Gordon Biersch's Small Plates; B Too's Chef Counter

NAVY YARD— This year's Snallygaster Festival will have more than 250 beers featured at the event. The Neighborhood Restaurant Group annual gathering is scheduled for Sept. 13. [EaterWire]

MULTIPLE PLATES— Small plates: so enduring that even Gordon Biersch is getting them. The chain is rolling out a new small plates menu with choices like Lobster & Blue Crab Melts and Pecan Crusted Chicken & Pear Sliders. It launches tomorrow. [EaterWire]

LOGAN CIRCLE— Bart Vandaele's B Too now has a tasting menu. Eight guests each Wednesday can try a six-course menu for $45 per person, with multiple courses like smoked lobster tail and grilled rack of lamb. [EaterWire]