Montmartre Opens its Garden; Family Meal at Isola

CHELSEA — At last, the garden bar and dining area at Gabe Stulman and Tien Ho's Montmartre is finally open. Take a peek at the picture above to get a sense of the space. It actually doubles the number of seats in the restaurant. [EaterWire]

SOHO — Isola Trattoria & Crudo Bar is now hosting a "family meal" every Tuesday starting a 9 p.m. where guests can get $12 pastas and pizzas, $15 pitchers of Peroni, and $30 carafes of wine. [EaterWire]

HELL'S KITCHEN — The Big Gay Ice Cream boys will host a Big Gay Brunch on at The Mercedes club on June 22. The party will feature food from Elizabeth Falkner, Dave Martin, Zac Young, and the BGIC duo. General admission tickets are $90. [EaterWire]

EXPANSIONS — Geoffrey Zakarian is not done opening restaurants in New York. He tells Zagat: "I want to do a steakhouse in NYC. I've been looking and looking. We'll do it. The thing about New York is that it's never going away. " [Zagat]