Benefit for a Sick Chef; Antica Pesa's Aperitivo Menu

WEST VILLAGE ? On Monday, February 18, a handful of solid chefs, including Carlo Mirarchi and Katy Peetz of Blanca, are getting together for a $150 five-course dinner at Clarkson, the forthcoming restaurant at 225 Varick. The dinner is to raise proceeds for the American Cancer Society and for Andrew Inman, a longtime NYC chef who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. [EaterWire]

WILLIAMSBURG ? Antica Pesa launched a new aperitivo menu this week. It's available from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday to Wednesday, with a plate of snacks running $9. View the whole menu below. [EaterWire]

MIDTOWN EAST ? This Friday, Asellina is debuting a Friday happy hour that'll run from from 6 to 11:30 p.m. in the Taverna portion of the restaurant, with half priced glasses of wine and Italian beers and a selections from the Assaggi menu for $5 to $9. [EaterWire]

TOKYO ? Eater National heads back to Tokyo to update the Tokyo Heatmap. Japan Times restaurant reviewer and Tokyo Food File blogger Robbie Swinnerton helps pick out 13 hot, exciting, and newish restaurants in his city. Head over to National for the map. [Eater National]

Antica Pesa Aperitivo Menu by Alexander J. Hancock