Starbucks' New Flagship; Tertulia Donates to Vermont

GREENWICH VILLAGE—Seamus Mullen is giving patrons a chance to donate to Upper Valley Haven—a Vermont organization at the forefront of Irene relief efforts—at his restaurant Tertulia, which will match a portion of the donation. [EaterWire]

LITTLE ITALY—To celebrate the San Gennaro Festival, pop-up dinner party City Grit will host four nights of Italian dinners with chefs Sarah Simmons and Stefano Braganti of Liguria, Italy. Tomorrow, Simmons will serve six courses of her favorite Italian dishes ($75), and on Sept. 20 - 22, Bragnati will serve five courses inspired by his homeland ($65). More info here. [EaterWire]

TIMES SQUARE— Here's something. On Friday, Starbucks is opening a flagship store in Times Square that will be LEED certified, and will have two Clover machines, an interactive photo booth, and a social media video wall. [EaterWire]

LOS ANGELES— Eater LA has some renderings of Umami Ko (U-Ko), the fast food concept the owners of Umami Burger hope to roll out across the country. Founder Adam Fleischman describes the concept as “my version of 21st Century fast food." Click over for the details. [Eater LA]

GRAMERCY—On September 23 and 24, Eleven Madison Park will hold a special series of dinners with chef Mauro Colagreco, chef and owner of Mirazur in the French Riviera. The price will be the same as usual. [EaterWire]