EaterWire: Whole Piglet Roast at Solace, Buddakan's Anniversary, and Psilakis Goes Shopping

UPPER EAST SIDE— Yes this is kind of an excuse to run the picture to the right. But we figure we should pass along a reader tip that the Upper East Side's Solace is serving whole roast pigs, as promised in a June Daily News piece. Says our sated tipster: "Got 14 people together there for a 26 pound piglet this past Sunday...they normally have $15 a bottle corkage, but we worked out a by the head price that was generous to the waitstaff, so they waived corkage. Super deal given their beautiful outdoor seating." [EaterWire]

ASTORIA— Cutlets takes chef pal Michael Psilakis shopping in Astoria. Learn how to buy olives, feta, and organ meat from "the most famous Greek chef in America." [Cutlets]

PHILADELPHIA—This month, Philadelphia's Buddakan turns 10 years old. To celebrate, Stephen Starr sends out an email to friends and staff that begins with tragic anxiety— "Ten years ago I opened Buddakan in Philadelphia I was 700 thousand dollars over budget and had not a single dollar left"— and ends in triumph: "Buddakan is recognized throughout the world. We plan to expand this brand to Las Vegas Miami London and Dubai. I am blessed to have had incredibly talented and committed people working for me..." [EaterWire]