We didn't need New York magazine's Approval Matrix, the back-page feature that decides where current pop culture blips land on its taste meter, to tell us that J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Food Lab column was brilliant. We already knew that. But hey, it's pretty cool to see his thin, crisp french fries right above John Goodman's head (looking good, indeed!) and below James Taylor and Carol King rocking out at Madison Square Garden. More

Melissa Hom, New York magazine Grub Street has posted this week's "New York Diet" column, and the featured eater is Serious Eats overlord Ed Levine. If you have ever wanted to hear about every single piece of food Ed... More

If you're one of those restaurant-goers who ogles every dish in sight before placing your order, you might enjoy Grub Street's newest feature: visual tours of New York menus. First up is recently-opened Bowery hotspot Double Crown. Click through to... More

Looking to donate your hard-earned dollars to something worthwhile? Consider the 10th Annual New York Taste, a benefit for City Harvest, on Monday, November 3, at Skylight (map). Tickets are $215 (VIP, which gets you in an hour early) or... More

Most important? Yes. Photograph by thewanderingeater Gael Greene gives us her list of the 14 most important New York City restaurants of the last 40 years. Here are the problems: She never defines what she means by important Her... More

Editor's note: Every afternoon we post a short Sugar Rush to end your day. Think of it as the dessert to your daily blog reading. —Zach Photograph by Bob Blesse I'm an affogato freak, so I really appreciated Robin Raisfeld... More

Ed Levine sounds off on the breakfast meals he would have added to New York magazine's breakfast list. More