Pine Box Rock Shop hosts the Vegan Shop Up on Saturday, offering a playground of cruelty-free eats and dry goods like lipstick and handbags. Highlights of this weekend's pop-up include newcomer Phoebe's Sourdough, offering freshly baked breads; Kicking Mule vegan chocolate milk; animal-free chocolates and candy from Hunnybon; and delicious doughnuts all the way from Texas courtesy of Cake Thieves. The bar's exemplary bloody marys will also be up for grabs.
A walk-around wine tasting event benefitting NYC's disabled communities comes to City Winery this Saturday afternoon. The Wine On Wheels Grand Tasting features over 200 wines from 30 different wine regions for sipping and sampling from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $95 in advance and $125 at the door and include all the wine tasting plus access to "fast track seminars," where professional wine folks discuss their fields and major topics related to wine.
Fair Weather Bushwick, the neighborhood's newly revamped tasting menu restaurant, launches an a la carte brunch this weekend in their 20-seat space. Nosh on a Churro Waffle, a Belgian waffle spiced with Mexican seasonings like clove, allspice and cinnamon; a Breakfast Sandwich with either turkey or avocado on baguette with basil pesto, honey chipotle and egg; or next level Avocado Hash Toast: a potato cake topped with smashed avocado, radish and chipotle aioli with the choice to add proteins like eggs or hanger steak.
There's even a boozy coffee drink, the Shochu Latte, made with espresso, shochu and hazelnut syrup topped with steamed cream.
