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Battling Big Brother Over Liquor and Langoustines

Today: Entrepreneurs and lawmakers lock horns, and a lone freedom fighter declares restaurant hiring practices sexist — against dudes, that is.

• First Steve Cuozzo gushes that the langoustine bisque at Tocqueville is addictive enough to warrant a government warning label; now we’re told Big Brother actually does have its eye on the little critters. [NYP; Nation’s Restaurant News]

• Beleaguered Barramundi fights back against the SLA’s booze freeze. [NYS]

• Is the NYPD’s hogging of Park Row hurting Chinatown noodle joints? [Metro]

• A barkeep fed up with shady “models-only” hiring on Craigslist takes a stand. [Shameless Restaurants]

Battling Big Brother Over Liquor and Langoustines