EVENT: Tonight's Downtown Third Thursday seems promising. Pete Hamill, author of Downtown: My Manhattan, will be on hand at 41 Broad Street, a "Classical Revival style building designed by Cross and Cross Architects completed in 1929 as the headquarters of the Lee-Higginson Bank. The original grand banking hall with its marble mosaic columns now houses the Broad Street Ballroom." The NY Times has more on the rarely seen space. 6pm // 41 Broad St //......

March 3 - 5: Hop Heaven NYC New York City's annual salute to the hop, features hop-heavy beers on tap at Hop Devil Grill. Taste Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, Bell's Hop Slam and Rogue I2PA, or one of 20 others offered on tap starting Saturday at 12:00 PM and ending this Monday morning at 12:00 AM in the morning. 129 St. Marks Place, 212-533-4468. March 4: Food Bank's Time Out for Hunger Over 90......

January 25: Beer & Cheese Pairing Affair Beer and cheese, a match made in heaven. Join Elizabeth Lyons of Dogfish Head Ale and Chef Monica Byrne of Tini as they guide you through their pairings. $25, 7 p.m., RSVP online. 414 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn. 718-855-4206. January 27 - February 4: Navarra Gastronomic Week From Saturday, January 27, through Sunday, February 4, the cuisine of the Navarra region (it's in the north of Spain and......

There are lots of things to love about New York City. Being able to order take out food from just about any ethnicity you can imagine, lazy summer picnics in Central Park or playing Frogger on 3rd Avenue after a pint or two are just a few that come to mind. But perhaps our favorite attribute of city life is being able to construct the perfect six-pack at your local bodega. Beer selection at......

Paul Kermizian, filmmaker and owner of Barcade...