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  1. Letdowns
    If You Want to Drink at the Movies, You’re Still Going to Have to Do ItThe promise of drinking at Nitehawk has been rescinded.
  2. Closings
    H&H Bagels Falls Further Down the HoleThe ‘Wall Street Journal’ explores the New York institution’s financial woes.
  3. Closings
    Empellón Will Unseat Counter Just As Soon As Alex Stupak Gets His LiquorCurrent projections are that the restaurant will close in four to six weeks.
  4. Quote of the Day
    And We Thought Keith McNally’s Retorts Were RoughA Taiwanese blogger was sent to jail after writing a negative restaurant review.
  5. The Other Critics
    Sam Sifton Would Like You to Stop Talking About Where You ‘Source’As in he literally wants people to stop using “source” as a verb.
  6. Outrages
    Original SoupMan’s Lukewarm Reception in S.F. Isn’t Doing NYC AnyThe Soup Nazi–inspiring chain isn’t just bad, it’s downright friendly.
  7. Presidential Eats
    Barack Obama to Dine at Daniel While Michelle Digs Carrots in South AfricaThe President and First Lady are at opposite ends of the food spectrum this week.
  8. What to Drink
    What’s a Shrub?Serious Eats will tell you more than you ever wanted to know!
  9. Rants
    Mimi Sheraton on New York’s ‘Deplorable’ Bagel SituationAnd don’t even get the former ‘Times’ critic started on Montreal-style bagels.
  10. Video Feed
    Let’s Start the Morning With an Informative Coffee VideoFinland sure does drink a lot of the stuff.
  11. Lists
    Observer Names Frank Bruni to Its List of ‘New Power Gays’He’s No. 26 on the power-ranking list.
  12. Crime Scenes
    Charges Tossed in Lucali Pizzaiolo StabbingMark Iacono is reportedly “very happy with the outcome.”
  13. Breakups
    A Full Look at the Nastiness of the BLT BreakupThe ‘Times’ goes inside the soured business relationship.
  14. Video Feed
    Gizmodo Goes MomoThe tech blog takes a tour of the Momofuku lab.
  15. Closings
    H&H Bagels’ UWS Location Is ToastThe go-to bagel shop for many UWS residents will be no more.
  16. Cartography
    Annnnnd: Here Are Your Newest Parks Department–Sanctioned Food OptionsKeep your eyes peeled for six new vendors.
  17. Breadiquette
    And Whatever You Do, Do Not Pass Your Bread Basket to the LeftThe HuffPo, detailing everything you need to know about eating bread.
  18. Sweet News
    Petite Abeille’s Hive MindThe mini-chain is looking to source its own honey from rooftop beehives.
  19. Nostalgia
    Mario Batali: Big Fan of Blackberries’Food & Wine’ asks famous chefs to name their favorite childhood treats.
  20. Openings
    Top Chef Alum Teams Up With Thistle Hill Tavern Team for Asian SpinoffDale Talde will be the chef at the yet-to-be-named restaurant.
  21. Food Politics
    The FDA Is Going to Do Better, Okay?A new report outlines the difficulties that the agency is having.
  22. Growing Pains
    Maybe Manhattan Isn’t the Best Place to Plant a Garden“Tables for Two” does not like the roof-to-table movement.
  23. Masa Matters
    Have Trendy Tortillas Given NYC’s Mexican Food an Upgrade?The ‘Daily News’ heads out to Tortilleria Nixtamal.
  24. Booze You Can Use
    People Keep Coming Up With ‘Rules’ for Drinking, Fail to Realize HowThis is not that complicated, people.
  25. Fashion Statements
    In a Way, Aren’t We All Ruth Bourdain?Chris Cosentino’s got a new shirt.
  26. Quote of the Day
    Now That’s What We’d Call Locally SourcedKatie Lee, on the best meal a man’s ever made for her.
  27. Video Feed
    Floyd Cardoz Makes Regis His Sous-chef; Ripert Heads to ‘Today’The chefs head to the studios for some TV cookin’.
  28. Nordic Things
    Swedish Chef Has Local Beef With NomaBjörn Frantzén says sourcing local ingredients doesn’t always yield the best results.
  29. The Green Scare
    Wealthy Meat-Eaters Stomach the Idea of Eating VegetablesIn Aspen, Meatless Mondays are taking off.
  30. The Grub Street Diet
    Fox News Channel’s Jenna Lee Eats Early Morning Cold Cuts With Her Crew,“You can crack walnuts on the tables, and that’s like your appetizer. It’s very Italian. I loved it.”
  31. Lists
    Here’s What to Eat When You Inevitably Head to the Rockaways This WeekendIt’s going to be this weekend’s go-to destination, so you may as well know where to eat once you get there.
  32. Interviews
    Floyd Cardoz on ‘Top Chef Masters’ (and the Latest on His NewWe chat with the latest chef to be crowned a ‘Top Chef Master.’
  33. Closings
    Soul Daddy Is Dunzo in New YorkThe winning concept from ‘America’s Next Great Restaurant’ shutters its NYC location.
  34. Food Journalism
    David Tanis’s Times Column DebutsAnd it’s all about cooking beans in the city.
  35. Lawsuits
    Painkiller Supporters Still Pissed With Pusser’s, Despite Pleas forThere’s a boycott afoot.
  36. Food Politics
    UNC Professor Wishes Everyone Would Stop Complaining About Food SafetyOnly eight people die each day from eating tainted food, so can everybody please relax?
  37. Empire Building
    Shake Shack Officially Headed to PhillyNew York’s crazy-popular burger chain will open a location in 2012.
  38. Scary Things
    Exploding Dessert Gives Us One More Reason to Avoid Bananas (Updated)A table-side preparation went awry over the weekend.
  39. Food Politics
    Will More People Use Food Stamps If We Call Them Something Else?Where are Tom Haverford’s renaming skills when you need them?
  40. The Other Critics
    Sam Sifton Really Doesn’t Want You to Eat at Imperial No. NineSam Sifton flays Imperial No. Nine.
  41. Booze News
    Is the World’s Best Vodka Made in … Pittsburgh?’The Spirit Journal’ thinks so!
  42. Scary Things
    Germans Are Just Giving Up on VegetablesThe E. coli outbreak.
  43. FYI
    Doing Mom ProudHis mom is the only critic he cares about.
  44. Rants
    If You Like the Idea of Eating Safe, Affordable Food, You Should Probably JustSpiking food costs! E. coli outbreaks! Drastic food-safety budgets cuts!
  45. Openings
    Battery Park City Shake Shack Opens TomorrowThe latest Shack is ready to go.
  46. Hot Dog!
    Shake Shack’s Corn Dog Comes Back This Weekend, SortaIt’s only available until Monday, and only at the UWS location.
  47. The Grub Street Diet
    Chef Roberto Santibañez Craves His Grandma’s Croquettas, Only Eats“Presentation doesn’t matter so much, because it’s so delicious. You could put that cake on the floor and I’d eat it.”
  48. Food Politics
    Yeah, Go Ahead and Eat Pink PorkThe USDA says cooking to 145 degrees is totally fine.
  49. The Grub Street Diet
    Dylan Lauren Eats Healthy to Balance Out All the Candy“We ordered in for dinner … I had the steamed vegetables with tofu. And then twelve gummy bears.”
  50. Interviews
    Ruth Reichl on Gilt Taste: ‘The Energy Felt So Right to Me’We talk to the former ‘Gourmet’ editor-in-chief about her new project.
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