Happy Hour at Rye; a Settepani Spinoff in Harlem

WILLIAMSBURG— Lovely Williamsburg restaurant Rye is launching a happy hour. From 5:30 - 7 PM Monday - Friday, specialty cocktails are $2 off and everything on the bar and table menus are half off. [EaterWire]

CHICAGO— Eater Chicago hears a rumor that Jean-Georges Vongerichten is teaming up with Ian Schrager to open this new to-be-named eatery inside the former Pump Room space. [Eater Chicago]

HARLEM—Settepani, a Central Harlem pioneer, renovated into a fancier restaurant last year, and the owner worries that she lost some of her casual appeal. So, she's opening Settepani Brick Oven a block away, which will be a more casual, family-friendly restaurant, like the original. [DNA Info]