Beer Dinner at The Vanderbilt; Der Kommissar Soft Open

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — On April 19, The Vanderbilt is hosting a beer dinner with Brooklyn Brewery, Garrett Oliver & Chef Saul Bolton. The menu will feature four courses with five beers for $50. Call (718) 623-0570 to reserve a table. [EaterWire]

SOUTH SLOPE: Brownstoner learns that Der Kommissar, a new Austrian-inspired sausage restaurant, is soft opening tonight and tomorrow. Head over to their site for the full menu. [Brownstoner]

DITMAS PARK — On May 5, Purple Yam is going to serve a Hawaiian menu, featuring things like poi and laulau, plus music, leis and dancers. [Ditmas Park Blog]

CENTRAL PARK — Per Zagat, this Saturday April 16, the four food trucks that set up shop outside of Tavern on the Green will be giving away free food from 2PM-4PM. There will also be live music. [Zagat]

HAWAII — Eater National has a clip of Masaharu Morimoto singing "What a Wonderful World" on Hawaii Five-O. That guy sure gets around. [Eater National]
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