• Applewood is now open for dinner service on Mondays from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. [Grub Street]
• Starting today through next Tuesday, April 2, Jeffrey’s Grocery is offering a special à la carte Passover menu. Chef Michael Toscano (of sister restaurant Perla) put together recipes for matzoh-ball soup, sweet-potato latkes, and smoked lamb shank. [Grub Street]
• The Carnegie Club will host a viewing party for the season premiere of Mad Men on Sunday, April 7. The cigar lounge will debut a special cocktail menu, featuring drinks inspired by the characters. The party begins at 8 p.m. [Grub Street]
• Highlands will celebrate National Tartan Day and Scotland Week with an exclusive prix fixe menu on April 4. Highlands’s chef will team up with chef Michael Smith, of Scotland’s famed the Three Chimneys, to craft the menu. Dinner costs $85, with an optional wine or whiskey pairing for an additional $35. Call 212-229-2670 for reservations. [Grub Street]
• Sandy-damaged Tribeca restaurant Capsouto Freres may never reopen because of debt from the storm. [DNAinfo]
• Carmen Gonzalez, Top Chef Masters contestant and owner of Carmen at the Danforth, will take over the kitchen at Clyde Frazier’s Wine & Dine on Monday, April 1. There will be a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by a formal five-course dinner. The evening costs $100 per guest, reservations can be made here. [Grub Street]
• Tacombi at Fonda Nolita will kick off its Mexi-brunch service this Saturday, March 30. Go for chilaquiles verdes, sweet molletes, and huevos rancheros, and fresh pressed Mexican juices. The restaurant will be open for brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m on Saturdays and Sundays. [Grub Street]
• The Gowanus Girls, a local creative arts organization, will host Chaos Cooking Cambodia on April 11 at the Gowanus Loft. All guests must cook a dish and bring their own utensils, ingredients, and a bottle of wine. Tickets are priced at $20 and can be bought here. [Grub Street]
• A new restaurant from the owners of the Castello Plan and Mimi’s Hummus is coming to Cortelyou Road. The space was previously occupied by the old Vox Pop café, which closed in 2010. [Ditmas Park Corner]
• The recently opened Pennsylvania 6 is launching weekend brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. There will be a Bloody Mary bar. Awesome. [Grub Street]
• On April 11, the (S)low Down, Slow Food NYC’s annual fund-raising party will honor chef Bill Telepan with its Snailblazer award. Enjoy cocktails from Little Branch and Death & Company. The event will take place at the Invisible Dog from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ticket prices range from $95 to $495 and can be purchased here. [Grub Street]
