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  1. Grub Guides
    Exploring the Convergence of New York’s Culinary Past and Present inThe neighborhood foodscape shines brightest in the seemingly peaceful coexistence of old and new.
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  2. L.A. Diet
    Chef Jeremy Fox Has a Salad Habit, Prefers Diners to Trendy Restaurants“I’ve never really been into salads. I grew up on fast food, but I’m 36 now, and it doesn’t make me feel so good anymore.”
    By Krista Simmons
  3. Oops
    The Parker Meridien Is Falling Down, But Burger Joint and Norma’s AreProceed with caution.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  4. Marketing Gimmicks
    High-Price Gimmick Dishes Going BustPeople just aren’t buying thousand-dollar omelettes like they used to.
    By Alan Sytsma
  5. The New York Diet
    Taco-Loving Chef Julian Medina Celebrates His Birthday With Tequila“A burger without fries is not a burger.”
    By Helen Rosner
  6. Celebrity Settings
    Jude Law’s Magical Restaurant Tour ContinuesPlus, the rest of this past week’s celebrity sightings.
    By Mike Vilensky
  7. Listicles
    Déjà Vu: ‘Forbes Traveler’ Bungles Best Brunches AgainFor the second year in a row, the mag honors Norma’s and Balthazar. At least the tourists are staying nicely corralled in designated spaces?
    By Alexander Basek
  8. Neighborhood Watch
    Bradley and Freitag Planning a ‘Lusty’ Menu for the Harrison; HotAstoria: Bar 36 at 36-05 30th Avenue hosts Martini Thursdays, where it’s “$2 off every martini on their menu (or create your own). Can’t beat the free snacks, too!” [Joey in Astoria] East Village: You’d be hard-pressed find a better, more satisfying “fantastic when it was hot but … made for a mean late night snack as well” deal than bär-bo-ne’s nightly five-course fresh pasta tasting menu. [Gluttoness] Flatiron: Eisenberg’s has been serving tater tots as latkes, but “the owner talked about getting in some big latkes soon. Let’s hope so … A place like Eisenberg’s deserves to have the best latkes.” [Lost City] Midtown West: Norma’s has added new breakfast items to its menu, including hot chestnut pancakes and a chocolate waffle with peanut-butter-toffee-crunch filling, but don’t expect to get in and try them until the tourist exodus in January. [Eater] Tribeca: With chef Amanda Freitag at the helm, Jimmy Bradley plans to strive “for a bold, lusty, soulful menu at the Harrison.” Saucy! [Restaurant Girl] Upper East Side: On weekdays through December, Zoë Townhouse at 135 East 62nd Street is offering a 15 percent discount off bottles of wine from noon to 7 p.m. [Grub Street] Williamsburg: From these pictures, the opening of the Peter Luger annex, which would significantly expand the restaurant, seems imminent. [Eater]
  9. Back of the House
    ‘Forbes Traveler’ Bungles Best BrunchesThe view of New York from Dubuque and Ho-Ho-Kus is a laughable one, but we could never understand the reason why. Don’t the editors of Forbes Traveler, author of this ridiculous “America’s Best Brunches” feature live in New York? It’s as if Vogue were to get its New York fashion sense from watching Sex and the City. The four brunches called out — Balthazar, Prune, Cookshop, and Norma’s — are places nobody we know would touch if they were giving away bottomless mimosas. Not because they aren’t good. But they’re all wildly crowded, and in neighborhoods where no one would ever want to be on a hung-over weekend day. (Despite Forbes’ assurance that West Chelsea is “the trendiest of neighborhoods.”)