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  1. No Slices
    Fired Up: Lawsuit Aims to Block Patsy Grimaldi’s New PizzeriaGrimaldi’s current owner says Patsy is in violation of a non-compete clause.
  2. Video Feed
    Mad Men: Just the DrinksLotsa whiskey.
  3. Crime Scenes
    Hard-Boiled: Wife-Cooking Chef Found GuiltyDavid Viens faces the possibility of life in prison.
  4. Video Feed
    Here’s That Paula Deen ‘Blooper Video’Spoiler: It’s far less exciting than it could have been.
  5. Food Media
    Gilt Taste Hit With Editorial ‘Cutbacks’The online deals company scales back its grocery bill.
  6. Quote of the Day
    ‘Luscious Eruptions’ Would Be a Great Name for a BandOld Homestead’s $350 steak sounds, uh, interesting.
  7. Backlashes
    ‘Betrayed’ Chick-fil-A Supporters Voice Displeasure on Facebook“I guess you couldn’t withstand the pressure of society and now feel you have to fit in. Sad day it is.”
  8. Video Feed
    Watch Nick Offerman’s Bacon PoetryAs good as it sounds.
  9. Other Magazines
    Saveur Puts All Its Covers OnlineThey did it to honor the food glossy’s 150th issue.
  10. The Feeding Tube
    Top Chef’s New Season Debuts in November, Won’t Change ThingsThe cheftestants (all 21 of ‘em) are headed to Seattle.
  11. Choking Chick-fil-A
    Chick-fil-A Suddenly Very Wishy-Washy About Its Stance on Gay MarriageA pro-LGBTQ group says the chicken chain has agreed to stop funding groups that oppose gay marriage. But the chain itself isn’t talking.
  12. The Feeding Tube
    Rachael Ray and Regis Philbin Joining ForcesRegis will show up on Ray’s show every month.
  13. Empire Building
    Brand Equity: Kobayashi Developing His Own Hot-Dog LineThe competitive eater is putting his money where his mouth (usually) is.
  14. Greetings
    Let’s All Say Hi to Grub’s Newest Editor, Hugh MerwinHe’s a former oyster-shucking champion.
  15. Trouble Brewing
    Beer and Loathing: Dos Equis ‘Most Interesting Man’ Hosting ObamaMeanwhile, POTUS will be enjoying Armand de Brignac Champagne with Jay-Z.
  16. Openings
    First Look at Pig and Khao, the New Asian Spot From Leah Cohen and the FattyThe Asian Hipster boom continues apace.
  17. Crime Scenes
    Florida Chef Commits Apparent Suicide in Restaurant Dining RoomThere weren’t any customers around, though.
  18. The Feeding Tube
    Yep, There Will Be Lots of Chef Cameos on Treme This YearEric Ripert and David Chang might just be regular cast members at this point.
  19. Lawsuits
    Same-Sex Couple Sues Restaurant Over Alleged Rehearsal-Dinner DiscriminationThe owner of now-closed Amber Village allegedly turned the couple away because he feared the party would negatively impact the restaurant’s feng shui.
  20. Temporary Closings
    Al Sharpton Needs a New Breakfast SpotThe breakfast room at the Loews Regency Hotel will close for renovations next year.
  21. Booze News
    Toxic Liquor Results in Czech Booze BanTwenty deaths have been linked to methanol-laced spirits.
  22. Close Readings
    Donkey Sauce, DeconstructedThe menu at Guy Fieri’s new restaurant has some impressive prose.
  23. The Chain Gang
    Burger Chains Getting a Little Too Arty With Their BunsThey’re painting on logos with edible ink. Ick.
  24. More Pork
    Pork Slope Expanding Its Weekend HoursDale Talde’s bar will be open starting at noon on Saturdays and Sundays.
  25. Soda Ban
    New Nets Arena Will Play Along With Soda BanBruce Ratner says Barclays Center will get an early start on the ban.
  26. The Grub Street Diet
    Chef Dale Talde Offsets Poutine With Bike Rides, Cures Everything With Fernet“After you open a restaurant, you realize you’re two full pant sizes up and you look like you got stung by a hive of bees.”
  27. Money Money Money
    Paula Deen’s Newest Moneymaker: ‘Anti-Fatigue’ Kitchen MatsBecause her fans probably need all the support they can get when they stand up.
  28. The Feeding Tube
    Thomas Keller and Phil Rosenthal Teaming Up for New Food PilotThe still-unnamed show is just about to start production.
  29. Openings
    Tom Colicchio’s Hamptons Restaurant Opens This WeekendBridgehampton’s Topping Rose House will open this Saturday.
  30. Everyday Occurrences
    Athlete Parties at Celeb-Friendly Resto, Gets Pretty Much Everything CompedWho would have possibly thought Hakkasan would comp its celebrity customers?
  31. The Feeding Tube
    Fox Actually Passed on a Gordon Ramsay Show’Gordon Behind Bars’ just won’t fly at the network.
  32. Eat Up
    Could No-Seat Restaurants Become a Thing in New York?It’s happening in Tokyo, so it’s probably just a matter of time.
  33. Grrrrr
    Haters (and Supporters) Flood Obama-Hugging Pizzeria Owner’s Yelp PageOne helpful reviewer suggests that conservatives “Treat it the same as the Dems treated Chick-fil-a.”
  34. Higher Learning
    More Details on José Andrés’s Spanish Culinary School CurriculumWhat will the students of the ten-week, $26,500 curriculum be learning?
  35. Presidential Pizza
    Here Is a Delightful Photo of a Pizzeria Owner Hugging President ObamaThe dude really likes the president.
  36. Side Projects
    Sex, Drugs, and Todd EnglishThe always-on-the-move chef might be starting his own band.
  37. Business As Usual
    At Least Some NYU Students Still Cool With Chick-fil-ANew York’s only Chick-fil-A reopens, seems unaffected by this summer’s controversy.
  38. The Way Things Are
    Will the Husk Car Crash Force Restaurants to Crack Down on Staff Drinking?Spoiler: Probably not.
  39. Bookshelf
    It’s Official: Big Gay Ice Cream Cookbook Coming Out in 2014Expect recipes, stories, and unicorns.
  40. Health Concerns
    There Are a Few New York Chefs That Don’t Have to Deal with Letter GradesOpen a restaurant in a market and health grades won’t be an issue.
  41. Menu Additions
    Here’s the NoMad’s Brunch MenuExpect Bloodys and a truffle chicken sandwich.
  42. The Grub Street Diet
    Compliance Director Craig Zobel Eats Food He Thinks Is Funny“They put pieces of lime in the margarita and light them on fire, which seems like a lot of fanfare for just a normal margarita.”
  43. Brewbama
    Obama: Homebrewer-in-Chief?We’ve got to come up with a name for this stuff.
  44. Lawsuits
    Boulud, Sued: Former Employee Says Daniel’s Restaurants Stiffed HerA former busser says she wasn’t paid her fair share.
  45. Kings County
    Brooklyn Still a Strange, ‘Bohemian’ Place for the Post,Why aren’t people over this yet?
  46. Confusion
    Meet Chick-Felays, the Tiny Canadian Restaurant That Wants You to Know It Has NoYes, the name sounds the same as Chick-fil-A, but the stance on gay marriage is different.
  47. Chef Shuffle
    Calliope Sweet on Pastry Chef Shuna LydonWe had a feeling there was something there.
  48. Awards
    Olive Garden Critic Marilyn Hagerty Wins Excellence in Media AwardShe’ll receive the 2012 Al Neuharth Excellence in Media Award on October 4.
  49. RIP
    We’re Going to Miss David RakoffHe wrote one of the best things we’ve ever run on Grub Street.
  50. Lists
    Burger Porn!Including burgers of the tuna and lamb varieties.
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