Typhoon Relief at Aldea; Elsen Sisters at The Strand

TYPHOON RELIEF — On Monday, November 18, Aldea will donate all of its dinner and lunch sales to All Hands Volunteers, an organization that's aiding the recovery efforts related to the typhoon in the Philippines. On Thursday, November 21, The Randolph Brooklyn will also hold a fundraiser for Typhoon Haiyan relief with music from live DJs, and "merienda" snacks. The party has a $20 suggested donation at the door, with all of the money going to Kaisa Ka, an organization that's helping Filipino women that are suffering from disaster-related trauma. The Randolph Brooklyn will also be accepting canned food, bedding, and clothes, which will be donated to the Red Cross. Eater National rounds up more typhoon relief events going on New York and across the country. [EaterWire, Eater National]

UNION SQUARE — On Thursday, December 5, Emily and Melissa Elsen will talk about the release of the Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book at the Strand. Amateur Gourmet's Adam Roberts will moderate, and there will be free pies to sample. Buy a copy of their book or purchase a $15 Strand gift card to attend. The event will run from 7 to 8 p.m. [EaterWire]

VIDEO INTERLUDE — It's been exactly one year since Pete Wells filed a zero-star takedown of Guy's American Kitchen and Bar. So to see how negative reviews have impacted business one year later, Yahoo! News stood outside the restaurant to collect diners' opinions of the meals they just ate there, while reading lines from Wells' missive in the process. Head over to Eater National for the video. [Eater National]
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