Sake and Cheese Pairing at Family Recipe; Graydon Carter Invovled in Beatrice Inn Space

WILLIAMSBURG— Williamsburg newcomer St. Austere launches brunch this Sunday. Look out for specialties like pannettone French toast, poached duck eggs with truffled fonduta, and shrimp 'n' grits. [EaterWire]

LOWER EAST SIDE— Newish Lower East Side Japanese restaurant Family Recipe is holding a sake and cheese pairing night on Tuesday from 6:30 - 9 PM. The $60 menu includes six local cheeses from Saxelby Cheese paired with sake, followed by an Eringi mushroom salad, either flank steak or a tofu bento box, and yuzu cheesecake.

MIDTOWN— Starting this Saturday, December 3, Aquavit will serve its Christmas julbord, a spread of Nordic specialties, every Saturday in December from 11:30 AM - 3 PM. The restaurant will also offer a Christmas Plate, a three-course $32 prix fixe at lunch Monday - Friday from December 1 - 23. [EaterWire]

EAST VILLAGE— Andre Balazs' newly acquired Standard East is now hiring [The Local]

CHELSEA— Pig: A Restaurant, a very funny one woman show satirizing the restaurant industry, is showing once again at the UCB Theater in Chelsea. Catch it at 9:30 PM Wednesday December 7 or Wednesday, December 21. [EaterWire]

WEST VILLAGE— Interestingly enough, Graydon Carter's name is on the liquor license application for the revamp of the Beatrice Inn. [GS]
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