LES Bites: Oliva, Pok Pok Wing, Slow Coffee, Nom Wah, Grand Street CSA, Booker & Dax

Restaurant and bar news in advance of the weekend:

• April Bloomfield is not taking over Oliva after all. (Eater National)

• Is the new Pok Pok Wing on Rivington Street living up to all its hype? The first round of feedback is mostly good. (Eater)

• Balancing good coffee with long prep times: a tour around the LES and East Village’s java shops. (DNA Info)

• A behind-the-scenes slideshow of Nom Wah Tea Parlor. (SeriousEats)

• The Grand Street CSA has new farmers for 2012; meet them and register for the new season at an event on Jan. 30. (GrandStreetCSA)

• A visit to Booker & Dax, the new high-tech cocktail bar that just opened in the old Milk Bar space. (NYT)