The weekend has reserved a table at Joe's.
The good people at Miss Yip want to feed you and save you some ducats. They've dropped their lunch menu prices to $8.88 (the luckiest Chinese number), netting you a veggie spring roll and dishes like black bean chicken and Singapore rice noodles. Yip-ee.
Miami's legendary crustacean purveyor (and mover-and-shaker den) opens their nearly-century-old restaurant after the mandatory summer hiatus. Grab a table and bib before the snowbirds do and feast on steamed claws, fried green tomatoes and overheard political buzz.
The Cuban cigar dynasty launches their Little Havana factory with a smoky, rum-filled gala. Look forward to cigar rolling demos, gratis drinks by Ron Matusalem and a meet-and-greet with cigar luminaries. By which we can only assume Tom Selleck will be there.
Artists from far-flung locales like Israel, Norway and Tallahassee vie for art-world stardom when local nonprofit Artoconecto presents a juried show at the Bakehouse. Think of it as a mini-Art Basel, only without the Europeans in crayola-colored suits.
Spend your Sunday afternoon weighing the bbq prowess of five culinary schools when they compete for the coveted title of best ribs and pork butts. Top Chef contestant Howie Kleinberg will decide the winner, but it is you who will benefit from this piggy bounty.
