New York

307 E 77th St, near 2nd; 212.535.2866

From the pasta guru behind Cacio e Pepe, this UES trattoria's serving up homestyle Italian (buffalo mozzarella, lavender-crusted swordfish steak) in a setting dramatically decked out with black chandeliers and green-lacquered floors that look straight out of Emerald City (Downtowners: click your heels three times, and repeat "there's no place like below 14th Street").

Brooklyn's rare-microbrew haven is now offering NYC-wide beer catering for any occasion (formal/informal tastings, cookouts, etc) and beer preference, from Belgian wheats, to German ales, to wine/beer hybrids that look like beer but taste like wine (reverse that, and you've got a sudsy Crying Game).

3070 Stillwell Ave, between Surf and Coney Island Boardwalk, Bklyn

Opened last month serving dogs only for grub, this outdoor domestic-suds shack's just wheeled out its own BBQ truck, paper-plating up KC-style staples like pulled pork/chicken, brisket, and chicken ribs, all prepped by a former Jean-Georges and Blue Smoke chef. Some might call his new gig a downgrade, but you can't beat that cool Island lifestyle.

This voyeuristic/solipsistic fame tracker has been re-pimped with two new vainglorious features: Match Up compares the notoriety of any two NYers, while Movers and Shakers highlights rising NY personalities (entitlement is up 13%! Go entitlement!).

12-6pm Sun at East River Bar: 97 S 6th St, Williamsburg

Hit this fete for locally-sourced samples of small-batch suds (Sixpoint), farm-to-table grub (Jasper Hill Farms cheeses, Mast Brothers Chocolate, many more), even handmade kitchen implements (knife-makers Cut Brooklyn, the rehab'd sister company to Shiv Bronx).