 1/2), Daniel Holzman, and Michael Chernow (the Meatball Shop), Mark Israel (Doughnut Plant), Jansen Chan (Oceana), and Tad Carducci and Paul Tanguay (Tippling Bros), among others. Admission is $125, and reservations can be made here. [Grub Street]
A branch of chain restaurant Pizza Roma is coming to the long-shuttered Zito’s space on at 259 Bleecker Street, near Cornelia. [Vanishing NY]
Williamsburg: Café Colette, located at 79 Berry Street, will boast a coffee takeout window when it opens later this summer. [Brownstoner]
