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  1. Openings
    Epicerie Boulud Will Bring Fresh Pastries and an Oyster Bar to the UWS in MayDaniel Boulud tells us the latest status of his two new projects.
  2. Foodievents
    Today’s Chefs All Basically Adore Paul Bocuse — and Who Can BlameKind words from Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert, Charlie Palmer, and more.
  3. Burgers
    Carmellini, Katie Lee, Rachael Ray Discuss What Will Be the Next Burger atKatie Lee votes tacos, Rachael Ray thinks “the hot dog is already sexy.” Plus a closer look at the evening’s burgers.
  4. Occupational Hazards
    Whoops! Jonathon Sawyer Accidentally Poisoned Himself With a False ChanterelleThanks to a mushroom-foraging trip gone wrong, the Cleveland chef found himself in the hospital.
  5. Openings
    Flay Is Scouting an NYC Bobby’s Burger Palace Space ‘RightThanks to pressure from his wife and friends, he’s finally bringing his burger spot to Manhattanites.
  6. The James Weird Awards
    The James Weird Awards: This Week’s Hard-to-Swallow Restaurant NewsIndecent exposure, peeping toms, marinating cats, and the trashing of a Red Lobster — all in this week’s roundup of weird restaurant news.
  7. Temporary Closings
    After Two Years, Allegretti Closes for ‘Renovations’Plus, two more summer shutterings.
  8. Deals
    Introducing Lifesta, the Swinger’s Club of Dining CouponsA coupon-exchange site lets you buy unused gift certificates, but is it kosher?
  9. Freebies
    Forgot Your Lunch Money? Text for a Free Mystery Brown BagAn urban delivery service is offering free snacks, no strings attached.
  10. TV Land
    Will MasterChef Be Great TV or Bloody Rubbish?What are the critics saying about Gordon Ramsay’s new show, ahead of tonight’s premiere?
  11. Openings
    General Greene’s Nick Morgenstern Takes Butcher Bay SpacePlus more from last night’s Community Board 3 meeting.
  12. Food.com
    New York Gets Another Restaurant Ranking, Review SiteDinevore considers itself to be the Rotten Tomatoes of food.
  13. Community Bored
    CB2 Blesses Gabriel Stulman’s Fedora; Boom Boom Room to Go Members OnlyPlus: Neighbors fight over I Tre Merli, and the future of Señor Swanky’s, and more news from last night’s Community Board 2 meeting.
  14. Discounts
    InBundles Joins Six Other Sites for Dining DealsHow to score restaurant deals of 50 percent off — and up!
  15. Top Chef Just Desserts
    Gail Simmons’s All-Butter, All-Sugar Top Chef Diet“All I craved was a cheeseburger, the whole time.”
  16. TV Land
    SPiN’s Will Horowitz Plans Downtown Restaurant, and a Reality Show WithPlus, are co-owners Susan Sarandon and Jonathan Bricklin dating?
  17. Sweet News
    Vegan Divas Launch Dessert Line at Butterfield Market, François ChocolateA former Babycakes baker is the pastry chef.
  18. Top Chef
    Simmons Previews Top Chef; Waxman Defends Gael GreeneJonathan Waxman considers his Obi-Wan nickname “a little embarrassing.”
  19. party chat
    Emmy Rossum Scares Bears by Singing to ThemThe New York–born actress on surviving in the wilderness.
  20. The New York Sandwich: A Time Line1888: Katz’s Delicatessen, now the city’s oldest deli, opens on the Lower East Side. The specialties then, as now, were hot meat sandwiches: cor […]
  21. party lines
    Karen O at MoMA’s Party in the GardenPlus: Jeff Koons, Nicole Miller, Nick Zinner …
  22. Foodievents
    Rachael Ray Fears Cake and LobsterShe also writes her recipes in longhand.
  23. Natural Disasters
    Oil Spills All Over Seafood Menus“I think the media is spilling a little bigger than the oil spill itself,” says Daniel Boulud.
  24. party lines
    Stefano Tonchi on His T Replacement and Settling In at WIt’s a different culture from the ‘Times.’
  25. Foodievents
    Brooklyn Museum Gives ‘Head Cheese’ New MeaningChampagne fountains and an Andy Warhol piñata.
  26. Awards
    Eric Ripert Predicts Beard WinnersMay 2 could be a good night for Keith McNally.
  27. Neighborhood Watch
    A Cooking Class at ‘21’ Club; Teany Reopening on the Lower East SidePlus: A vodka taste test tonight in the Financial District, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood food news.
  28. Neighborhood Watch
    Benchmark Opens in Park Slope; Belgian Waffles Come to the VillagePlus: bacon marmalade for sale in Greenpoint, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood food news.
  29. Meter Maid ConfidentialA few thoughts from an anonymous traffic-enforcement agent.
  30. Shh, We Spied on a CopTo get a glimpse of what a parking enforcer does on his daily rounds, we secretly trailed one.
  31. Neighborhood Watch
    Ceol’s Menu Gets a New-Chef Revamp; Barrio Hosts Taco-Eating ContestPlus: U.K. Beer Night at Jimmy’s No. 43, and another Chipotle opens, in our daily roundup of neighborhood food news.
  32. missed opportunities
    Alec Baldwin: We Had Planned a ‘Saltier’ Oscars“There were a lot of good jokes we had in there that they wanted to tone down.”
  33. Neighborhood Watch
    Midnight Snacks at Castello Plan; March Madness Tourney at Pump Energy FoodAnd there’s more: St. Patrick’s Day cookies at the Grand Central Terminal Market, and a new caffeine supplier for Sunset Park’s early risers.
  34. Neighborhood Watch
    Faustina Adds Lunch Service; Chocolate Extravaganza at 92nd Street YPlus: Gandhi opens in Prospect-Lefferts, and Chicca opens in Soho, in our daily roundup of neighborhood food news.
  35. Good QuestionFive great bar trivia nights.
  36. Neighborhood Watch
    A Phallic Festival at Matsuri; Breuckelen Grows a GardenPlus: A midnight fête at Landmarc, and Doma hires a new chef, in our daily roundup of neighborhood food news.
  37. Irish SpiritsTired of Guinness on St. Paddy’s? Here’s where to try some different alcoholic concoctions with Irish ties.
  38. party lines
    Brooklyn Decker Explains the Awkward Triangle Top on Her Sports Illustrated CoverIt was all her idea!
  39. behind the scenes
    Sundance Channel to Document DVF, Alexander Wang, Jeremy Scott, and Narciso Rodriguez’s Fashion Week PreparationsThey’re in town to follow the designers in the final 36 hours leading up to their Fashion Week shows.
  40. bons mots
    ‘Mom, I Know It’s Three in the Morning, But Can You Come Pick Me Up?’Peter Facinelli of ‘Twilight’ relives his worst New Year’s Eve.
  41. photo op
    Man With Giant Sword Destroys SUV in Times SquareAw, we love cable-television stunts.
  42. party chat
    Why Dustin Hoffman Loves the Library“It’s the first place I ever got laid.”
  43. the most important people in the world
    Celebrities Love Halloween Just As Much As Children, Gay DudesWe asked every celebrity we’ve run into over the past few weeks what they’ll be wearing tomorrow night.
  44. Burgers
    Michael Mina: No Burgers for the RabbleMichael Mina has no plans to make the burger at RN74 available to folks who don’t own condos in Millennium Tower, where the restaurant is.
  45. Empire Building
    Danny Meyer’s Maialino Will Open Next Month, But What About Shake ShackWhen will Shack Burgers come to the 10012?
  46. party chat
    Sharon Stone’s New Turn-on: GardeningThat’s right.
  47. The Other Critics
    Boulud Revels in Third StarThe Michelin guide makes up for our own critic’s misery.
  48. party chat
    Ricky Gervais: Successful Putz“In real life, I’m really cool.”
  49. photo op
    Streetwear Fanatics Spent Two Days Camping Out for Supreme’s Grand ReopeningAnd by grand, we mean the store was closed for two weeks.