NY Burger Week
Celebrate burgers with Schweid & Sons‘ 4th Annual NY Burger Week.
NY Burger Feast featuring burgers from Hard Times Sundaes, Black Iron Burger, Ramen Burger, Genuine Roadside, Hudson Common, Ainsworth, and Heartland Brewery. Sample burgers from all seven restaurants and three All-NY craft beer tasting pours.
Friday, May 1, 5–8 p.m. Hudson Common, 356 W. 58th St. Tickets $65. 21+
Join the Boozy Burger Brunch for three kinds of certified Angus beef mini-burgers from Schweid & Sons. Each of the burgers will be accompanied by craft beer from Two Roads or whiskey from Heaven Hill.
Sunday, May 3, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., or 3 p.m. Beer Culture, 328 W. 45th St. Tickets $29. 21+.
Are you a “Star Wars” fanatic? Join Pounds & Ounces for its May the 4th Be With You “Star Wars” themed burgers & cocktails.
Monday, May 4, 5–11 p.m. Pounds & Ounces, 160 8th Ave. Reservations only, meal is served à la carte.
GENUINE Superette Blind Burger Tasting with Chef Brad Farmerie will include three mini-burgers, one beer, French fries to share, and one blindfold. What’s with the blindfold? If you correctly guess all three burgers correctly, you will be entered into a drawing to have the surprise burger named after you.
Tuesday, May 5, 6:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. GENUINE Superette, 191 Grand St. Tickets $29. 21+.
Beer Authority Beer Burger Dinner will feature a three-burger and three-beer paring dinner. The burgers? Off-menu creations like the Pastrami Burger with pretzel buns, caramelized onions, beer mustard, and thinly sliced pastrami; and The Good Ol Boy with black pepper biscuit, country ham, pimento cheese, tomato, arugula and chicken fried burger.
Wednesday, May 6, 6:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. Beer Authority, 300 W. 40th St. Tickets $55.
Burgers and Bubbly Pairing Dinner at New York Beer Co will feature a four-course dinner with bubbly pairings. The menu includes the Tribeca Burger with blue cheese, bacon, and avocado paired with prosecco; the Chelsea Burger with cheddar, bacon, and 1000 island paired with rosé; and the off-menu Chorizo Burger with havarti, chorizo, and strata aioli paired with sparkling wine.
Thursday, May 7, 6:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. New York Burger Co, 678 Sixth Ave. Tickets $45.
Damaged Book Clearance
It’s that time of the year to stock up on cookbooks. Kitchen Arts and Letter’s hosting its yearly damaged book clearance where books will be priced $1–$10. There will be an assortment of new and old books covering nearly every type of cook and for almost every interest.
Saturday, May 2, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. 1435 Lexington Ave. KitchenArtsandLetters.com
Hudson Ramp Fest
Find out why some chefs go crazy for ramps at the 5th annual Ramp Fest in Hudson. In case you’re drawing a blank, ramps are a type of wild onion and are a most ephemeral spring delicacy. Indulge in their pungent and therapeutic pleasure as ramps, abundant in the Hudson Valley, will be center stage in original dishes created by chefs from upstate and Manhattan.
Saturday, May 2, noon–4 p.m. The Basilica Hudson, 110 S. Front St., Hudson, NY. Tickets $30-$35. RampFestHudson.com
Cinco de Mayo
Louro Cinco de Mayo Tacos. (Courtesy of Michael Tulipan)
Louro’s pop-up taqueria. A section of tacos ($2.50) including short rib, shrimp, chicken, pork belly, and huitlacoche; tequila and margaritas ($8) from 5 p.m. to midnight. (May 5, 142 W. 10th St., 212-206-0606, www.LouroNYC.com)
Mira Dragon Eye margarita and taco. (Courtesy of Bryan Sarkinen)
Mira Sushi & Izakaya Dragon Eye Margarita (tequila, yuzu, lemon, lime, and muddled dragon fruit) paired with chef Brian Tsao’s Beef Bulgogi Taco with a wonton shell, kimchi slaw, Korean pear, scallions, and toasted sesame ($15). (May 5, 46 W. 22nd St., 212-989-7889, www.MiraSushi.com)
El Vez Mexican food and drink specials starting from 11 a.m. with an evening performance by an all-female mariachi band. (May 5, 259 Vesey St., 212-233-2500, www.ElVezNYC.com).
Rosa Mexicano will be celebrating 5 Days of Cinco featuring $35 three-course prix-fixe fiesta menus, specialty margaritas, and select pitcher cocktails all week long. (May 1–5, three locations, Manhattan, www.RosaMexicano.com)
Grand Gourmet 2014. (Courtesy of Eric Isaac)
Grand Gourmet: The Flavor of Midtown
Join the Grand Central Partnership’s annual tasting event featuring more than 40 of the top restaurants, bars, lounges, and purveyors in the greater Grand Central neighborhood. Net proceeds from the event help support Midtown Manhattan homeless service programs.
Among the participating restaurants: The Four Seasons Restaurant, Murray’s Cheese, FIKA, Chola, and Alfredo 100.
Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m. Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal, 89 E. 42nd St. Tickets $125–350. GrandCentralPartnership.nyc
Cherry blossoms at Pergola. (Courtesy of Sunny Norton)
Springtime at Pergola
If you can’t get to Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the annual pageantry of cherry blossoms, head to the Mediterranean spot Pergola.
Located close to the Flower District, the restaurant takes full advantage of it. A wall of blossoming cherry branches welcomes diners night or day, and vines snake throughout. It’s a jungle in there, and we mean that in a good way.
Mixologist Scott Fitzgerald’s spring/summer cocktails include the Bright Lotus (Snow Leopard vodka, passion fruit, lime, crème de cassis) and the Calypso Deep (Kappa Pisco, agave nectar, cucumber, jalapeño bitters).
Pergola, 36 W. 28th St., 212-679-4842, PergolaNewYork.com