FOOD ARCHIVES This Week in Food: Culinary Sail, ‘Five & Dime’ Happy Hour, Trivia Night Tacos
by Billy Lyons
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory Ice Cream Social
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1
Monday, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
On August 22, the National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday! To commemorate the centennial, Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory will temporarily rename some of their goods in honor of the NPS (keep an eye out for Strawb-Ellis Island, Joshua Peach Tree & Cream, and Rocky Mountain Vanilla Chocolate Chunk). They’ll also give away free, one-scoop cups and cones. The family-friendly bash will have sand art, games, learning stations, and a presentation by Bill Nye the Science Guy in the evening.
Bubby’s Five & Dime Happy Hour
Bubby’s Tribeca and Bubby’s Meatpacking District (120 Hudson Street and 73 Gansevoort Street)
Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Raise a glass to Bubby’s new happy hour special where cocktails, beer, wine, and food are all just $5.10. Both Bubby’s locations have updated menus offering a new burger, jerk chicken, summer punch, and more.
Clipper City Culinary Sail Featuring Delicatessen
Battery Slip 2 (Battery Park)
Monday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sail around Manhattan with a seafood menu (including lobster rolls, meatballs, and tuna tartar) curated by chef Michael Ferraro of Delicatessen. Guests aboard Clipper City will be able to take in the skyline with a complimentary special cocktail in hand; additional drinks will be available for purchase. Tickets are $100 for dinner and a two-hour boat ride. Reserve your spot here.
Tacos + Trivia Tuesdays
Fulton Market Building, (11 Fulton Street)
Tuesdays, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday trivia night just got a whole lot tastier. Cemitas El Tigre is offering a new special for their weekly game night; for $10 trivia fiends can get three pork or chicken tacos. There will also be beer specials courtesy of Sixpoint Brewery. Smorgasburg Seaport’s regular lineup of vendors will also be open during trivia.
Dinner with Roadfood‘s Jane and Michael Stern
Gargiulo’s (2911 West 15th Street, Brooklyn)
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Roadfood‘s Jane and Michael Stern are hosting a dinner filled with tales from their travels, from regional recipes to suggestions for finding the best dishes in America. Come with culinary queries, as the Sterns will take part in a Q&A, too. Tickets are $75 and include a multi-course dinner along with unlimited beer, wine, and soda. Reserve your spot here.