• Rachael Ray didn’t put in much face time at the Burger Bash on Friday. You know, the one she was hosting. [NYP]
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• Ex–Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O’Neal received a chilly reception from power-lunchers when he showed up at Michael’s last week. [NYP]
• In conjunction with the financial crisis, Wall Street’s food-cart vendors have seen their business drop. [Metro]
• Pacha was the site of not one, but two, fights over the weekend. [NYP]
• 2008 presented Long Island’s wine growers with a multitude of weather challenges, but it looks like the crop is a good one. [amNY]