Dining

"I wanted to bring Macaron Day to NYC with the Macaron Crawl because macarons have always been a part of pastry in France and throughout the years have become more accessible in NYC," Pâtissier Francois Payard.

Whether you're actually Irish or just enjoy a good St. Patrick's Day celebration, here are eight festive cocktails to sip on as you let the luck of the Irish be with you.

The East End espresso bars and cafés are celebrating St. Patrick's Day all month long with two specialty drinks, the Leprechaun Latte and Irish Crème-flavored coffee, and a corned beef favorite.

"You don't have to be a fan of "Mad Men" to know that cocktails are cool, and really fun," noted Distill Life moderator Brian Halweil.

If snowstorm after snowstorm is giving you the winter blues, get excited for this annual milestone.

Mathematicians all around the world are getting ready to commemorate Pi, the never-ending number.

The four week program showcases local farmers and food purveyors, who produce unique or uncommon items.

"This is both a heart-warming and belly-warming event," noted Susan Gentile Hackett, Director of Development at Project MOST. "The whole community comes out for our kids, culinary and civic leaders, young and old!"

Once upon a time, a South Beach Wine & Food Festival could have meant Manischewitz and brisket. Today, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival® attracts about 7,000 guests who wine and dine their way through intimate and grand scale meals, wine tastings, seminars, and auctions.

Whether they win or lose, every Oscar nominee deserves to raise a glass and toast to their award worthy performance.