City Harvest Bid Against Hunger; Bacon at Blue Smoke

FUNDRAISING — Chef Frank Prisinzano (Frank, 'Lil Frankie's, Sauce) has a web series called Sauce'd about his food-focused travels through Italy. He's raising money for the second season right now on Mobcaster, a site similar to Kickstarter. Check out the teaser for season two on his Mobcaster page. [EaterWire]

CHELSEA— On Tuesday, October 16, City Harvest will host its annual Bid Against Hunger event at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Over 70 chefs — including Michael Anthony, Zak Pelaccio, Eric Ripert, and Alex Stupak — will prepare bites, and guests can bid on private and silent auctions. All proceeds go to benefit City Harvest. Check out ticket info here. [EaterWire]

GRAMERCY — Here's a funny promotion: This weekend you can get a free side of bacon during brunch at the original location of Blue Smoke if you tell your server that "the Aporkalypse is coming." [EaterWire]

MICHELIN MADNESS — It seems that Michelin accidentally leaked some of their 2013 UK stars a week early. Some restaurants on the Michelin website suddenly had stars this morning where there had not been stars before. After much speculation about the veracity of the new stars, and whether it was a tech mistake or a deliberate PR leak, Michelin clarified that the leaked results may not be the complete 2013 results. Head over to Eater National for some of the leaked results. [Eater National]