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A Fork in the Road Guide to Greenmarket Etiquette
September 20, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Robert Sietsema Farmers' markets are a bit like inebriation: They have a way of amplifying the best and worst parts of one's personality, of shaving away pleasantries to reveal a certain...
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Sam Mason Is Opening an Artisanal Mayo Shop, Signaling the Brooklyn Food Movement's Total Descent Into Self-Parody
September 19, 2011 in Fork in the Road
This is your future, Brooklyn.Oh, Brooklyn. We stood by you as your chocolatiers congratulated themselves on their "childlike curiosity." We had your back when the owner of your new-wave soda...
Heritage Meats Is Replacing Jeffrey's Meats at the Essex Street Market
September 19, 2011 in Fork in the Road
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The Original (Really) Ray's Is Closing
September 19, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Stephanie B./Yelp The culinary gentrification of the San Gennaro Festival isn't the only change to befall Little Italy this month: Ray's Pizza, the oldest (and first) Ray's in the city, will...
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September 16, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Harvard to USDA: Our Plate Is Better Than MyPlate
September 16, 2011 in Fork in the Road
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Fat Pants Friday Says 'The End' With Amy's Bread's Monkey Cake
September 16, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Rebecca Marx Because this is the very last Fat Pants Friday installment I'll ever write (not counting, of course, this morning's regurgitation of my all-time favorites), I spent a fair amount...
The Castello Plan's Natasha Pogrebinsky Will Open Bear in Long Island City
September 16, 2011 in Fork in the Road
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My 10 Best Fat Pants Fridays
September 16, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Rebecca MarxCake Shop's peanut butter bomb. I have spent the last 18 months or so eating untold amounts of fat and sugar, often but not always in the name of Fat...
Murray's Expands, Japonais Becomes Kibo, and Russ & Daughters Remodels...Its Office
September 15, 2011 in Fork in the Road
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The Finalists for the Vendy Rookie of the Year Award Are Here
September 15, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Who ya calling a rookie, punk?Korilla BBQ may have been unceremoniously booted from The Great Food Truck Race, but its patrons could care less: they've made it one of the...
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Tennessee Does Not 'LVTOFU'
September 15, 2011 in Fork in the Road
What's not 2 LV?Dealing with governmental bureaucracy is rarely a jolly good time, but apparently it's even less enjoyable if you're a vegan living in Tennessee. According to the PETA...
Dish No. 21: Bien Cuit's Zucchini Sandwich
September 15, 2011 in Fork in the Road
The 'Stephen Aspirinio Brand' Wins Over CB1, Fails to Impress Florida
September 14, 2011 in Fork in the Road
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VICE Munchies Is Back, and Peckish
September 14, 2011 in Fork in the Road
VICE Munchies, the two-year-old Web series that has trained its lens on the likes of David Chang, Andrew Carmellini, Brooks Headley, and Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis, has just kicked...
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Falai Has Closed, and Falai Panetteria Is on the Market
September 14, 2011 in Fork in the Road
After months of speculation, Iacopo has closed Falai, his six-year-old flagship restaurant on Clinton Street.Following a report on Grub Street that the restaurant was temporarily closed due to "technical difficulties,"...
Al di La's Wait Staff Are Crime-Fighting Superstars
September 14, 2011 in Fork in the Road
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The Bean Is Being Replaced by Another Fucking Starbucks
September 14, 2011 in Fork in the Road
The Bean Looks like the Bean's owners knew exactly what they were doing when they made the ostensibly puzzling decision to open a new location one block away from their original...
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Dish No. 22: Épicerie Boulud's Pan Bagnat
September 14, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Rebecca Marx The pan-bagnat is what a tuna sandwich is called if you happen to be eating it on the French Riviera. (And if you do, well, lucky you.) Much like...
Jamie Oliver Pulls a Thomas Keller and Installs Closed Circuit TV Cameras in His Kitchens
September 13, 2011 in Fork in the Road
The Corner Bistro's Burger May Very Well Be Overrated
September 13, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Eric Ripert, Dan Barber, and Jim Lahey to Headline Lopate & Locavores
September 13, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Dean Poll Finally Recognizes The Hotel Workers Union
September 13, 2011 in Fork in the Road
Pizzeria 900 Degrees Goes up in Smoke
September 13, 2011 in Fork in the Road
The Lobster Place Has Closed Its Bleecker Street Store
September 12, 2011 in Fork in the Road
