EaterWire: Good Beer Month, Isidori Takes a Break

THE WORLD OF BEER— Weird. From the inbox: "...on Tuesday, June 30th at 2:00 p.m. Mayor Mike Bloomberg will proclaim July 2009 as 'Good Beer' month. At a proclamation ceremony to be held in front of City Hall, Good Beer Seal bar owners including Jimmy Carbone (Jimmy’s No.43), Joe Carroll (Spuyten Duyvil), Bill Macklin (East Village Tavern), Ray Deter(dba)...and David Pollack (The Diamond) will receive a signed proclamation for their efforts of offering local hand-crafted and hand-selected beers at their establishments." Find more info here. [EaterWire]

SOHO WEST— Grub Street reports that Harbour chef Joe Isidori will be taking a month off due to health reasons. He will pop in now and then to check on the place. [GS]

UNION SQUARE—Starting today, sandwich shop Num Pang is serving snow cones. Choose from Lime Lemongrass topped with Lychee and Pineapple Ginger topped with Toasted Coconut. [EaterWire]