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  1. The Other Critics
    John Mariani Lets the Air Out of the Michelin GuideThe dude’s just not a fan.
  2. Foodievents
    Shacktoberfest Is Back This FridayAnd there’s going to be a brat-topped burger.
  3. Openings
    Chocolate Bar’s Doughboy Spinoff Opens in the West Village TomorrowAlison Nelson plans to sell cookies, cupcakes, and pies at the new spot.
  4. The Grub Street Diet
    Actress Jennifer Esposito Goes Gluten-Free at Goat Town, Bakes Lots of Scones“I made and packaged all of the scones for the show myself, so I probably ate about twelve of them.”
  5. Studies
    Centers for Disease Control Confirms Food Service Workers Smoke, Like, A LotFood-service workers smoke as much as construction workers and, weirdly, miners!
  6. Openings
    ¡Ay, Caramba! Park Slope’s Fonda Expanding to Avenue BChef Roberto Santibañez will be taking over the space vacated by Octavia’s Porch.
  7. Total Recall
    That Melon Outbreak Is Probably Going to Kill More PeopleThe FDA expects to see illnesses and death tolls rise through October.
  8. Video Feed
    Watch Ad-Rock Make a PB&J for Top Chef Just DessertsIt’s gross, but it still looks better than anything on ‘The Chew.’
  9. Foodievents
    The Dutch Opens Up About New ‘Fresh Eggs’ DinnersPrivate, multi-course dinners will be held in the basement of the Dutch.
  10. Reopenings
    New Soul Daddy Headed to MotownJamawn Woods says he’s opening a Detroit location, but something sounds … off.
  11. Video Feed
    Watch Two Heartbreaking Videos About Upstate Farmers Affected by IreneThey’re going to make you want to help out.
  12. Small Updates
    Peachy: Má Pêche Online Ordering Revamped; Momo Australia’s NameWhat is a Seiōbo, anyway?
  13. Rumor Patrol
    Where Should Jonathan Waxman Open a New Restaurant?The Barbuto chef admits he wants to open a new place.
  14. Food TV
    Chew Reviews Are In — and They’ll Be Tough for ABC toThe show is “patronizing,” “mundane,” and “overstuffed.”
  15. Video Feed
    Watch Fabio Viviani Push Domino’s ‘Artisan’ PizzasThe ‘Top Chef’ contestant pushes pies for the chain.
  16. Food TV
    Live-Blogging the Chew PremiereThis is finally happening, people.
  17. Sneak Peeks
    Keller Tweets First Shot of London’s French Laundry Pop-UpIt’s a blue door!
  18. Business Matters
    Seamless Acquires MenuPages (But Grub Street Is Staying Put)The popular web-delivery company has acquired New York Media’s menu-listings brand.
  19. Foodievents
    Nancy Silverton and Jonathan Waxman Team Up for Book-Pimping Dinner at BarbutoThe October 6 event promises to be a good one!
  20. Other Diets
    Slim PickingsModel Samantha Xu and ballet dancer Ashley Bouder tell ‘New York’ about their daily dieting habits.
  21. Openings
    First Look at Alain Allegretti’s La Promenade des Anglais, Opening inPlus a look at the menus.
  22. The Grub Street Diet
    Food Professor and Cookbook Author Lourdes Castro Likes Her Egg Yolks Runny and“I love egg yolks and I eat them all the time, I just don’t like them cooked. Yuck. I like runny yolks.”
  23. R.I.P.
    Gordon Ramsay’s Little-Person Porn Look-alike Found Dead in Badger DenYes, you’re reading that right.
  24. Reactions
    Danny Meyer Isn’t Sweating the Zagat-Google DealHe’s not letting on if he is, anyway.
  25. Peacin’ Out
    We’re Shoving Off Early!Don’t tell our boss, okay?
  26. The Grub Street Diet
    Entrepreneur John McDonald Doesn’t Do Dessert, Drinks Rosé During a“The rain was not coming down hard quite yet, so stopped at MercBar for a quick margarita, and to see the staff and locals who were tired of being indoors.”
  27. Video Feed
    Best of New York, Haute Cuisine EditionWe stop by Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare.
  28. Openings
    First Look at the New Fatty ’Cue, Now Serving Deep-Fried Bacon and DurianThe new location is more refined than the Brooklyn original.
  29. Faux Pas
    Le Bernardin Must Really Want Those Michelin Stars [Updated]A Michelin inspector tweets about a great dinner there; too bad the restaurant’s been closed for a month.
  30. Wizards of Oz
    Gordon Ramsay’s Aussie Restaurant WoesLuckily, David Chang is hiring in Sydney!
  31. Video Feed
    Watch Amy Sedaris Teach Jimmy Fallon to Grill Hot Dogs on a RakeAmy’s advice: “You’ve gotta feel the frank.”
  32. Video Feed
    Willie Nelson Covers Coldplay for ChipotleWillie covers “The Scientist,” and it turns out it’s all just an ad for Chipotle.
  33. Raincoats and Rubbers
    We’re Gonna Go Tape Up Our Windows NowYes, we’ve joked about the hurricane, but can everyone seriously stay safe, please?
  34. Video Feed
    Watch a Funny Video of Ludo Lefebvre Struggling to Express HimselfYou’ll have a new appreciation for how easily you can say “cutting board.”
  35. Marketing Gimmicks
    Clawesome News: Lobster-Statue Saga Ends Well for Hamptons RestaurantKobe the Lobster is safe and sound at Banzai Burger.
  36. The Grub Street Diet
    Food Writer Melissa Clark Grills Bone Marrow for Breakfast, Is Very Good at“You can chew on the bones and very, very delicately kind of spit them out. It’s a dainty maneuver.”
  37. Real Estate
    Scouting Locations for New York’s Next Great Grungy RestaurantWe’ve checked out New York’s commercial real estate and found nine great options!
  38. Torrisi Wins
    Torrisi’s $50 Dinner Probably Won’t Last ForeverChange is good, especially when these guys are behind it.
  39. Food TV
    Ron Ben-Israel Is Getting His Own Food Network Show’Sweet Genius’ sounds like ‘Chopped,’ but with dessert.
  40. Shake and Bake
    Everyone Okay Out There?There was a damn earthquake!
  41. The Chain Gang
    Potbelly Sandwiches Move In on Tina Fey’s Turf TomorrowThe sandwich chain is headed to 30 Rock.
  42. Chef Shuffle
    Fare Thee Well: Brian Murphy Already Out at Monument LaneThe chef has left the building, even though the restaurant only opened last April.
  43. Oh Snap!
    Has America Become a ‘Food Stamp Nation’?More people than ever before are using the program — and it’s putting a huge financial strain on the country.
  44. Video Feed
    Watch a Swear-y Behind-the-Scenes Video of Sandra Lee [Updated]If they aired this kinda stuff on Food Network, we’d watch it way more often!
  45. Fall Preview
    Grub Street’s Fall Preview Coverage Around the CountryGrub Street’s fall coverage from across the country.
  46. Booze You Can Use
    Attention, Underage Drinkers: Buy Your Beer in the BronxPretty much any deli will sell booze to an underage kid.
  47. The Grub Street Diet
    Bloomberg’s Tom Keene Eats Breakfast on Live Radio, Is Very Specific About“I had my basic drink, which is Beefeater Shaken Forever with Olives. I call that a BSFwO.”
  48. Food Politics
    Popovers As Political StrategyRick Perry is a big fan of popovers. Or question-dodging. Maybe both!
  49. The Chain Gang
    Dead Movie Star Inspires Businessman to Make Offer for Closed Restaurant’sThe plan is to turn it into a chain of charity-focused restaurants.
  50. What Could Have Been
    Grant Achatz Wanted to Do a Where the Sidewalk Ends Menu at NextUnfortunately, legal issues turned the menu-development process into a “sh-tshow.”
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