The Summer BBQ Blowout Festival; Riverpark's 'Secret' Farm

SOUTH VILLAGE — Tickets are still available for the Summer BBQ Blowout Festival at City Winery this Saturday, August 6. The event will feature food from Sam Mason, Vandaag's Phillip Kirschen-Clark, Christina Tosi, Sam Talbot, Mile End's Noah Bernamoff, Thomas Kelley and David Schillace of Mexicue, Daniel Holzman of the Meatball Shop, Leo and Oliver Kremer of Dos Toros, and others. There will also be live music by Midnight Magic, Computer Magic, Ducky, DJ Autobot, and Flosstradamus. General Admission tickets are $45. [EaterWire]

MIDTOWN EAST — Last fall, Riverpark's Sisha Ortuzar told Eater that he and his team had plans to open a farm in the city. Now, the NYT reports that the farm is up and running in a stalled construction site just 100 feet from the restaurant. [NYT]

BAYSIDE — The classic Bayside Diner, which closed last August, is set to reopen next week under the same ownership, with similar menu and slightly more modern dining room. [GS]

DINING GUIDES — Michael L. Ellis, former Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Michelin's Two Wheel Tire Division (that's motorcycles), has been named International Director of the Michelin Guides. [Eater National]