Aldo Sohm Debuts New Lunch; Dine Like Mad Men at Gotham Bar & Grill

MIDTOWN WEST— Next week, Aldo Sohm Wine Bar, will offer a new lunch menu. Diners can choose from a two-course menu for $16, or $25 with a wine pairing. There's also an abbreviated a la carte menu of French classics like Nicoise salad and chicken Paillard. Check out the full menu, below. [Eaterwire]

GREENWICH VILLAGE — Alfred Portale is offering a Mad Men inspired lunch menu at Gotham Bar and Grill. For those, like Don Draper who likes a strong drink at lunch, $45 gets buys two martinis and three courses. Options include American classics like caesar salad, steak Diane, and baked Alaska etc. [Eaterwire]

WEST VILLAGE — Harold Dieterle is hosting a six-course dinner featuring a variety of chile-infused dishes on March 24. The $65 spicy menu includes lobster rambutan with betel leaves, chili jam and young ginger; braised short rib, tat soi, boiled peanuts and ghost chili-paenang curry; and even a spicy dessert — samoa pie with a chili-thai iced tea anglaise and mango sorbet. [Eaterwire]

EAST VILLAGE — Contrada recently debuted happy hour, which runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every day and offers reduced pub fare like oysters and burgers as well as $5 drinks. The restaurant is also celebrating the first day of spring tomorrow with a five-course tasting menu. Expect seasonal dishes like spring pea and ricotta toast; torchio and lamb ragout; and a roasted apricot panna cotta. The meal costs $70 and includes a beverage pairing. [Eaterwire]