Lunch at Empire Diner; Vivian Howard at Seersucker

CHELSEA — Amanda Freitag's Empire Diner is now serving lunch daily from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The menu includes a Tuscan kale Caesar salad, a vegetable sandwich, chicken Paillard, crab cakes, pancakes, and a patty melt. Most entrees are priced in the mid-teens. [EaterWire]

CARROLL GARDENS — On April 14, Robert Newton will cook a five-course $75 meal with Chef & the Farmer's Vivian Howard at Seersucker. The dinner will be a special tribute to Southern author/food legend Edna Lewis. Reservations can be made on OpenTable. [EaterWire]

CARROLL GARDENS — Dassara will host a four-course Passover meal with Pop-Up Shabbat on April 21. The menu will include things like chopped liver and duck rillettes, chicken miso matzoh ball soup, and lamb shank with chashu. Check out the full menu and purchase tickets on Brown Paper Tickets. [EaterWire]