June is off to a soggy start, so we thought you could do with a little ray of sunshine. Below you'll find some of the city's hottest deals and events for the rest of the month. Here comes the sun…
Tonight you'll want to get yourself to Fulton's riverside patio for a Hamptons-esque smorgasbord of all-you-can-eat raw oysters and shrimp, plus baked seasonal clams, sides and a couple of cold beers, all for twenty-two bucks. Suddenly that chilly rain feels like a cool Atlantic spray…
Every Thursday evening, a rotating lineup of $4 craft brews paired with chef Michael McDonald's juicy $4 burgers is among the best deals in town. In case you need more incentive, a $10 dessert sampler featuring haute renditions of childhood junk-food indulgences (s'mores, Orange Julius, caramel corn) debuts this week.
Starting June 10, Gibsons celebrates 20 years of mighty porterhouses by giving $1000 to one random patron a night. And on June 30, it turns back the clock to 1989 prices, complete with $14 filets, $14 ribs and a $24 porterhouse. (No word yet on whether Fine Young Cannibals will supply the music.)
Sometimes a deal needs to be earned—just not necessarily by you. During Friday Cubs games this summer, if Japanese hero Kosuke Fukudome jacks a home run, your 12-ounce Sapporo will cost you just a penny. Which kind of makes us wish Alfonso Soriano were from Tokyo…
It's usually diners celebrating anniversaries here, but on June 28, the restaurant does the toasting. Ten of the country's top chefs (Ming Tsai, José Andrés, Michelle Bernstein) fly in to prep a decadent 10-course, champagne-fueled dinner the likes of which we haven't seen, quite frankly, since the pets.com sock puppet ruled the airwaves.
