This Week in 'New York Times' Food News

Posted by Hannah Howard, July 1, 2009 at 11:45 AM

Food Truck Turf Wars: Fancy new food carts are caught in a mess of street code and murky bureaucracy.

Seal for Dinner: The French might disapprove of seal hunting, but when they visit Canada, they're eager to order it.

Meal Tax Shrinks in France: The enormous tax on restaurant meals in France will be dropped today. Will it save hurting restaurants, bars, and cafes?

Perfect Burger: A breakdown of the ideal burger, as inspired by interviews with 30 chefs.

Beer Cocktails: Drinks like the beergarita are proof that "beer" and "cocktails" needn't be separated by a comma.

Food Fraud Arrests: New York City officials found that 500 food-vendor permits of the 3,000 now in circulation are probably held illegally; six people were arrested.

Diner in Williamsburg: Diner is "shaggy, improvisatory and cheeky, much like Williamsburg—or at least, like Williamsburg when Diner opened there a decade ago."

One Star: That's what Frank Bruni gives Bar Artisanal in TriBeCa, where the menu's cheesiness is its best part.

Fancy Food: Trends at the Fancy Food Show included blood orange, honey, and of course, everything artisanal.

Brooklyn's Unfancy Answer: The UnFancy Food Show featured delicacies from Brooklyn's finest food producers.

New Danny Meyer Spot: Public Fare, the new concession at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, sells organic chicken salad and chilled pea soup.

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