DIM SUM ALL AROUND
I haven’t made it to either of these yet, but just putting them on the radar: A. called to say he had recently discovered Vegetarian Dim Sum House on Pell (though I don’t know if it’s new or been around a while) and the Downtown Alliance recently featured 3 Times in its newsletter (though I can’t find anything about it on the restaurant’s website). The local dim sum chain first opened in 2019 in Union Square and got rave reviews from the Times and Eater. “Chef Jennifer Yang is behind the menu, bringing experience from highly popular Flushing dumpling shops Yu Garden Dumpling House and Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao.” It’s at 38 Water.

HRP MAMAS CLOTHING DONATION PROGRAM
HRP Mamas is partnering with Giving Factory Direct a new clothing donation program that helps kids who face clothing insecurity by matching individual children at one of their nonprofit partners with the donor, and then high-quality gently used clothing is shipped directly to the child free of charge. You can sign up here and use group code HRPMamas0721 when donating so they can track their impact.

SHELLEBRATE HUDSON RIVER CREATURES
Not just for kids: The River Project at Pier 40, now run by Hudson River Park, will have two live events this week: Tuesday, August 17, there’s a Wetlab Lookin at 3p, and Wednesday, August 18, there’s a Shellebrate Oysters event at 6p.

ADRIAN FONTANELLA LEAVING THE ODEON
Longtime Odeon bartender Adrian Fontanilla is leaving the restaurant after 12 years. He is moving back to be with his family in the Philippines.