PUFFY’S IN PEN & INK
John Donohue, who in 2017 created the project All the Restaurants, where he does sketches of restaurant facades, has just added Puffy’s. It takes him about 20 minutes to draw the façade of each place, working strictly from life, in ink (without a pencil or erasing anything). And they are so charming. See the Tribeca collection here.

BOOK LAUNCH FOR TRIBECA AUTHOR
Tribecan Jessie Janowitz will launch her third novel for middle schoolers, titled “All the Ways to Go,” at an event this Saturday, Sept. 7, at noon at McNally Jackson Seaport. The book revolves around Milo Bloom, chess prodigy who blows a major chess tournament on purpose: if no one knows he wants to quit, no one can be disappointed in him. There will be treats and swag and of course books. More tk on Jessie.

HOLYWATER ADDS BRUNCH THIS WEEKEND
Holywater, the Pincus brothers’ landlocked restaurant on Reade, will start brunch service this weekend on Saturday and Sunday brunch service from 10am until 3pm. “Brunch has been the number one request from our neighbors, from our regulars, and on pretty much every weekend morning, from my wife,” Alex wrote. There will be brioche French toast double dipped in ground Cinnamon Toast Crunch, BBQ shrimp & grits, buttermilk praline pancakes, Café du Monde French press, and Bloody Marys garnished with shishito, andouille, and shrimp.