WEST VILLAGE — David Santos of Louro is co-hosting a one night Sun Noodles pop up with Sun's chef Shigetoshi "Jack" Nakamura. The August 4 dinner will feature a striped jack ramen, nigiri sushi, summer chilled ramen, a panko shrimp slider and a few other items including two tastes of sake. The BYOB wine or beer dinner is $55 and reservations are available by phone at 212-206-0606. Later this summer, Sun is slated to open its Ramen Lab on Kenmare. [Eaterwire]
WILLIAMSBURG — Tickets for the second annual Taste Talks at the Wythe Hotel, September 12-14, are now online. The food powerhouse event counts Danny Bowien, Mario Batali, Sam Sifton, and loads more in its line up. The festivities will include an All-Star Cookout on the 14th with dishes prepared by 20 chefs working at 12 different grilling stations. [Eaterwire]
LOWER EAST SIDE — This Friday Via Tribunali pizzeria will be serving free pizza from 5 to 7 p.m. and $3 peroni. Donations and a portions of the tips will benefit God's Love We Deliver, an organization that helps individuals living with AIDS/HIV and other critical diseases. [Eaterwire]
SPECULATION — Last week famed British chef Marco Pierre White's memoir The Devil in the Kitchen was optioned for a movie. So, who should play White, Mario Batali and Gordon Ramsey? Eater National's got some suggestions including Russell Brand as a young White because "Obviously." Share your suggestions in the comments. [~EN~]