Forget burgers, meatballs may hit the spot if the sun's not shining this weekend.

Hopefully this rainy week will turn into a stunningly sunny weekend. No one wants a washed out Memorial Day weekend, so we'll keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best as we make our plans. We're mostly half-glass-full types anyway.
With that in mind, we'll offer up a few outdoor eats for the coming days, but a few indoor options as well, should Mother Nature not realize it's a holiday weekend. How dare she!

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Katz's: Don't you dare take your mom there for Mother's Day.

Earlier today, Tejal Rao shared Our 10 Best Places to Take Mom for Mother's Day.

Whatever your mom's ethnicity, she needs a welcoming place not too noisy, not too gimmicky, and with food that's good but not too challenging. Mom should be the star of the show, not the food, and she should be made comfortable. That means no long waits and a chair that has cushioning. If that excludes some of your own favorite restaurants, so be it. Here are five places not to take your mom on Mother's Day.

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Courtesy of JoeDough

Stoner's Delight, you my only friend.

Supposedly a police code for a marijuana bust, the aptly named 4/20 is celebrated by High Times subscribers nationwide. The pinnacle of the day? 4:20 p.m. That's when things go crazy (or so they say).

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Italian Cardamom Easter bread from Amy's Bread in the Chelsea Market

Hot cross bun at Amy's Bread

Howard F. asks: What is the religious significance of hot cross buns, and where can I get them?

Dear Howard F.: Hot cross buns are an English pastry associated with Good Friday. Actually, some are like bread rolls, while others are more like muffins or even cupcakes in texture and taste. What they have in common is candied fruit inside, and a plus sign (+) of white powdered-sugar frosting on top. Additionally, many are flavored with cinnamom, making them a cousin of Cinnabon.

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Fried Rabbit at Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria, with black pepper, honey, and lemon. 53 Great Jones Street, 212-837-2622

What's traditional for Easter? A baked ham shaken from a can, possibly topped with some canned pineapple? Or, maybe if you're lucky, a roast leg of lamb, probably done to a cinder -- lamb symbolizes Christ, so I don't know why you'd want to eat him, ahem. Is there any other way?

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Passover begins next Friday evening at sundown, and Citarella is offering the above seder plate for the time-strapped observant.

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Lauren Bloomberg

Finally! Passover brisket tacos.

It's definitely a hurdle. That is, avoiding bread in a city obsessed with all things leavened -- pizza, pancakes, artisanal breads. Sure, you can go to regular restaurants and adjust your meal. Caesar salad with no croutons, a hamburger without the bun. Or, God forbid, you could go the whole holiday and only eat at home, toting a box of matzo with you to the office. But there's also a third option.

A handful of restaurants go out of their way to host Passover-friendly meals, whipping up Grandma-style matzo-ball soups and nouveau takes on brisket. They may not be technically Kosher for Passover (meaning they don't have their kitchens cleaned out and blessed) but then again, most mainstream observers are only ditching the dinner rolls out of tradition anyway. In that spirit, here are a few Kosher for Passover-style options for your seder.

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Daniel Krieger

Pi Day is as American as cherry pie.

March 14th, 3/14, is known amongst geometry geeks and applied-math majors as Pi Day. Why? Because 3, 1, and 4 are the most significant numerals of pi (π) or "a mathematical constant that is the ratio of any Euclidean circle's circumference to its diameter."

According to math-lore, there's only one way to celebrate this momentous occasion. Eat pie! Not just sweet, flaky rounds. Pizza pie, hand pie, and humble pie all make the cut. Here are a few options to celebrate with.

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Designer-beef roses? Where else but Gizmodo? Of course, they got it from DesignYouTrust.com, who in turn got it from Hungeree.com. The original is apparently the work of butcher Antony Bowness of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Thanks to FiTR San Francisco correspondent @tracyjane for the link.

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