Farmers Market on Wheels; New Robert Passon Wine Bar

MIDTOWN— The Midtown branch of Japanese restaurant Menchanko Tei has been shuttered by the DOH. [ML]

WEST VILLAGE— Chef Robert Passon is opening a little wine bar and restaurant over on Perry Street. Called Aria, it will seat 35 people and will open, hopefully, by June 10. [Insatiable Critic]

WILLIAMSBURG— Fatty 'Cue has opened its outdoor seating. [Zagat]

MEALS ON WHEELS— Grub Street brings word of Farm Truck, a kind of market on wheels. They're selling the following at 18 stops around the city: "Holton Farms beef, chicken, asparagus, and maple syrup, as well as a host of produce provided by nine other Vermont farms. In the next weeks, they plan to start selling bags of ground Vermont Coffee Co. beans, as well as ice-cream pints from New Hampshire’s Walpole Creamery." [GS]