The East Coast is having a rough week, you guys. First the earthquake, and now Irene is about to terrorize everyone north of the Carolinas. Gael Greene, for one, is stocking up on caviar! And our cohorts at Grub Street NY talked to a bunch of restaurants to see how they’re preparing for the storm on Sunday (lots of candles, tarps on skylights), and figuring out how to staff the places in the (unlikely) event all the subways get shut down. [Grub Street NY]