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  1. Openings
    Suba and Boqueria Vet Yann de Rochefort Opening Manzanilla in FlatironExpect pâté buñuelos, cod tartare with molecular-gastronomical “nitro-tomato,” and bacalao with citrus-gazpachuelo sauce.
  2. Beer Me
    Eben Freeman Brews a Beer for BoozehoundsHe’s been working hard with Lakefront Brewery on a recipe for Fernet Stout, and now it’s flowing through tap lines at Nicoletta Pizzeria and Osteria Morini.
  3. Restaurant Agenda
    Murray’s Cheese Bar Launching Brunch at the End of the MonthStarting February 23, the landmark Village fromagerie’s egg and cheese sandwich will be available at the shop’s restaurant offshoot.
  4. Valentine’s Day
    A Survey of the City’s Burgeoning Craft-Chocolate SceneThis Valentine’s Day, you might want to resist the heart-shaped charms of the Whitman’s Sampler.
  5. In Season
    In Season: Rita Sodi’s Red Cabbage SaladYou can find good cabbage any time of the year, but winter is the brassica’s finest hour.
  6. Restaurant Agenda
    Annisa Celebrates the Year of the Snake With a Six-Course Tasting MenuThink tea-smoked eel with monkfish liver and fat choy, seared foie gras with soup dumpling, and more.
  7. Trendlet
    Cauliflower Makes a Move to the Center of the PlateIt’s now in the role of Vegetable Most Likely to Be Mistaken for a Piece of Meat.
  8. Openings
    Andrew Tarlow to Open Shipyard Dive-Inspired Achilles Heel in GreenpointThe nautical theme extends to the menu, with raw shellfish, clam chowder, and plenty of rum.
  9. In Season
    In Season: Couscous Tabbouleh With Parsley Root and Preserved LemonHugue Dufour has discovered that parsley root makes a first-rate foundation for this clever, winterized tabbouleh.
  10. Openings
    Uri Scheft Opening First American Outpost of Breads Bakery in Union SquareIn the style of New York’s expanding wave of bakery-cafés, there will be twenty seats for customers to linger over a sandwich or salad.
  11. Restaurant Agenda
    Sullivan St Bakery’s Jim Lahey Offering Super Bowl Sunday Takeout ChiliBecause man cannot live by pane Pugliese alone.
  12. Openings
    First Look at Harvist, Opening This Week at My Images StudiosYou can’t run a respectable multimillion-dollar arts-and-culture hub these days without offering your patrons something good to eat.
  13. Openings
    First Look at Pho 66, Greg Hugunin’s Southeast Asian Joint Opening inExpect four types of pho, summer rolls, wok-fried noodles, a smattering of Thai dishes, and thematic cocktails.
  14. Pies
    Slideshow: From Rabbit to Cauliflower, Pie Goes SavoryIt’s not just for dessert anymore.
  15. In Season
    In Season: Wade Moises’s Pink Grapefruit SaladThe Rosemary’s chef combines the palate bracer with some of its citrus associates in this invigorating salad.
  16. Restaurant Agenda
    First Look at Cole’s Greenwich Village, Opening This Week in the Old LyonExpect an amped-up cocktail program and local-and-seasonal fare from Daniel Eardley.
  17. Underground Gourmet Review
    The Underground Gourmet: At Chez Sardine, a Playful Approach toThe latest addition to Gabriel Stulman’s burgeoning West Village empire features a succulent menu worthy of a death-row binge.
  18. Trendlet
    Trendlet: Once-Humble Brisket Finds New CachetThanks to the confluence of the New and Improved Jewish Deli Movement and the enduring Barbecue Boom, it’s experienced a spike in popularity of almost pork-belly proportions.
  19. Openings
    What to Eat at the Birdbath Pop-up at Books of WonderFor the next three months, Maury Rubin will operate the takeout counter as a “green burger joint.”
  20. In Season
    In Season: Hospoda’s Fried Egg Bread With Apple-Horseradish RelishIts super-pungent, sinus-thumping heat cuts the richness of winter’s meaty stews and braises.
  21. Openings
    Maloney & Porcelli Adds a Retro LuncheonetteComplete with chopped steak, wedge salads, and a bona fide soda jerk.
  22. Restaurant Agenda
    Cassoulet Cookoff Returns to Jimmy’s No. 43One bright spot in the mid-January gloom: a three-day cassoulet binge.
  23. Openings
    The Wayland Launches Animals, a Fifteen-Seat Sandwich ShopThis might be the era of the sandwich pop-up.
  24. Restaurant Agenda
    Runner & Stone Aspires to Be All Things to All Carb-CraversThis new Gowanus café from Per Se and Blue Ribbon alums offers traditional French pastries and Italian-influenced salads and pastas.
  25. Underground Gourmet Review
    The Underground Gourmet: Four Stars for Flushing’s Little Pepper Hot PotIt has everything you could ask for in a restaurant whose raison d’être is a communal repast that originated among the nomads of Mongolia and eventually ended up on the menus of some of New York’s finest Sichuan restaurants.
  26. In Season
    In Season: Brussels-Sprout Salad With Crispy Bacon and Buttermilk DressingFrost is to sprouts as sunshine is to tomatoes.
  27. Openings
    Danji Chef Hooni Kim Opens Hanjan, a ‘Korean Spotted Pig’The chef branches out with an updated version of a Korean joomak.
  28. Openings
    Kin Shop Team Opens the Marrow in the West VillageThis time, partners Alicia Nosenzo and chef Harold Dieterle are looking to Germany and Italy.
  29. Openings
    Saul Bolton’s Red Gravy Coming to Brooklyn HeightsThe Vanderbilt and Saul chef ventures into red-sauce territory.
  30. Restaurant Agenda
    Sara Jenkins’s 2012 Olio Nuovo Arrives at Porsena Extra BarStraight from the family farm in the hills of Tuscany.
  31. In Season
    In Season: Pecorino di FossaThis rustic formaggio is available now at Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria as well as at DiPalo Fine Foods.
  32. Urban Forager
    The Stollen Renaissance: New Takes on the Fruit-Studded, Sugar-Dusted ChristmasIf you think that they’re all the same, think again.
  33. Restaurant Agenda
    David and Laura Shea Return to Applewood for Meet the Farmers DinnerThe six-course tasting menu will highlight produce, pork, and eggs from their own farm.
  34. Coming Soon
    Parks and Rigatoni: Torrisi Team to Open New High Line RestaurantThe 100-plus-seat full-service restaurant will be at the park’s southern tip.
  35. Trendlet
    Trendlet: A New Slew of Distinctly New York TacosLike pizza, burgers, and pork buns before it, the taco is the latest lowbrow foodstuff to undergo a gourmet upgrade.
  36. In Season
    In Season: Ample Hills Creamery’s Wet Walnut SauceThis new scarlet nut is a cross between a standard California walnut and a fancy French variety.
  37. Openings
    Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto Returns to His Old Neighborhood With Tribeca CanvasThe so-called bistro is devoted to Morimoto’s globally accented riff on Western comfort food.
  38. Openings
    Frej Replacement Aska Opens at Kinfolk StudiosExpect a vegetable-focused prix fixe menu and Scandinavian-inspired cocktails.
  39. Urban Forager
    Breakfast of Locavores: Catskill Provisions’ Pancakes Are Local, Organic,Breakfast of locavores.
  40. Restaurant Agenda
    Belgian Bistros Resto and the Cannibal to Host Daily Sunday SuppersThe new series kicks off with a Pat LaFrieda three-bone rib roast.
  41. Holiday Gift Guide 2012
    Slideshow: The Best Cookies to Give as Holiday GiftsThe seasonal offerings from Smile to Go, Milk Bar, and more.
  42. Restaurant Agenda
    Dessert Line Cecil & Merl Debuts With a New Take on CheesecakeThe three-pound loaf comes swaddled in a bunkerlike layer of graham-cracker crust with pumpkin or lemon-ricotta filling.
  43. Holiday Drinking
    The Complete Guide to Thanksgiving DrinkingOn the fourth Thursday of November, the turkey isn’t all that needs lubricating.
  44. In Season
    In Season: Paula Wolfert’s Caramelized QuincesYou can’t really eat this ancient fruit without cooking it, and cooking it well.
  45. First Look
    First Look at Maysville, the Manhattan Offshoot of Brooklyn’s Char No. 4The new spot opens on 26th Street tonight.
  46. Gowanus
    Long Defined by Its Odoriferous Canal, Gowanus Is Starting to Smell a LittleThe neighborhood has become something of a food hub.
  47. In Season
    In Season: the Breslin’s Boiled PeanutsYes, peanuts, in their raw or “green” state, have arrived at Greenmarket.
  48. Restaurant Agenda
    First Look at Krescendo, Opening November 1 in Boerum HillElizabeth Falkner is slinging pizzas in Boerum Hill.
  49. What to Eat
    Order Your Four & Twenty Thanksgiving Pie Before It’s Too LateThis year’s flavors: salted caramel apple, bittersweet chocolate pecan, brown butter pumpkin, and the slightly racy sounding salty honey.
  50. Underground Gourmet Review
    Underground Gourmet: A Momofuku Veteran Finds Fertile Culinary Ground Across theFour stars for Kevin Pemoulie’s Jersey City restaurant.
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