• On May 18, The Pines will team up with Greenhook Ginsmith for the restaurant’s second Meet the Producers dinner. The $80 prix-fixe menu includes gin-cured fluke and gin sorbet, as well as pairings. [Grub Street]
• The Squeeze Juice will open its first cold-pressed juice bar in Bushwick on May 9. The address is 196 Graham Avenue. [Grub Street]
• On May 20, Contra will host chef Mads Refslund for a six-course tasting menu. It’ll cost $70, and the menu’s primary focus will be vegetables. [Grub Street]
• The Cannibal (in Gotham West Market) will host a brewers’ Medieval Times on May 18 from 3 to 11 p.m. The three course meal ($35 per person) will pit Empire and Allagash Brewing Companies against each other; whichever sells the most beer will secure a six-month spot on the restaurant’s menu. [Grub Street]
• For the month of May, Jacques Torres will bring a chocolate pop-up to Grand Central, next door to Cafe Grumpy (opening next week). The permanent chocolate store is set for an August opening. [Grub Street]
• Citymeals-on-Wheels has launched a new social media initiative, Eat Like a New Yorker. Just hashtag while eating at participating food trucks “#EatLikeANYer” and the Food Truck Association will donate $1 to the organization. [Grub Street]
