Serious Eats: New York
This Weekend in the 'New York Times'
"I Was a Baby Bulemic": A preview of restaurant critic Frank Bruni's forthcoming memoir appears in the New York Times Magazine, getting top billing on the cover.
Green Peaches: Yes, as in unripe. Melissa Clark tries in vain to find and cook with immature peaches yet still gives us this recipe.
"Going Back in Time in Old England, Sip by Sip": A writer's search for what it means to be English—through the doors of several pubs and the bottom of plenty of pint glasses. With pretty slide show.
More Boozin': The world's biggest bar crawl, during Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.
Comforts of Home: Omri Casspi, first Israeli in the NBA, misses real Israeli hummus: "Man, I tried it; that’s all I can say... I will bring some from Israel, maybe. I’ll let you taste it and you tell me."
Recipe Redux: Amanda Hesser's retro recipe this week is Moroccan tomato soup.
Beat It: No Michael Jackson sculpture in butter at the Iowa State Fair. "We started hearing concerns from the public that he wasn’t an Iowan and didn’t have a connection to the fair."
"Foie Gras Palates, Hot Dog Pocketbooks": Food bloggers obsess over the details of low-end grub in a manner once reserved for haute cuisine.
Bottoms Up: Tequila goes from wild to sophisticated as bars and mixologists rediscover the spirit. With recipe: Lazy Madame.
NYC Dining: The Calexico cart opens a restaurant; a tour of Arthur Avenue's Little Italy in the Bronx; a night out with Cody Willard, host of Fox Business Network's Happy Hour.
Regional Dining: Doc's in Sparta, New Jersey; the Allenwood General Store in Wall Township, New Jersey; Sammy's Downtown in Westchester; Ianelli's Rooftop in White Plains; Restaurant Bocca in East Haven, Connecticut; Three Oaks Chocolatier in Litchfield, Connecticut; the Chop Shop in Smithfield, Long Island; a biergarten at the Plattdeutsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square, Long Island;
Travel: Can Ravell in Barcelona; local beer, brunch, and other recs for Cincinnati.