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  1. Quote of the Day
    35mm of Caffeine’The Guardian’ takes on coffee’s importance in film.
  2. Well Wishes
    Gramercy Tavern’s Michael Anthony Recovering After Open-Heart SurgeryThe Gramercy Tavern chef was diagnosed with a tear in the wall of his aorta.
  3. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
    We Have a Winner in Our New York Taste Ticket GiveawayAnytime you work in a phrase like “slam dunked some sage onto your taste buds,” you’re going to win one of these contests.
  4. Hard Reservations
    David Bouley Debuts a New Chef’s Table Chef’s PassIs it us, or does Bouley’s new counter concept sound sort of similar to Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare?
  5. Health Concerns
    All Good: Frankies 457 DOH Situation Gets Cleared UpThe Franks passed their follow-up with flying colors.
  6. Free Booze!
    Now We’re Giving Away a Cocktail-Making Class, TooWe can’t stop ourselves from giving stuff away this week!
  7. Top Chef
    Giddy Up: Top Chef Texas Recaps Start TomorrowAlexandra Martell will return to the world of recapping.
  8. Free Food!
    We’re Giving Away Tickets to Monday’s ‘New York’ Taste EventOver 45 chefs and mixologists will be in attendance.
  9. Expansions
    Salumeria Rosi Expanding to the UES ‘Soon’Cesare Casella’s cured meat emporium will set up a second location on Madison Avenue.
  10. TV Land
    Baron Ambrosia Headed to Cooking Channel This SundayThe ‘Bronx Flavor’ host’s national special will air this Sunday.
  11. Reopenings
    Subway Inn Back Up and RunningThe dive bar is back open after renovations.
  12. Crime Scenes
    Burned: Two Domino’s Managers Accused of Setting Fire to Rival PapaThe Florida-area culprits were evidently tired of seeing Papa John’s vehicles driving by their store.
  13. Food Politics
    MSNBC Says Herman Cain’s Alleged Sexual Harassment Symptomatic of Harass-yExcept Herman Cain had an office job when any alleged harassment might have taken place.
  14. The Feeding Tube
    Here’s One Final Helping of the Feeding TubeCheck out all of our coverage, and read any stories you may have missed, right this way.
  15. Blood and Guts
    Return of the Kitchen Horror Stories!Just in time for Halloween, more true tales of blood and guts from the country’s best chefs.
  16. The Feeding Tube
    The Feeding Tube: Who Will Be the Next Big Celebrity Chef?Grub Street’s bet is Canada’s Chuck Hughes.
  17. The Grub Street Diet
    Chef Hugh Acheson Braves the Crowds at Eataly, Lectures the Millionaires at“It was really cool. Google’s awesome. It’s fun to go into a room and speak with a bunch of 14-year-old millionaires. It makes me feel very wise. And old.”
  18. The Feeding Tube
    Buttered Up: A Look at Paula Deen’s Financial EmpireWe talked to industry experts and figured out exactly how much the butter-soaked belle really brings in. (It’s a lot.)
  19. The Other Critics
    Eric Asimov Takes the Times Critic Job, for NowHe’ll be filling in for the time being.
  20. The Feeding Tube
    The Feeding Tube: How Many Cooks (and Fridges, and Researchers) Does It Take toThe network’s test-kitchen director breaks it all down for Grub Street.
  21. The Feeding Tube
    The Feeding Tube: Eleven Real Secrets Behind TV Food StylingOne food stylist reveals all.
  22. Burning Question
    Should the U.S. Start Slaughtering Horses Again?People are eating horse anyway, so advocates say the U.S. is losing out on millions in potential revenue.
  23. Sneek Peeks
    Next Week on Grub Street: The Feeding TubeWe’re devoting a whole week to food television.
  24. Foodievents
    Here Now: The Full List of Grub Street Food Festival Vendors (Yes, There Will BeIt happens Sunday, October 23 at 10 a.m.
  25. Free Chicken!
    We’ve Got a Winner in Our Jerk Chicken GiveawayA story about an early-morning pork belly breakfast in Bangkok did us in.
  26. The Grub Street Diet
    Jacques Pépin Eats Chocolate Croissants for Lunch, Potato Frittatas for“I just had some fresh potatoes from the garden, and I had good eggs from a farm here, so, a frittata with herbs, and pancetta, and scallions”
  27. Menu Changes
    Tertulia Starting Lunch Next MondaySmoked-lamb-breast sandwiches are a go!
  28. Beef
    Canz Letz Itz Girlz Be FreeUnlike Hooters, which is, like, such a drag, you know?
  29. Greetings
    Say Hi to Grub Street Chicago’s New EditorMichael Gebert is joining the team.
  30. Burning Question
    Which Restaurants Should the Occupy Wall Streeters Occupy Next?Do they really think people are going to turn on Danny Meyer?
  31. Video Feed
    Watch Andrew Carmellini Make Whiskey-Spiked Quinoa on TodayThe Locanda Verde and Dutch chef whips up a pleasant-sounding side.
  32. Free Food!
    Grub Street Food Fest: We’re Giving Away Jerk ChickenJust tell us about your all-time best street food experience.
  33. Burning Question
    Has Restaurant Dining Jumped the Shark?Frank Bruni seems to think so. We’re not so sure.
  34. Completeists
    All That JazzThe EMP team even named its LLC after a Miles Davis album.
  35. Branding Opportunities
    Does Paula Deen Really Sell Butter-Flavored Lip Balm?It’s too good not to be true, right?
  36. Playlists
    Your Grub Street Food Festival D.J.’s: Michael Laiskonis and AlexIt all happens October 23 starting at 10 a.m.
  37. Video Feed
    Snoop Dogg: Big Fan of Vegetables, WeedNote to farmers: Grow large crops and Snoop will get high with you.
  38. Bad Words
    Diners Producer Calls Guy Fieri a Homophobic Lover of Poop Jokes [Updated]“Anytime any woman mentioned ‘cream,’ Guy went into a sexual riff. When cutting the show, you had to tell the editors to watch Guy’s eye line, because it’s always on breasts.”
  39. Other Magazines
    Rachael Ray’s Magazine Changing Corporate HandsMeredith is buying the brand from Reader’s Digest.
  40. Scraping the Barrel
    Gabrielle Hamilton Hits the Big Time As ‘Page Six’ Says She’sWith her sister’s husband! She’s really getting famous now!
  41. Foodievents
    The Grub Street Food Festival Returns to the Hester Street Fair October 23We’ll have an expanded roster of vendors, and expanded space to match.
  42. Waxing Poetic
    Some Things Per Se and Its Food Are Like, According to Sam SiftonIt’s an Aria! It’s a Greek god!
  43. Blechtacular
    Is Eating Pork Kinda Like Eating Puppy?England’s Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says yes.
  44. Openings
    Pok Pok’s Andy Ricker Opening LES Wing Joint ‘Before the NewThe Pok Pok chef will take over the former Baohaus space on the Lower East Side.
  45. Video Feed
    Watch the Very Lovely Trailer for Eleven Madison Park’s New CookbookLookin’ real good.
  46. Other Magazines
    Esquire Drops Its ‘Best Restaurant’ IssueNames Michael Mina the country’s best new restaurant.
  47. Quote of the Day
    There Are Worse Things Than the KFC Double DownLike meat pies secretly made out of people!
  48. Vin-dication
    Bryan Ferry Judges His Wine by the LabelThe co-founder of Roxy Music is a dude who gets it.
  49. The Grub Street Diet
    Food-Science Expert Dave Arnold Gorges on Duck Lunch, Steals Cocktail Ideas in“Lulo makes a nice foam, so I wanted to see what it was like when it was shaken.”
  50. Video Feed
    French Laundry London Pop-up Gets Its Own Sizzle ReelThomas Keller would like to remind you that his food is really quite exquisite.
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