GREENPOINT — Tomorrow is Five Leaves' fifth anniversary, and to celebrate Dan Sabo is creating a reimagined version of the opening cocktail list. The menu includes a carbonated and individually bottled Moscow Mule and a Calvados Sidecar among others, all of which will be available for one night only for $10 each. [EaterWire]
TRIBECA — Blaue Gans is celebrating Oktoberfest from September 20 through October 5. There will be special daily menus, plus ticketed Friday happy hours and Saturday brunches with unlimited tap beer, mimosas, bratwurst and currywurst sausages, pretzels, donuts, strudel, and more. Tickets to either brunch or happy hour are $47 per person. Email events@wallse.com to reserve. [EaterWire]
MIDTOWN — Now through the end of October, Benoit's sommelier Andre Compeyre is offering a special selection of Bordeaux wines by the bottle in the restaurant's private dining rooms. Guests who book a private room will get a chance to pick from his curated list of "Top Pours," all at reasonable prices. [EaterWire]
FOOD TV — Eater LA editor Kat Odell went on The Chew today to promote Eat, Drink, Love. After making some shrimp toast for a pupu platter, she weighed in on the trends of the moment: cupcakes and small plates are out, doughnuts and "cookies the size of sugar cubes" are in, and weird food mash-ups like the ramen burger are "super in." Eater National has the video. [~EN~]