A Clandestine Banquet; How to Know You're At Lafayette

BOWERY — The Spring St. Social Society, a group that hosts a series of clandestine gatherings, will host the Bowery Banquet tomorrow night at 7:30. The evening includes a five-course meal from chef Camille Becerra, with many of its ingredients sourced from the vendors of New Amsterdam Market. There will also be wine and cocktails, and "entertainment in three acts." The dinner's location won't be announced until the day of the event. Tickets are limited, and are $85 per person online. [EaterWire]

LISTICLES — Lest anyone find themselves at all uncertain, First We Feast has this handy list of 19 Ways to Know You're Eating at Lafayette, rather than at that other all-day French brasserie. [FWF]

GREASY SPOONS REDUX — Greasy Spoons Week may be over, but here's one more tidbit of greasy spoons love from Esquire's Eat Like A Man blog. Read through this Q & A with Josh Ozersky and learn his answers to such burning questions as "Why does an American cheese and bacon omelette taste better in a diner?" [Esquire]