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  1. Closings
    Midtown Staple Sushi Zen Will Close After Service TonightToshio Suzuki, who trained celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto, opened the restaurant in 1983.
    By Chris Crowley
  2. Restaurant Power Rankings
    Grub Street’s Restaurant Power Rankings: The Estela Team Expands,Find out where to eat in our weekly ranking of the city’s most-buzzed-about restaurants.
    By Alan Sytsma
  3. Recalls
    Bowery Whole Foods Warns One of Its Cheeses May Have ListeriaDon’t eat the store’s “Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves.”
    By Clint Rainey
  4. The Chain Gang
    National Chicken Chain Announces Second Stand-alone Manhattan LocationJust eight blocks from the other location!
    By Chris Crowley
  5. Comebacks
    Clearly Canadian’s Triumphant Comeback Hits a Snag, and Fans Are UpsetThe first shipments finally went out this month, but tens of thousands of orders have remained unfulfilled.
    By Chris Crowley
  6. Progress
    Congress Will Finally Outlaw Seafood Caught by SlavesObama is expected to sign a bill that closes an 85-year-old loophole on forced labor.
    By Clint Rainey
  7. Beer Me
    World’s Best Town to Install Public Beer FountainLocal officials opted for this over fixing their water supply.
    By Clint Rainey
  8. Interviews
    One of Brooklyn’s Favorite Chefs Is Headed to a Meal-Delivery Start-upJohnathan Adler will leave Franny’s at the end of March to take over as the culinary manager of Blue Apron.
    By Alan Sytsma
  9. Coming Soon
    Brooklyn Will Get Its Own Breaking Bad Coffee Shop This Year” … This isn’t a theme park, but a unique coffee shop with just hints of the TV show.”
    By Seth Porges
  10. Health Trends
    Misguided Maker of Skittles and M&Ms Swears Off Artificial DyeWhat would Willy Wonka think?
    By Clint Rainey
  13. The Chain Gang
    Beyoncé Is So Powerful She Can Single-Handedly Lift Red Lobster’s SalesOne lyric leads an entire nation to crave popcorn shrimp and cheddar biscuits.
    By Clint Rainey
  14. Openings
    First Look at La Sirena, the Latest From Mario Batali and Joe BastianichThe Babbo boys open their first new New York restaurant in ten years (not counting Eataly).
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  15. Scams
    Benoît Violier Was Reportedly the Victim of a Million-Dollar Wine ScamA new report says he got screwed out of millions in fine wine.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. Awareness
    Meet the People Working to Improve the Lives of Restaurant EmployeesA growing number of advocates say it’s time to give members of the hospitality industry access to programs that actually promote mental and physical wellness.
    By Keenan Steiner
  17. Dismal Days
    Chipotle’s Postcrisis Earnings ReportDuring the fourth quarter, net income plummeted 44 percent.
    By Chris Crowley
  18. RIP
    World-Renowned Chef Benoît Violier Dies of Apparent SuicideThe 44-year-old chef’s restaurant was named the best in the world just a month and a half ago.
    By Chris Crowley
  19. Party
    Why It’s (Finally) Time for Restaurant Workers to Celebrate the HolidaysThe holidays are a distant, hazy memory for most, which is why this is the time people in the hospitality industry actually get to enjoy themselves.
    By Edna Ishayik
  20. Restaurant Power Rankings
    Grub Street’s Restaurant Power Rankings: High Street’s New Dinner, aFind out where to eat in our weekly ranking of the city’s most-buzzed-about restaurants.
    By Alan Sytsma
  21. Fraudulent Activities
    Wendy’s May Have Suffered a Major Credit-Card BreachThe chain says it’s still “too soon” to know the scope.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. News
    Snow Collapsed the Roof at This New Jersey Trader Joe’sThe company is trying to move its 160 employees to other area stores.
    By Clint Rainey
  25. Crime Scene
    If You Wanted Another Reason to Hate Dallas BBQ, This Is Probably ItA transgender customer has accused management of doing nothing after strangers sexually harassed her.
    By Clint Rainey
  26. Disasters
    Devastating Fire Causes Famed Edwards Smokehouse to Close IndefinitelyTheir ham is renowned by chefs around the country.
    By Chris Crowley
  27. Expansions
    Via Carota Will Expand Next DoorExpect dinners to go, book signings, and cicchetti. (Maybe.)
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  28. Drops
    Mast Brothers Controversy Sunk Some Shops’ Holiday-Season SalesSome businesses report declines as large as 66 percent compared to the previous year.
    By Keenan Steiner
  29. Great Ideas
    America Finally Gets the All-Nacho Restaurant It DeservesNachoria gets serious about everybody’s favorite DIY drunk food.
    By Clint Rainey
  30. What to Eat
    What to Eat at Momofuku Nishi, Dave Chang’s New ‘Noodle Joint’It’s Italian without being Italian, Noodle Bar without being Noodle Bar, and somehow familiar while still seeming new.
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
  31. The Chain Gang
    Consumer Groups Accuse McDonald’s of Price-Gouging Franchisees on RentThey claim the chain is charging up to ten times the market rate in the EU.
    By Clint Rainey
  32. The Other Critics
    The New York Times Demoted Thomas Keller’s Per Se All the Way Down“Servers sometimes give you the feeling that you work for them, and your job is to feel lucky to receive whatever you get.”
    By Alan Sytsma
  33. Minimum Wage
    Seattle Area Restaurant Jobs IncreaseAccording to statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
    By Chris Crowley
  34. The Chain Gang
    Chipotle Faces Plunging Sales, Is SubpoenaedIt’s gone from bad to worse for the company that is now the center of a criminal investigation.
    By Chris Crowley
  37. The Future
    Hydroponic Lettuce Start-Ups Want to Bring Local Produce to AlaskaIndoor farming could change the game for a state that imports as much as 95 percent of its food.
    By Chris Crowley
  38. Unexpected Expansions
    Burger Joint Is Not So Secretly Opening in SingaporeThe new location is expected to open in April and there’s one coming to Brazil, too.
    By Chris Crowley
  39. Dookie
    Green Day Has Finally Launched Its Own Coffee LineIt’s called Oakland Coffee Works.
    By Alan Sytsma
  40. The Chain Gang
    Boston’s Norovirus-Stricken Chipotle Should Reopen TodayOfficials traced the virus back to a sick employee.
    By Alan Sytsma
  41. Cameos
    Why More Restaurants Than Ever Are Hosting Guest-Chef Pop-upsChef cameos can be fun, but they can also be an effective tool for recruiting and maintaining a talented staff.
    By Edna Ishayik
  42. Closings
    Michael White’s Italian Steakhouse Costata Will Close This MonthThe Soho spot’s final service will be December 31.
    By Alan Sytsma
  43. The Chain Gang
    Here Are the Changes Chipotle Will Make to Its FoodThe chain still isn’t quite sure what’s making its customers sick.
    By Alan Sytsma
  44. Missives
    The Mast Brothers Respond“… We never claimed to make all our chocolate exclusively from bean to bar in those early days.”
    By Alan Sytsma
  45. Health Scares
    Oh, Brother: Even More States Affected by a New Chipotle-Related E. Coli“… We expected that we may see additional cases stemming from this …”
    By Alan Sytsma
  46. Closings
    Gabriel Stulman’s Montmartre Will Say Au Revoir Early Next YearThe French restaurant is set to close in March.
    By Alan Sytsma
  49. Out To Lunch
    A Noma Chef Will Try to Fix America’s School-Lunch ProblemsDaniel Giusti calls his plan a “huge undertaking and a risky undertaking.”
    By Clint Rainey
  50. Admissions
    The Mast Brothers’ Big AdmissionThe brothers say that they used premade chocolate in their earliest days, despite claims of bean-to-bar authenticity.
    By Alan Sytsma
  51. Foodievents
    Here Is Your Bocuse d’Or Team for 2017Per Se’s executive sous-chef is leading the charge.
    By Chris Crowley
  52. Egg Beaters
    Vegan Favorite Just Mayo Gets to Keep Its NameThe FDA is okay with an egg-free spread calling itself “mayonnaise.”
    By Clint Rainey
  53. Closing Time
    Famed Culinary School Le Cordon Bleu Is Shutting Down U.S. OperationsIt cites new federal regulations on for-profit colleges.
    By Clint Rainey
  54. The Tipping Game
    Andrew Tarlow Joins the No-Tipping MovementAll of his restaurants will be gratuity-free by the end of next year.
    By Chris Crowley
  55. Timelines
    2015 Was Easily the Most Depressing Year in Chipotle’s HistoryThings went from bad to worse for the burrito chain with a once-sterling reputation.
    By Chris Crowley
  56. Video Feed
    Did This Food Truck’s Anti-Trump Party Go Too Far?“… A few months ago, another business had three Trump piñatas, and they massacred those things and nobody said anything.”
    By Clint Rainey
  57. Openings
    Taavo Somer and Carlos Quirarte Open Le Turtle With a Chef From Blanca and aThe modern French menu features vegetables prominently, along with heartier options like grilled wagyu and braised oxtail. Bread comes from Roberta’s.
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  58. Openings
    High Street on Hudson Opens Next WeekChef Eli Kulp expects the new spinoff of the Philly original to establish its own identity.
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
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