LOWER EAST SIDE—Mathieu Palombino's Bowery Diner is now open for breakfast and weekend brunch in addition to lunch and dinner. Look out for fried eggs with Blue Point oysters and hashbrowns, pancakes, waffles, French toast, and doughnuts. [EaterWire]
CHARITY— The Dine Out for Irene charity event managed to raise over $45,000 for farms affected by last year's hurricane. [EaterWire]
MOBAMA— What do you get when you put Michelle Obama, chef Tom Colicchio, White House chef Sam Kass, a handful of current and former Top Cheftestapants (including Richard Blais and Spike Mendelsohn), and some Dallas Cowboys players in a Dallas rec center? Head over to Eater Dallas to find out. [-EDFW-]
MIDTOWN— The bar at Monkey Bar is now open and serving Julie Reiner's cocktails until 2 AM Monday - Saturday. [EaterWire]
WEST VILLAGE— Pizza Roma on Bleecker Street is inviting customers to write love notes on its windows with pink markers (right). [EaterWire]