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  1. Food Journalism
    Gilt Taste Launches With Ruth Reichl at the Helm, Melissa Clark in the KitchenThey’re selling a bunch of caviar and writing about gas-drilling practices.
  2. Scary Things
    Exploding Watermelons!It’s happening in China, apparently.
  3. Other Magazines
    Will the New Bon Appétit Matter?Yes, all the food blogs are excited that Gwyneth’s on the cover. But is anyone else?
  4. Frippery
    Capturing the MomentIt’s Almost My Time to Order: A new blog that stays true to its name.
  5. User’s Guide
    Cocktails in Bloom: 107 Spring DrinksAs the weather warms up, so does our mood, thanks to these technicolor cocktails.
  6. The Food Chain
    Anita Lo Praises RIA’s ‘Pristine’ Sea Scallop and Octopus With“The flavors are simple and precise.”
  7. The Grub Street Diet
    Comedian Wyatt Cenac Drinks Mint Juleps, Is Sorry He Doesn’t Eat More“I remember thinking, ‘Ha-ha! The person who’s going to take umbrage at my lack of vegetables might appreciate this.’ But probably not.”
  8. Health Concerns
    Is Food Network Giving Everyone the Gout?An increase in high-fat diets is leading to a rise in the “disease of kings.”
  9. Awards
    James Beard Restaurant and Chef Award 2011 Winners NamedThe complete list of winners.
  10. Bullishit
    Ferran Adrià’s New Bar Gets ‘Reviewed’ by theAnd thus the I-Ate-at-El-Bulli-Piece torch is passed.
  11. Behind the Scenes
    Buddakan’s Other Ladies’Saveur’ sees how the restaurant’s dumplings get made.
  12. TV Land
    Anita Lo: Iron Chef America Is a ‘Walk in the Park’“It’s just one competition and you can go home after it.”
  13. What to Eat
    A Look at Untitled’s New Dinner Menu, Featuring Fried Chicken and BananaDinner service at Danny Meyer’s newest restaurant kicks off this weekend.
  14. The Food Chain
    Traci Des Jardins Thinks Annisa’s Wild-Boar Belly Is ‘Amazing’“It was probably inspired by our boar-hunting trip to Mongolia last year. Or at least Anita was probably inspired to send it to me for that reason.”
  15. Quote of the Day
    Who Cares If It’s Beef As Long As It’s Fast?Everything you ever wanted to know about Taco Bell’s drive-through.
  16. The Friendly Skies
    Finally: You Don’t Have to Fly to Eat Airplane FoodAirlines are marketing themselves by jumping on the food-truck bandwagon.
  17. Overnights
    Top Chef Masters Recap: FriedPlus: a tip on where to find one of the best doughnuts in southern California.
  18. Stay in School
    French Culinary Institute Adds Two New DeansDavid Kinch and Emily Luchetti have signed on.
  19. TV Land
    Food Network Announces New Season of The Great Food Truck Race; DenverAnd it explains why we couldn’t find the Korilla BBQ truck yesterday at lunchtime.
  20. TV Land
    Jamie Oliver Gets BumpedInstead, ABC will air another hour of ‘Dancing With the Stars’.
  21. TV Land
    Watch a Preview for Kimchi Chronicles, Starring a Bearded Hugh JackmanMarja Vongerichten’s new show debuts in New York this Sunday.
  22. Rules
    Going to Restaurants: Ur Doin’ It WrongStop salting your food, you dummies.
  23. Slideshow
    First Look at Boulud Sud, Opening Its Doors TonightA look at the dining room of Daniel Boulud’s newest restaurant.
  24. Openings
    Seamus Mullen Returning to New York With TertuliaThe Spanish restaurant is scheduled to open in the West Village this summer.
  25. Lists
    Which ‘Secret Gardens’ Did the Voice Leave Off Its List?We’d vote for Franny’s and the Mermaid Inn.
  26. Food Politics
    Federal Government: Seriously, Kids Are Like Really FatAnd it’s all the fault of advertisers!
  27. Quote of the Day
    The Magic ManJonathan Waxman, on Pirate’s Booty.
  28. Video Feed
    Watch a Truly Mexican Cookbook Preview That Will Make You ImmediatelyGod, they look soooo good.
  29. Cartography
    Red Hook Food Vendors Head Back to the Ball Fields This WeekendThe season runs through October.
  30. Lawsuits
    Todd English Deposed for Back RentThe chef allegedly owes $80,000 for a Nolita loft.
  31. High Praise
    Mamma Mia! Frank Bruni Really Likes Torrisi!His feeling is that it’s going to change the face of Italian food in America.
  32. Overnights
    Top Chef Masters Recap: Losin’ It“I’m pretty sure I just watched one of the Two Hot Tamales almost call me an asshole on TV.”
  33. Beef
    ¡Ay Caramba! Taco Bell Mulls Lawsuit of Its Own, Refuses to Let This StoryYeah, we thought we were done hearing about it too.
  34. Openings
    The Dutch Is Now Doing the DinnerStarting at 5:30 p.m., every night. Plus: the reservation number.
  35. Closings
    Don Hill’s Is DoneMonday night was the last at the Soho club.
  36. Quote of the Day
    Right As AlwaysHarold McGee is never not wrong.
  37. Menu Changes
    Untitled to Start Family-Style Dinners on May 8It will be a family-style set menu.
  38. Foodievents
    Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Achieves Gender EqualityThe men and women will now receive comparable prizes.
  39. Lawsuits
    Geoffrey Zakarian Files for Bankruptcy to Dodge Class-Action LawsuitA class-action suit alleges he shortchanged workers.
  40. Contests
    We Have a Winner in Our Modernist Cuisine GiveawayIn the end, it was a simple caveat that pushed one entry up above the rest.
  41. Empire Building
    Junior’s Headed to JapanHankyu department stores will stock the famous cheesecake.
  42. FYI
    M. Wells Goes Tiki, SortaThe LIC diner is working on a coconut drink.
  43. FYI
    Where to Food Shop If You’re OldThere’s a new guide to senior-friendly grocery stores.
  44. Funnies
    Screenwriter Turned Ice-Cream-Maker Needs to Use His ImaginationThe guy who wrote a movie called ‘Alien Express’ can’t come up with a better flavor idea than maple-bacon?
  45. Foodievents
    Big Apple BBQ FastPass Tickets On SalePlus a look at this year’s participating pitmasters.
  46. Contests
    Quick Reminder: There’s Still Time to Enter our Modernist CuisineThere are about 23 hours left to enter.
  47. Funnies
    There Are Also the ‘Hyper Vegan’ and the ‘PassiveDemetri Martin, discussing his dietary choices.
  48. Reopenings
    Rawr! Menu Revealed for the Leopard at des ArtistesJust what New York needs! Another menu focused on the food of Southern Italy.
  49. The Chain Gang
    Dunkin’ Donuts Releases Its Familiar-Looking Royal Wedding Doughnuts inIt looks a lot like their Valentine’s Day doughnuts.
  50. Booze You Can Use
    Is Low-Proof Booze Headed to New York?Faux vodka might be making its way east.
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