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Eliot Spitzer

  1. Issues
    Scott Stringer Ate a Cronut This MorningThe race for city comptroller heats up with a pastry that has absolutely nothing to do with the position of city comptroller.
    By Hugh Merwin
  2. Serious Question
    Eliot Spitzer and Scott Stringer Have Not Eaten CronutsThey seem suspiciously proud of this, too.
    By Hugh Merwin
  3. Celebrity Settings
    Aretha Franklin Serenaded at Brasserie Ruhlman; Eliot Spitzer Diets for thePlus: Matthew Morrison and friends at Abe & Arthur’s, late-late-night drinks and dining for Jason Segel, and more, in our weekly roundup of star-studded meals out.
    By Alex Rees
  4. Isn’t It Ironic
    Spitzer to Cabbie: ‘Happy Ending, Please?’The Luv Guv stopped into a former ‘health club.’ But it was all in good fun.
    By Daniel Maurer
  5. Ask a Waiter
    Trevor W. of ‘The Doorman’ Smiles on Drag Queens — Trannies,We asked the subject of a new mock-umentary to tell us who makes it past his velvet rope.
  6. NewsFeed
    Teddy’s Is Feeling Spitzer’s PainPer Down by the Hipster, on Monday night Williamsburg tavern Teddy’s capitalized on the Luv Guv’s downfall by serving up a Hypocrite’s Delight special consisting of a $5 Spitzer Spritzer made with — wait a minute — well liquor? We all know Eliot prefers the high end. Maybe the bar at Maze has something more to his liking. Update: Metromix finds that Spitzer’s Corner patrons are indeed in his corner, especially the guy who ponders what cheese might be paired with a Spitzer Spritzer: “This is a sex ring. This is like a Brillat Savarin or a Pierre Robert.” Spitzer Gets Scandal Special [Down by the Hipster]
  7. Back of the House
    Soup Nazi Ladles Out Ego; DiSpirito Waits Tables; ‘Top Chef’• Public hearing reveals support for trans-fat ban and printing of calories on fast-food menus. [NYT] • And KFC makes it official: minimal trans fats by April — coincidence? [NYS] • Soup Nazi ponders a self-glorifying museum at the site of his original store. [NYO] • Alerting us to video restaurant reviews, Andrea Strong somehow fails to nod to America’s Amusingest Food Videos. [NYP] • Public opens a wine bar; another izakaya, this one with buttons at the table to summon waiters; gourmet pizza on Bedford Avenue. [Strong Buzz] • Rocco DiSpirito waits tables with Gilbert Gottfried. (A benefit, not our dream reality show.) [NYP] • Batali goes bi-coastal: Pizzeria Mozza finally open. [Chowhound] • Absolut, Bacardi, and other reformed booze bizzies fork over $2.3 mil to end Spitzer probe. [NYS] • “Top Chef” Marisa busts out the bikini. [Chow]