Mama's Food Shop's $13 Brunch; Food Show Filming at Katz's

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EAST VILLAGE— Mama's Food Shop, the soul food standby on East 3rd Street has launched brunch. $13 gets diners one entrée, one side, and a cup of coffee or orange juice. [EaterWire]

LOWER EAST SIDE— Katz's is soliciting "superfans" to show up on Feb. 21 and 23 for a filming of a Travel Channel food show. Smart money says the restaurant will be on the upcoming show Food Wars. [EaterWire]

NEW YORK— Tickets have gone on sale for the Luckyrice Festival, a huge Asian food festival coming to New York this spring. [EaterWire]