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  1. Marketing Gimmicks
    7-Eleven’s Free Slurpee Day Actually Makes People Buy More SlurpeesSlurpee sales go up on the one day when 7-Eleven gives them away.
  2. Closings
    Bowery Wine Company Shutters; Counter Will Do the Same This SundayBoth will be making way for projects from higher-profile names.
  3. R.I.P.
    Second Line March for Ray Deter TonightIt starts at 7 p.m. at d.b.a.’s East Village location.
  4. Dough
    Dunkin’ Stocks Already Sound OvervaluedThe ‘Post’ ups the company’s value by about $200 million.
  5. Beef
    NYP: Union Market’s Meat Quality StinksThe paper says the mini-chain’s beef and pork isn’t the all-natural, antibiotic-free stuff it claims to be.
  6. Quote of the Day
    Focusing on What’s ImportantHeidi Montag on her new reality show.
  7. Food Media
    Daniel Boulud Will ‘Guest-Curate’ Gilt Taste Next WeekAnd there’s a snail sale on Wednesday!
  8. Financial Advice
    Goldman Sachs: Restaurant Stocks Are a Bad BuyAn analyst says the companies are overvalued in light of the bad economy.
  9. Mounting Up
    Armed Guards Headed to Some Newark EateriesSmall restaurants open after 9 p.m. will be required to follow the city ordinance.
  10. Food Politics
    Will America Become a Junk Food Nanny State?The GOP is pushing for less oversight when it comes to how companies market unhealthy food.
  11. Controversy
    Kobayashi’s Hot Dog ‘Record’ Sort Of in DisputeIt sure doesn’t LOOK like he ate 69 dogs.
  12. Crime Scenes
    Former Per Se Employee Suspected in San Francisco Picasso TheftThe suspect has worked at both BLT Fish and Per Se.
  13. Legal Woes
    Albert Trummer Rejects Plea Deal, Trial Scheduled for SeptemberThe former Apothéke bartender will face criminal charges for reckless endangerment.
  14. Rock!
    Why Do So Many Chefs Have Punk Pasts?’Saveur’ takes a look at the connection.
  15. Quote of the Day
    But How Do You Really Feel?Jesús Nuñez: not happy about his restaurant’s name change.
  16. Health Concerns
    We’re Pretty Sure This Doesn’t Count As Eating VegetablesKraft tries to convince people that a new kind of mac and cheese actually contains some sort of vegetable.
  17. Long Weekends
    Happy Fourth of JulyWe’re shoving off for the long weekend.
  18. Chef Shuffle
    Compose Closes This Weekend, Will Relaunch With a New Chef and a New Name inMatthew Lightner will take over the (tiny) kitchen.
  19. Food TV
    Mario Batali’s The Chew Gets a Premiere DateThe food-focused talk show starts in September.
  20. Chef Shuffle
    Robbie Richter Out at Fatty ’CueThe pitmaster is moving on.
  21. Leisure Time
    Yet Another Rock Star ChefMichael Laiskonis talks about his time as a Detroit punk.
  22. R.I.P.
    D.b.a.’s Ray Deter ‘Passes On’A bike accident earlier in the week left the d.b.a. owner in critical condition.
  23. Food TV
    Why Does Everyone Love Food TV So Darn Much?There’s so much of it out there, but why, exactly, do we keep watching?
  24. Temporary Menu Changes
    Sam Talbot’s Imperial No. Nine Going South African — For a WeekSouth African chef Peter Tempelhoff will serve as guest chef for one week in July.
  25. Food Sources
    Duck Populations Are Up!Good news for everyone who loves eating ‘em!
  26. Job Offers
    Jamawn Woods Can Have His Old Job BackThe ‘America’s Next Great Restaurant’ winner could always go back to Chrysler.
  27. The Grub Street Diet
    Marja Vongerichten Snacks on String Cheese, Gives In to Her Soda Weakness“So I made dinner for the family and ate a little bit. Then I went to Mercer at 9 for a real dinner.”
  28. Video Feed
    Watch David Rees Talk Kale CitySoul Daddy may be dead, but there’s still hope for Kale City.
  29. Openings
    Have a Look at Will Guidara and Daniel Humm’s Extremely Unfinished NewThe team behind Eleven Madison Park shows off their new restaurant, or at least the space that will become their new restaurant.
  30. Closings
    Little Veselka Says See Ya; Mars Bar Preps Its Own DepartureTwo closings in the East Village.
  31. Health Concerns
    Yes, Even Diet Soda Will Make You FatIt’s a shocking revelation!
  32. Closings
    And Then There Were None: Last Remaining Soul Daddy ShuttersIt’s lights out for “America’s Next Great Restaurant.”
  33. Booze News
    Kings County Distillery’s Cup Runneth OverThe Brooklyn bourbon producer needs to find a bigger location.
  34. Displays of the Grotesque
    Wall Street Fat Cats Killing Time by Literally Making Themselves FatSomething called “Food Eating Challenges” are the latest trend to hit the city’s financial types.
  35. Help Wanted
    Any Chefs Looking to Relocate?There’s a job opening in Antarctica!
  36. Food Politics
    Gingrich Called Obama ‘The Most Successful Food Stamp President inHe’s illustrating the point that Democrats are killing jobs, you see.
  37. Food Safety
    America Set to Finally Learn About Food Safety Through the Inescapable Power ofThe USDA is launching a new advertising campaign.
  38. Market Watch
    Where’d All the Vegivores Go?Smorgasburg’s prepared food is so popular, local farmers are having trouble keeping up.
  39. Food TV
    Are There Any Good TV Restaurants?We can’t think of any, but maybe you can?
  40. H&H Bagels
    As H&H Struggles, Who Really Makes New York’s Best Bagels?While the NYC institution fights for its life, we wonder what the loss means to New York — and where else we can get a good bagel.
  41. Menu Changes
    Retro Momo, Anyone?David Chang ponders his original Noodle Bar menu.
  42. Corporate Strategy
    Get Ready to See a Lot of Pepsi Ads This SummerThe company shifts its attention away from healthy eating and back to soda.
  43. Marketing Gimmicks
    Important Nathan’s Update!Lui Ming Kui has successfully secured a visa.
  44. Food TV
    Gordon Ramsay Will Be Picking Laurent Tourondel’s Replacement at BLT SteakThis season’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ winner will be named head chef at the New York restaurant.
  45. Food Science
    Why Everyone Loves UmamiMuch of the enjoyment from eating comes after the eating.
  46. Studies
    Blame the Media for America’s Little FattiesThe American Academy of Pediatrics says we’ve created “a perfect storm for childhood obesity.”
  47. Booze News
    Ace Hotel Now Serving ‘The Best Vodka in the World’Boyd & Blair is at the Breslin, too.
  48. Marketing Gimmicks
    Yep, That’s a Picture of Ron Swanson, Made Up of His Favorite FoodsThe NBC promotions department gets it.
  49. Marketing Gimmicks
    Of Course This Year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest MightOne Chinese competitor may be stuck without a visa.
  50. Beating the System
    How to Get Totto Ramen — Without the WaitHow to get midtown’s best noodles while avoiding the inevitable wait.
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