Events, to-do’s, happenings, gatherings this weekend : right this way. (Guess what’s not happening this weekend? Snow. Thank goodness. We ate ourselves out of cookies and drank ourselves out of wine this week.)   Oscars season is upon is. It’s time to see those movies you’ve been putting off – or treat yourself to any movie,…

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Pasta packs a heavy dose of carbs, but Brine gives the starchy indulgence a redeeming quality. Their Plankton Pasta ($13) is made with powdered plankton and toasted nori, which turns the bucatini noodles green. The dish includes clams, guanciale, brown butter, and chili threads. Plankton itself is a superfood, full of amino acids and vitamins,…