- Lani Kai is starting brunch service this weekend and man, it looks good!!  I particularly like the one-egg option for some of the dishes.

- There's spirits shopping galore on Saturday between the Astor Center Holiday Gift Bazaar and the Dizzy Fizz Holiday Bazaar, which also benefits the Museum of the American Cocktail

- Finally, if you haven't been there yet, head over to Carmine Club Cafe, which recently opened in the West Village.  Find out more about the team behind it on my latest post on Serious Eats New York, go get some prosecco on tap, and tell them Laren sent you!