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Alain Ducasse Shows Off His Favorite Spots; Get a Great Deal at Schnipper’s

Schnipper’s 23rd Street outpost is celebrating its first year in business on Tuesday, October 16, by offering $1 cheeseburgers and PBRs after 5 p.m. [Grub Street]

• Alain Ducasse will be signing copies of J’aime New York, his new book about his favorite places to eat in the city, on Saturday, October 13. The chef will be at Le Bernardin from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., the John Dory Oyster Bar from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., and at Brooklyn Farmacy from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Fifty copies will be available for purchase at each location for $100. [Grub Street]

• The West Village’s Betel has launched a weekend brunch menu. It’s not just eggs and toast at the Southeast Asian restaurant: Look for son-in-law eggs, which are soft-boiled, deep-fried, and then served with green mango and tamarind. Thai crepes are also on the menu.

• Former Abe & Arthur’s chef Franklin Becker is working on a new quick-service restaurant concept and a book called Good Fat, Great Flavor. [Eater NY]

Sel et Gras has overhauled its menu. Chicken wings get the coq au vin treatment, the risotto is cooked with bouillabaisse stock and decked out with lobster, and instead of beef, the restaurant’s bourguignonne is made with escargots.

• There is a new kind of atlas on sale today in select stores, and instead of landmarks, it points the user toward New York City’s best doughnuts. [Fork in the Road]

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