September 27: Joy of Sake Talk about joy -- over 300 sakes will be poured at the largest sake tasting in the United States, coming our way tonight. Over 100 of them are generally not available outside Japan and about 150 are silver and gold award winners in the National Sake Appraisal that takes place each year. Never fear, there will be appetizers to soak it all up, from the likes of Bao Noodles, Bond......

September 28-30: Grand Central Oyster Frenzy Oysters, oysters, and more oysters -- three full days of bivalve bounty are here at this historic restaurant. Tonight and tomrrow night from 7-9 pm for $95, you can eat your fill of 15 varieties of oysters paired with 20 different wines, while Saturday brings a day full of chef demonstrations, a slurp-off, and a professional shucking contest, 1-5pm. Call 212-490-7108 or visit oysterbarny.com for more information. September 30:......

- Ed Levine has a short round up of the Il Buco annual pig roast; looks like it should be on the calendar next year. - Check out this podcast from The Gilded Fork Culinary Podcast Network, they have William Grimes discussing the topic of restaurant vernacular. Sample topic - use of the word entrée and the difference in the meaning here and across the pond. - The rise, battle, takedown, and hibernation of E.U.......

October 12 & 13: London's "Cocktail King" at Pegu Club Douglas Ankrah of LAB and Townhouse, London's cocktail hot spots, and author of Cocktails: Shaken & Stirred will be holding a special residency at Pegu Club this week. Douglas is going to be behind the bar, making drinks himself, tonight and tomorrow night until 8:30/9pm, but they'll be serving his specialty cocktails all night. 77 W. Houston St., near W. Broadway. October 13: First Annual......

tryst (trst) n. 1. An agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place. 2. A meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on. Did you become part of an unplanned, unexpected tryst this afternoon? Maybe there was a subtle shift in atmosphere followed by a passerby acting a bit off and you chalked it up to a part of the daily oddities we all encounter in this city. Well, if......