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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Dinner With Obama Could Be Yours for $3 | First Look at Zucker Bakery

THURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com
The James Weird Awards

The James Weird Awards: Ominous Cheese, Cops Eating Pot Brownies, and the Man Who Ate His Way Through L.A.

Plus: last-meal drama, an ice-cream cone Klansman, and more, all in this week's roundup of weird food news.

Openings

Le Paddock Would Like Windsor Terrace to Try Some Flammekueche

The restaurant aims to be a neighborhood hangout, serving wine, beer, burgers, and snacks like flammenkuche.

Bad Decisions

Franny’s Was Supposed to Be in Egremont, Massachusetts — Until the Town Protested

So says a new digital food magazine.

Openings

¡Ay, Caramba! Park Slope’s Fonda Expanding to Avenue B

Chef Roberto Santibañez will be taking over the space vacated by Octavia's Porch.

Community Boards

CB3 Okays Basketball Bar for Pier 36

Booze will flow at the East River location of Basketball City.

Sweet News

First Look at Zucker Bakery, Bringing Rugelach and Alfajores to the East Village

With Mediterranean and Eastern European recipes.

Total Recall

That Melon Outbreak Is Probably Going to Kill More People

The FDA expects to see illnesses and death tolls rise through October.

My Dinner With Barry

Dinner With the President Could Be Yours for $3, or Less

They may call your high-school girlfriends during the background check and find out how much you were into that band Collective Soul.

Mediavore

Introducing the Pawpaw; the Real Deal With Staging

Plus: a Jewish bakery with history, and more, in our morning news roundup.

Neighborhood Watch

Jacques Torres Opening at Dekalb Market; Seersucker Hosting Farm Fundraiser Dinner Tonight

Plus: Veselka Bowery is delayed, 16 Handles comes to Queens, the East Village gets a new bakery, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news.

The Other Critics

Is Sam Sifton Fixing to Re-Review Per Se?

He's been spotted there a few times, and the 'Times' sent a photog over.

They Got Game

MSG’s New Superstar Food Roster Unfazed by Potential NBA Lockout

They'll be selling burgers and hot dogs no matter what.

Video Feed

Watch Ad-Rock Make a PB&J for Top Chef Just Desserts

It's gross, but it still looks better than anything on 'The Chew.'

Empire Building

Holy Smoke! Mile End Moving Production to Red Hook, Opening Retail Shop

The small retail area of the new Mile End production facility will sell smoked meat by the pound as well as provisions.

Quote of the Day

You See, There Are Only Two Kinds of Food in the World

One of the guys at Do or Dine breaks it down for you. Prepare to have your mind blown.

 
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