Eat Cetera: Pancake Sandwiches, Tea Time, Penis Festival, Clams and Raw Milk
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<strong>Munch</strong>: There's an endless debate that happens across the city every hungover Saturday morning: What's for breakfastâeggs or pancakes? Well, now nobody has to settle that question with a McGriddle. Every weekend, Munch cafe is serving up the "Munchiecristo," a wonderful combination of sausage, egg and cheese all sandwiched between two pancakes, with maple syrup dipping sauce of course. It comes with berries so you can pretend it's healthy, but the combination of fresh, slightly sweet pancakes and salty sausage is really all you need to get you through the morning. At $5 it's well worth the risk to your arteries. <p></p><em>24-01 29th Street, Queens; 347-242-3954</em>
<strong>'wichcraft</strong>: To celebrate their new offering of Mightly Leaf Tea, all 12 'wichcraft locations around the city are hosting "Tea Time" through Sunday. From 3pm-6pm every day, any cup of Mighty Leaf Tea will be half off, and come with a complimentary cream'wich cookie, which comes in flavors like chocolate, lemon poppy and oatmeal caramel. Tea is usually $1.95, and after Sunday it will still be half off from 3pm-6pm every day. <p></p><em>Various locations</em>
Big Sausage at Matsuri (Alex La Cruz)Penis Festival: Yes, it's that time of year again. The time when prostitutes across Japan pray to a phallic shrine to keep them free from STDs, and locals celebrate spring and fertility and anything resembling a penis. Naturally, Matsuri at the Maritime Hotel is getting in on the celebration as well. This Thursday they'll be serving their Penis Matsuri menu, with naturally suggestive names:Ginseng Up Cocktail ($12)tGet It Up Hot Pot ($23) - a traditional Japanese Hot Pot of oyster and sea urchin in dashi brothtBig Sausage ($18) - with sea scallops and spicy cod roetHard Banana Cream Pie ($9) - caramelized with chocolate ice creamAs an added bonus, the event is sponsored by Planned Parenthood, so after you get all hot and bothered reading the menu they'll be handing out free condoms designed by Jeremy Scott. Because why shouldn't your penis look fashionable on the day it gets a festival? Just make sure you take time to sing this classic in celebration:369 West 16th Street
<strong>Grand Central Oyster Bar:</strong> In celebration of tomorrow's "National Clam on the Half Shell Day," Grand Central Oyster Bar is serving special appetizers of the tasty bivalves for $9.95. The specials include steamed Top Neck Clams with Chili and Lemongrass, Baked Clams Oreganatto, and Grilled Littleneck Clams with Meyer Lemon Butter. They've also got their classics like Manhattan Clam Chowder, Clams Casino and Cherrystone Clam Stew. Is that enough clams for you?<p></p><em>89 East 42nd Street, 212-490-6650</em>
<em>Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/niznoz/2025037100/">niznoz</a></em><p></p><strong>Raw Milk:</strong> The battle about raw v. pasteurized milk is heating up, with the FDA urging states to strengthen their regulations, so <a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/03/01/brooklyn_milk_traffickers_deal_raw.php">any dealers out there</a> should watch out. Pressure is so strong that Whole Foods is now pulling raw milk from its shelves in four states, citing the high costs for liability insurance, difficulty in meeting different states' standards, and a 2008 E.coli infection in Connecticut that was linked to one of Whole Foods' suppliers. Kalee Prue became sick after drinking raw milk purchased at Whole Foods, and told the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304370304575151663770115120.html">WSJ</a>, "there are other ways to get the benefits that raw milk has to offer, and it just isn't worth the risk." Many still claim that raw milk is rich in disease-fighting enzymes and good bacteria, and the FDA's claims are overblown. <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/03/whole-foods-pulls-raw-milk-in-4-states">The four states</a> affected by the Whole Foods ban are California, Washington, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. In New York State, raw milk <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/dining/08raw.html">can only be legally sold</a> on the premises of dairy farms approved by the state.