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  1. Video Feed
    Watch Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s Epic Takedown of the Wieners“You’re like Nicki Minaj, minus the everything.”
  2. The Grub Street Diet
    GQ’s Jim Nelson Spends Weekends in the Country, Weeknights at Pok“We capsized a few times in the Delaware, but we never lost the wine.”
  3. Quote of the Day
    Worse Than Zombie Face-Eating?Cooked squid can now impregnate your mouth.
  4. Closings
    SHO Shaun Hergatt Leaving Current SpaceThe chef, and the name, will leave the current location at the end of July.
  5. Coming Soon
    Masa Takayama Debuts New Restaurant Menu at CB1 MeetingExpect three floors and lots of grilling when the spot opens this fall.
  6. Beef
    The Champagne BrawlChris Brown and Drake got into it last night.
  7. Give It a Chance
    Why Are Politicians Determined to Make People Dislike Broccoli?How did this delicious vegetable wind up being a symbol of all that’s wrong with government oversight?
  8. The Feeding Tube
    Jamie Oliver Producing New Cooking Reality Show: Chef RaceThe show apparently pits British chefs against American chefs in a race across the U.S. One episode will be about Kansas!
  9. Have a Seat
    Mile End Sandwich Adds Delivery and, Perhaps More Crucial, SeatsYes, you can now sit down at the popular Noho sandwich shop.
  10. Leglislature
    Soda Ban: Could Movie-Theater Popcorn Be Outlawed, Too?Maybe! But Big Gulps will still be okay under the proposed rule.
  11. Studies
    Get Less Sleep, Crave More DoughnutsNew studies say sleep-deprived people can’t make healthy food choices.
  12. Menu Changes
    Taavo Somer: Isa’s New Menu Will Be More Casual, Geared Toward GrillingChef Igancio Mattos is out and Taavo Somer is overhauling the menu.
  13. Fried Chicken
    Thomas Keller Finally Bringing Ad Hoc Fried Chicken to New York This SundayIt’s a Father’s Day special from Bouchon.
  14. The Other Critics
    Dave Arnold Dreams of SushiThe sporks are the best part.
  15. Video Feed
    Watch Jon Stewart Compare the Legality of Pot and SodaPot will be a little more legal than Coke.
  16. The Grub Street Diet
    Gramercy Tavern Chef Michael Anthony Hates Skipping Meals, Sneaks Milk and“I’m a little jealous of people who tend to talk about their favorite restaurants. I like a lot of restaurants, but I rarely go back to the same one twice.”
  17. Booze News
    Luxury Seats Will Get Better Booze Service at New Nets ArenaThe hoi polloi will get cut off early, but high-rollers can drink until 2 a.m.
  18. Marketing Gimmicks
    Bad TasteLet’s just avoid naming dishes after the Miami face-eating attack, okay?
  19. Soda Ban
    7-Eleven Pretty Sure the Soda Ban Won’t Affect Big GulpsThere’s a leaky loophole.
  20. Crime Scenes
    Cars Keep Crashing Into Restaurants; Brooklyn Woman Latest VictimThe latest restaurant-related vehicular chaos: A 75-year-old driver loses control and crashes into a McDonald’s.
  21. Video Feed
    Jon Stewart Takes On Bloomberg’s Soda BanThe ban combines “the draconian government overreach people love with the probable lack of results they expect.”
  22. Quote of the Day
    Why Heinz Never Goes BadTomatoes are tougher than T-Rexes.
  23. Landlords
    Flay Says Mesa Grill Might Not Be Moving After All“We’re renegoiating the lease … We hope to stay there.”
  24. Withdrawal
    Do We Really Need to Ban Soda?Seems as though the “ban” will be pretty easy to circumvent, so what’s the point?
  25. We Called It
    Joël Robuchon Says Au Revoir to New York, L’Atelier Closes June 30The French megachef is outta here.
  26. Beef
    Felidia Lawyer Speaks Out on Tips Lawsuit“They’re not sweeping in like Don Quixote.”
  27. Food Politics
    Huge Beef Producers Would Like You to Reconsider Your Feelings on Pink SlimeCome on, guys! It’s not that bad.
  28. The Chain Gang
    T.G.I. Friday’s Denies Lifting Song From LCD SoundsystemA rep for the company says a song in a new ad is an original work.
  29. Bookshelf
    Modernist Cuisine at Home Coming in OctoberNathan Myhrvold & Co. unveil the at-home companion to their massive cooking tome.
  30. McZuck
    Super-Rich 28-Year-Old Eats Fast FoodDude, you’re in Italy. Come on.
  31. First Look
    First Look at CalliopeA look at the space, and the food, from the new East Village spot run by Waverly Inn and Prune alums.
  32. The Feeding Tube
    Media Takeovers: Anthony Bourdain Launching New CNN Show Next YearThe news show will air on Sundays beginning in early 2013.
  33. Closings
    Kibo’s KlosedThe Japanese Grill calls it quits after just eight months.
  34. Overload
    Food Snobs to Overrun the City This SummerAt least that’s what the ‘Times’ says.
  35. Happy Memorial Day!
    We’re Heading Out to Fire Up the GrillWe’re skipping out early.
  36. Suspicious Sounds
    Did T.G.I. Friday’s Lift an LCD Soundsystem Song for a New Ad?The ad’s soundtrack sure does sound a lot like “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House.”
  37. The Grub Street Diet
    Food Writer JJ Goode Drinks Iced Coffee Year-round, Likes Wine That Tastes Like“I know nothing about wine except that I love red wine that smells like manure and white wine that smells plastic-y, like a freshly opened Ninja Turtle action figure.”
  38. Funnies
    Fuds: The People, and the Story, Behind GoogaMooga’s Funniest Fake MenuIt started as a form of flirting.
  39. I Want One
    Who Says Detroit’s in Trouble?The motor city pioneers another vehicle: the hot-dog helicopter.
  40. Closings
    Prime Burger Owners Confirm the Midtown Institution Will Close This WeekendApparently classic Americana charm just won’t cut it these days.
  41. Goodwill Gestures
    GoogaMooga Organizers Offering Full ExtraMooga Ticket RefundsThe fallout from this weekend’s disastrous food and music festival continues.
  42. Marketing Gimmicks
    Controversia: Spanish-Language Pizza Deal Pisses People OffSpeak English, dammit!
  43. Openings
    Plaza Food Hall Expands TodayLuke’s Lobster, No. 7 Sub, and Sushi of Gari are among the new vendors.
  44. Growing Up
    Semen-Laced Cupcake Leads to Arson Threats at Minnesota High SchoolAh, to be young again.
  45. Bookshelf
    Grub Street Editor Alyssa Shelasky Wrote a Great New Book, and It᾿s OutAnd we aren’t just saying that because she works here!
  46. The Other Critics
    Eric Ripert Knows How to Stay on TopThe ‘Times’ once again awards four stars to Le Bernardin.
  47. Interviews
    Ted Allen on His New Book, Crushing Chefs’ Dreams, and“The show was originally a lot more elaborate. It was set in a mansion, the host was a butler, and the butler held a Chihuahua.”
  48. Crime Scenes
    Killer Sushi Chef Convicted of MurderA grisly murder ends in a conviction.
  49. Let’s Move
    The Obamas’ Latest Plot to Destroy America: Healthy RecipesBig Government is brainwashing our children yet again.
  50. Interviews
    30 Rock’s Scott Adsit and John Lutz Are All About Chicago-StyleAnd Grub Street respectfully disagrees with the two poor, misguided souls.
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