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  1. Other Magazines
    Bon App’s Best New Restaurant List Sorta Snubs New YorkThe soon-to-close M. Wells is the only Big Apple entry.
  2. Beef
    Sacre Bleu! Alan Richman Tears M. Wells Apart in GQThe owners accuse him of harassing a server, and he goes ape.
  3. Greetings
    Say Hi to Grub Street’s Newest EditorAlyssa Shelasky is joining the team!
  4. Food TV
    Jeff Mauro Wins Next Food Network StarBut does he have what it takes to actually become famous?
  5. London Riots
    ‘Organic Chef’ Allegedly Among the London RiotersThe chef and his brother reportedly smashed up a chicken chain-restaurant location.
  6. The Grub Street Diet
    Epicurious Editor-in-Chief Tanya Steel Wakes Up to Her Husband’s“We use an inexpensive Italian espresso pot and Lavazza coffee, and he wakes me up with a latte every morning.”
  7. What to Eat
    Seamus Mullen to Start Serving Egg-on-a-Roll at His New RestaurantGranted, it’s not your typical egg-on-a-roll.
  8. Video Feed
    Best of New York, Cocktail-Hour EditionWe stop by the Mulberry Project for our latest video.
  9. L.A. Diet
    Food Network’s Duff Goldman Eats Cake With Perry Farrell, Only Drinks“Coffee to me is like cupcakes, just kind of pointless.”
  10. The Chain Gang
    One Olive Garden Was Maybe Serving All-You-Can-Eat HepatitisHealth officials are warning customers to get vaccinated.
  11. Video Feed
    Watch The Situation Give His Take on Italian FoodDoesn’t sound like the ‘Jersey Shore’ star loved the food in Italy.
  12. Elaine’s
    Elaine’s Auction Offers Table No. 1, Keith Hernandez–Signed BaseballElaine Kaufman’s estate will be auctioned off on September 24.
  13. Food TV
    Top Chef Texas: Bravo Confirms Worst-Kept Secret EverWe bet there’s going to be a barbecue challenge!
  14. Video Feed
    Aziz Ansari Talks About His Trader Joe’s Homage“Someone had a brown marker and they made it happen.”
  15. Video Feed
    Watch a Microsoft-Branded Video About the Meatball Shop GuysThey’re selling Windows Phones, but it’s still an interesting video.
  16. At the Movies
    Anne Hathaway’s Reps Deny Ruth Reichl Casting ReportThey say she isn’t set to play the famous writer and restaurant critic.
  17. Big Deals
    New Nets Stadium Shuns Jones Soda in Favor of CokeEven though Jones had already been announced as the arena’s official beverage provider.
  18. Quote of the Day
    Michael Chow Makes Strategic Sartorial ChoicesThe restaurateur says his trademark glasses once helped fight racism.
  19. What to Eat
    Are Bugs Really Going to Be the Next Big Thing?’The New Yorker’ says bug-eating is very much in fashion these days.
  20. Crime Scenes
    Veggie Bandits Running Rampant in the CityTomatoes and peppers are disappearing from the city’s community gardens.
  21. Chef Shuffle
    Phillip Kirschen-Clark Out at VandaagHis sous-chef will replace him, as the restaurant aims to go for a “more neighborhood approach.”
  22. Video Feed
    Watch Anthony Bourdain Talk to Stephen Colbert About theAnd he can’t drive past an Olive Garden without seething with anger.
  23. Closings
    M. Wells Will Serve Weekend Dinners Before ClosingDinner will now be served on Fridays and Saturdays until the restaurant closes.
  24. Quote of the Day
    Funny ’Cause It’s TrueEven Conan O’Brien knows the Michelin Guide is broken.
  25. Reopenings
    What the Revamped 40/40 Club Will Look LikeThere’s a whole lot of champagne!
  26. Openings
    There Will Soon Be a ‘Hidden’ Bar on Every Block in New YorkWe’ve seen this expansion model before …
  27. Hospitality
    Danny Meyer Is Exactly As Charming As You Think He IsThe ‘Times’ devotes some serious ink to Mr. Hospitality.
  28. Booze News
    Vodka Mix-up at Nacho Figueras–Hosted Polo EventWTF, Nacho?
  29. The Chain Gang
    Red Meat: American Fast-Food Restaurants Invading RussiaAnd as you might guess, McDonald’s is way out ahead of the curve on this one.
  30. Quote of the Day
    Those Were the Days?Eric Ripert digs up a 1986 review of Le Bernardin.
  31. Closings
    More on Motorino’s Recently Sunk Williamsburg LocationOne engineer says the city “went overboard” by vacating the building.
  32. Beef
    Jamawn Woods Says Chipotle’s to Blame for Next Great RestaurantThey totally hired a bunch of bad managers, okay?
  33. Temporary Closings
    Double Crown Closing, Reopening as Saxon & Parole This FallThe new restaurant will be meat-centric with nods to North Africa and the Mediterranean.
  34. Quote of the Day
    Well, It Is a Good BookSam Sifton sneaks a book plug into his latest review.
  35. Openings
    What to Eat at Seamus Mullen’s Tertulia, Opening This MonthLots of good-sounding traditional tapas.
  36. User’s Guide
    Big-City Barbecue: 101 Places to Satisfy Your Urban ’Cue CravingFor everyone who can’t take a barbecue road trip through the South this year, we scoured the country looking for the best big-city ‘cue.
  37. Closings
    M. Wells Will Say Au Revoir at the End of August [Updated]The megapopular Queens restaurant will shutter this month.
  38. Other Magazines
    David Carr Is Pretty Sure David Chang Has Forever Changed the PublishingCarr says the big publishing houses need to pay attention to ‘Lucky Peach’.
  39. Pond-Hopping
    Keller Will Take the French Laundry to EnglandIt will be a ten-day pop-up in Harrods.
  40. Pulling the Wool
    Why Do People Keep Saying McDonald’s Has ‘Won’ Something?Hank Cordello is up to his old pro-McDonald’s tricks, but others are calling bullshit.
  41. Video Feed
    Video: What Happened to Lady Gaga’s Meat DressGaga also reveals she’s quite the cook when she’s on tour.
  42. Video Feed
    Watch ‘Made With Love,’ the Most Passive-Aggressive Cooking-Segment“It’s disappointing when things turn out a little flaccid.”
  43. What to Eat
    There Is Some Very Fancy Lobster Swimming Around TownA shipment of rare Fourchu lobster has hit town, and the supply is running out fast. Here’s how to find the Wagyu beef of the sea.
  44. Openings
    Seamus Mullen Talks TertuliaHe tells Fork in the Road that he’s just really shooting for a cool Spanish vibe.
  45. Beef
    Lombardi’s ‘Oldest Pizzeria’ Claims Challenged by Papa’sYou see, Lombardi’s was closed between 1984 and 1994.
  46. Dough
    The Dunkin’ IPO Did Quite Well Today, Thank You Very MuchShares were up almost 50 percent at the end of their first day of trading.
  47. Bookshelf
    Take Some (Unsanctioned?) Looks at New Cookbooks From Andrew Carmellini andPreviews for two fall cookbooks are online now.
  48. Video Feed
    Video: Best of New York, Birthday Cake DivisionWe visit Soutine bakery on the Upper West Side.
  49. Food TV
    Ottomanelli Enlisted to Help ABC Promote The ChewThe old-school butcher shop gets its close-up.
  50. The Other Critics
    NYT Calls El Bulli Movie ‘Docile,’ ‘Dry,’ andAnd it STILL sounds better than ‘The Smurfs’!
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