The weekend is almost here, and this one is packed with fun foodie events! Where will be be eating come Friday? Check out our weekend schedule of eating events around NYC.

•  'The New Brooklyn' Tasting & Signing: This highly-anticipated book is packed with photos, recipes and stories from some of Brooklyn's best restaurants and chefs. Get an inside look at this panel discussion at The Brooklyn Kitchen, tasting and signing, which will feature Brooklyn culinary celebs like the guys behind Marlow & Sons, and Frankies Sputino. Saturday at 2pm, $65. thebrooklynkitchen.com
• Dos Caminos Cooking Class: In honor of Mexican Independence Day on September 11th, Dos Caminos will host a cooking class that teaches cooking novices how to make some authentic Mexican dishes.Saturday, $65 twitter.com/doscaminos
• Salsa Slam: Amateur salsa-makers will be showing of their cooking skills at this salsa competition at the Bell House. If you're not competing, you can still taste the 20 salsas and enjoy $4 Tecate tallboys and a Mariachi performance. Sunday from 4 to 7pm, FREE. nachosny.com
• Brew & Chew: Ten teams present their homebrews and snack pairings at this charity event held at the Diamond Bar in Greenpoint. Sunday from 2 to 5pm, $30. greenpointers.blogspot.com

• Atlantic Grill: Another location of the sushi/seafood restaurant from Stephen Hanson open on the UWS. 
• Plum: A pizzeria and bar opens in the former Cafe Brama space in the East Village.  
• Open Door Gastropub: A new bar/restaurant serving brunch, lunch and dinner in the Financial District. 
• Bisous Ciao Macarons: A mail-order dessert spot opens its first brick and mortar place on the LES.
• Breukelen: A new Cobble Hill restaurant with a Mediterranean-inspired menu that changes daily.  
• Restaurant i: Chef Andy Seidel of Spice Market brings an Asian-inspired menu to this new restaurant in the Charles Hotel. 
• Gentleman Farmer: A neighborhood bistro with French-American fareopens on the LES.
• The Lambs Club: Opening in the Chatwal Hotel, this new restaurant serves classic American fare from chef Geoffrey Zakarian.
• Valentino's on the Green: The Bayside restaurant overlooking Little Neck Bay reopens with new ownership. 
• Blue 9 Burger: Another location of the burger joint opens on Ninth Ave in Midtown.
• Hello Pasta: The pasta chain also opens another location, on Third Ave in Midtown. 

• Consumer Reports surveyed 28,000 fast food eaters learned that burgers from In-N-Out and Five Guys are fan favorites, while McDonalds is much less loved. 
• You may not have towait in those killer linesfor apie much longer - Motorino has plans to expand. 
• The New York Times asks what would happen if restaurants stopped hiring illegal immigrants.
• Some NYC restaurants are making fake letter grades in response to the new restaurant sanitation policy. 
• Twenty-one questions with David Chang.

This week in reviews, Fornino's pizzas fall flat (literally), critics disagree on Nuela and the new Meadowlands Stadium's cuisine doesn't come close to Citifield's food. Let us know what you think about these recently reviewed restaurants in the comments!

• Sam Sifton reviews Fornino Park Slope, "a fine addition to the borough's now-sprawling call-for-reservations dining scene." He finds good antipasti, pastas and fish, but says the pizza, grilled rather than cooked in a wood-fired oven, "mau be the restaurant's weakest suit." One star.
• NY Magazine checks out a sampling of the sandwiches available at Salume, where authentic Milanese panini with unexpected condiments are served.
• Jay Cheshes is pleasantly surprised by the food and service at Nuela, despite the concept. "Its original chef, Douglas Rodriguez, andandoned the project last year, and the glitzy restaurant highlights a style of cooking that all but died with the '90s. Against these odds, the big surpirse is how well the place actually works." Four stars.
• Meanwhile, Steve Cuozzo is disappointed with Nuela's "Nueva Latina" fare. "Nuela is shrill on eyes, ears and palate." One star. 
• Ryan Sutton checks out the fare at the new Meadowlands Stadium; finds the food and drinks are just as overpriced as the tickets. 
• Gael Greene tries a little bit of everything at Eataly.