Court Street Grocers Hero Shop; MOFAD Puff Party

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RED HOOK — Court Street Grocers just opened a hero shop in Red Hook, after a long delay caused by Hurricane Sandy and a successful crowd-funding campaign. They have a much shorter menu of sandwiches than the original shop, but it's almost all new items, like a roast beef sandwich with Worcestershire vinaigrette and French onion dip. Here are some photos of the new shop. [EaterWire]

PARTYWIRE — The Museum of Food and Drink's Kickstarter campaign ends tomorrow. The team behind the museum is hosting a special "Puff Party" on August 13 for people that donate $300 or more. Ted Allen will host the event and Dave Arnold will make the cocktails. The event will also feature a demonstration of the museum's crazy puffing gun by chefs like Wylie Dufresne, Brooks Headley, and Andy Ricker. Check out more info here. [EaterWire]

NOLITA — Estela, the white-hot restaurant from Thomas Carter and chef Ignacio Mattos, is now accepting reservations via Urbanspoon. [EaterWire]

SOHO — Lisa Donovan, the pastry chef at the renowned Nashville restaurant Husk, will be teaching a class at City Grit on the basics of Southern baking. She'll also cook a Buttermilk Road Sunday Supper as an extension of her Nashville dinner series. The class is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m on Saturday, July 27 and the dinner is at 7 p.m. the next day. Tickets to both are $75 online. [EaterWire]

INFOGRAPHICS — The Economist has updated their Big Mac Index, which uses the McDonald's burger McDonald's as a rubric for the valuation of currency, to be interactive. Now you can choose a base currency, look at an individual country's Big Mac price over time, and more. [~EN~]