Eating & Drinking: Tuesday Edition
• Danny Meyer's latest outpost, the concession stand in Central Park called Public Fare, officially opens its takeout window tomorrow. [Eater, GS]
• The paper is off the windows at the Standard Grill, the new resto inside Andre Balazs's Standard hotel. Grub Street snapped some pics through the glass. [GS]
• Geoffrey Zakarian has had some trouble as of late, but he has two projects to look forward to: Lamb's Club at Vikram Chatwal's hotel on East 44th, which opens in September (with a bar by David Rabin and Will Regen); and he's also taking over The Emery Bar at The Benjamin hotel next year. [Crain's]
• A sneak peek at Charlie Palmer's new Aureole at One Bryant Park. [Eater]
• An employee at Momofuku Ssam Bar tested positive for Hepatitis A yesterday. It's resolved now, though, and the kitchen is open again. [Eater]
• A few Father's Day recommendations if you're planning ahead. [Zagat]
• Even Nello Balan is adjusting to the new economy. A $27 vodka cranberry at Nello Summertimes in the Hamptons is now a modest $21. [GoaG]
• Veselka in the East Village now has its very own cookbook. [TFB]
• Union Square Café roasted a goat on a spit on the sidewalk outside the restaurant last Sunday, near where a cat-rescue group was offering kittens for adoption. Needless to say, some people weren't happy about it. [P6]