Lunch Every Day at Charlie Bird; Stephen Starr's Japanese Pop-Up

SOHO — Starting this Friday, Charlie Bird is serving lunch every single day (instead of just Fridays and weekends). The restaurant will now be open all day on weekdays, from 11:30 a.m. on. Lunch lasts until 3 p.m., and includes dishes like blue crab toast, cacio e pepe, and veal pastrami. After that, the restaurant will serve a limited menu until 5:30 p.m., when dinner starts. Lunch on weekends is still from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. [EaterWire]

GREENPOINT — Andrew Tarlow's quarterly food magazine, Diner Journal, is throwing a release party for its newest issue, the music issue. The celebration goes down at Achilles Heel tomorrow night, starting at 7 p.m. [EaterWire]

BRONX — Restaurateur Stephen Starr is hosting a Japanese pop-up at the New York Botanical Garden's new Garden Terrace Cafe starting this weekend with the Kiku: Art of the Japanese Garden exhibit. In addition to sushi, sashimi, and tempura there will be cha soba noodles with ginger, wasabi, and a shoyu dipping sauce. The pop-up will run on Fridays and weekends from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and run through October 26. [EaterWire]