Subway Ads Teach You About Nutrition; Playboy Makes Wine a Little Sexier
A bouncer-led beatdown at Dorrian's Red Hand, and Williamsburgers who don't like the Kellogg's Diner 2.0, from our glance at the morning headlines.
Posted 08/05/08 in Grub Street
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How Accurate Is Calorie Information?
The city just said to post calorie information. No one agreed on a precise standard.
Posted 08/01/08 in Grub Street
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Do Fast-food Chains Fear a Ban?
Why else would they comply with calorie posting?
Posted 07/31/08 in Grub Street
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New York Food Puritans Seek Fast-food Moratorium
L.A. just passed a similar bill, and don't we want to be like L.A.?
Posted 07/29/08 in Grub Street
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Bloomberg’s Last Meal; Starbucks Sandwiches Reprieved
Cheaper lobster rolls in Brooklyn, the harsh truths of calorie counts, American portion sizes scrutinized, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 07/21/08 in Grub Street
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Red Hook Vendors Return; What the Candidates Like to Eat
Plus, lots of news on calories, nude dining events, underage debauchery in Chelsea, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 07/08/08 in Grub Street
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Bar Boulud to Expand; Mia Dona Delivers
Plus lobsters probably can't feel pain when you cook them, making bacon at home, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 07/03/08 in Grub Street
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E. Coli Outbreak Compounds Food Fears; Ed Witt Opening 88 Bloomingdale Road in August
Plus: Franklin Park expands, the Aix Brasserie space gets a new tenant, and more, in our morning news digest.
Posted 06/03/08 in Grub Street
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Carmellini Visits Vegas; Treats Truck Times Two
Plus a protest against the planned Union Square restaurant, the customers New York waiters dread, and more, in our morning roundup of news and gossip.
Posted 06/02/08 in Grub Street
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Calorie Laws Already Flouted by 75 Percent of Chain Restaurants
The city won't get serious until July. So neither will the chains.
Posted 05/20/08 in Grub Street
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McDonald's CEO Lashes Out at Calorie Posting
Jim Skinner complains loudly to the Chicago 'Tribune' about New York's controversial calorie law.
Posted 05/06/08 in Grub Street
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Chumley's Reopening Behind Schedule; Ruth Reichl's Mommy Disguise
The West Village speakeasy won't open this month, ex-cons are hanging out at a 'Sopranos' actor's pizzeria in Williamsburg, and see what Ruth Reichl wore when she reviewed restaurants for the 'Times.'
Posted 04/30/08 in Grub Street
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Calorie-Posting Stay Denied by Court
Appeals continue, but the city won't begin fining restaurants till July.
Posted 04/24/08 in Grub Street
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New Yorkers Know the Calorie Count, But Do They Care?
Tim Murphy went to Union Square for lunch yesterday and surprised more than one diner with the fat truth about their food.
Posted 04/24/08 in Grub Street
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The Shocking Secrets of Chain-Restaurant Calorie Counts
After reviewing our findings, you may come to consider the Baconator, compared to certain other murderous burgers, a "healthy" option.
Posted 04/23/08 in Grub Street
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Calorie Postings Delayed Yet Again!
The New York Restaurant Association is denying us the pain and pleasure of calorie postings.
Posted 04/22/08 in Grub Street
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The Calorie-Disbelief Bandwagon Rolling Already
The 'Times' finds easy pickings at Starbucks.
Posted 04/21/08 in Grub Street
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Food Blogs Already Having Sport With Calorie Listings
Calorie charts are hitting chain restaurants, a comedy gift to food writers everywhere.
Posted 04/17/08 in Grub Street
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Supersizing Wall Street; Sizzler Threatens Midtown
Rice shortages in Australia, Vongerichten considers Vancouver, and more in today's food news.
Posted 04/17/08 in Grub Street
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City Retains Right to Call You Fat
Restaurant trade group fights to keep calories off menus, and loses.
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