New Year's Eve Dinner at Seersucker, Fish Feast at Il Buco

CARROLL GARDENS — On New Year's Eve, Seersucker will serve a six-course southern feast for $120. Dishes include: sunchoke soup, potato dumplings with paddlefish roe, roasted Maine lobster, wagyu beef sirloin, and chilled rice pudding. Reservations can be made on OpenTable. [EaterWire]

WILLIAMSBURG — The Brooklyn Star is also planning a special dinner on New Year's Eve. Their five course tasting menu will feature pigeon, Taylor Bay scallops, oysters, chocolate & cheese, and a Champagne toast for $75 per person. Call or e-mail the restaurant to make a reservation. [EaterWire]

NOHO — Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria will serve a traditional feast of the seven fishes on Christmas Eve from 12 - 4PM. The menu is $100 per person. [EaterWire]

YEAR-END WRAP-UPS — Midtown Lunch empire owner Zach Brooks posted an enormous photo of every single lunch he ate for the entire year. [Midtown Lunch]

TOP CHEFFAGE — Last night on Top Chef Texas, the brave contestants headed to Austin to cook more food. In the Elimination Challenge, they had to cook a dish that honored their culinary inspirations for the judges and singer Patti LaBelle, which people inevitably screwed up. Comedian Max Silvestri is here to make sense of it all. [Eater National]
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