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What's The Best New Restaurant In New York?

All sorts of restaurants have opened in New York this year—many of which made Ed's list of his favorite reviews of 2010. Now it's your turn to tell us: What's your favorite new restaurant in NYC? Take the poll »

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Poll: Are These Dishes Played Out?

Over at Bon Appetit, the BA Foodist complains about dishes that show up too often on restaurant menus. Are you bored with beet-and-goat-cheese salad? Are you tired of panna cotta? Or are there other menu items that you think really deserve the award for Most Played Out? Take the Poll! »

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Poll: Would You Eat at a 'C' Restaurant?

New York recently launched a new restaurant grading program, assigning letter grades of A, B, or C to eating establishments, depending on the outcome of their most recent health inspection. More importantly? Restaurants are required to post those letter grades in the window for all to see. Would a low grade put you off a restaurant?

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A Guide to New York's New Restaurant Grading System

[Photograph: NYC Department of Health] Today marks the launch of New York City's new restaurant grading program. The much-debated system assigns letter grades of A, B, or C depending on the number of health code violations recorded in a...

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Calorie Counts At High-End Restaurants: Yes Or No?

Photo: NYDN Any New Yorker who's stopped in a Starbucks or McDonald's in the last few years knows that calorie counts are posted with every menu item. But since law requires calorie information from any restaurant with 15 or more...

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100 Rules for Restaurant Staffers

Last week, Bruce Buschel wrote the first installation of "100 Things Restaurants Should Never Do." Today, he's back with Part Two. A few I'm inclined to agree with: 58. Do not bring judgment with the ketchup. Or mustard. Or hot...

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More Thanksgiving Menus!

[Photo: Robyn Lee] We've made a bunch of additions to our New York Thanksgiving Menu guide as more restaurants firm up their plans—including heavy hitters like the Craft restaurants, 100% vegan options like Pure Food and Wine, and affordable...

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Eating Out Alone in New York

Over on Serious Eats Talk, clarkie_16 asks for good places to eat out alone in New York. We've got some suggestions here, including a few expected ones—the bars at Balthazar and Otto, grab-and-go joints like the Shake Shack or...

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Coffee Chronicles: Behind the Scenes at Counter Culture

"You might be pleased to know your beans are roasted and packed to the sexy classic rock sounds of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath." [Photographs: Allison Hemler] Get out your measuring scoop, a kettle, and a French press, and make...

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Shutter Strip on Hudson

[Fork in the Road] It's been a tough year for restaurants across New York and across the country, but some neighborhoods have been hit harder than others, as becomes painfully and troublingly clear in this Fork in the Road...

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