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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009 Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com
Politics of Eating Alice Waters Gives Up Beloved Shark Fin After catching flack from Bourdain for saying she’d eat shark-fin soup as a last meal, Alice Waters has thought better of it. Two for Eight Tables Available at Commerce; Stanton Social and Prune Mostly Booked It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. Today: Modern American. Blechtacular The Joys of Summer: Lobster Ice Cream Plus, a $22 lobster dinner deal. Beef Bourdain Has ‘Terrifying and Traumatic’ Encounter With Sandra Lee A report from last night's 'Julie & Julia' screening. Health Concerns The Wurst Thing Ever: A Roach in the Currywurst Is it right to call out a place for serving you insects? Menu Changes Ryan Skeen Debuts Menu at Allen & Delancey It's “a little more intimate, a little more refined” than what he was doing at Irving Mill. Lawsuits Morfogen Denies Sending Spy Into ‘Delusional’ Mr. Chow’s Kitchen Philippe's owner responds to the latest accusation, that he sent a spy into Mr. Chow's kitchen. Openings Openings Preview: Joseph Leonard, Bia Garden, Bark Hot Dogs Michael "Bao" Huynh's Vietnamese beer garden, hot dogs basted with lard butter, and more in our early look at next week's openings. Fro-Yo Wars Sour Ice Cream? Does Red Mango taste like sour cream? Video Feed Watch Tom Mylan Roast a Pig The Williamsburg butcher prepares a 200-pound porker in an above-ground pit. Lawsuits The Chef That Came In From the Cold: Mr. Chow Accuses Philippe of Espionage Mr. Chow believes a Philippe operative spied on a kitchen meeting by posing as a chef. Openings Ramen Saves the Day: A First Glimpse of May Chan Ramen & Robatayaki Love Saves the Day gets a Japanese makeover. Beer Me What They Drank at the White House Joe Biden branches out into nonalcoholic beer. Mediavore Women Picky About First-Date Restaurants; Food-Safety Bill Passes Plus: FDA food-safety bill passed, and Michael Pollan on Julia Child, all in our morning news roundup. The New York Diet Anita Lo Keeps Her Mind Off Restaurant Fires With Gnudi and Noodle Soups "Combining potato and uni is my recipe; I can’t think of anyone else who’s done it, but it’s not that mind-blowing." Openings First Look at Midtown’s Pan-Latin Newcomer, Agua Dulce Find out what chef Ulrich A. Sterling (formerly of Chicama and Pipa) is serving for dinner. Neighborhood Watch ‘White Manna–Style’ Burgers Coming to the ’Burg; Max Brenner Closes on Second Avenue Plus: A Red Mango and whoopie pies for Rock Center, and more news from Williamsburg, in our regular roundup of neighborhood food news. Burger Boom McDonald’s Inspires Ripert’s D.C. Burger "The way they cut the pickles, the way they cut the tomatoes, the way they slice the salad, and the size, obviously make those burgers perfect. Except the quality of meat." Chef Shuffle Mermaid Inn Parts With Chef Matthew Schaefer, Plans Raw Bar? A “Mermaid-related project” will open in Greenwich Village this fall.		Shop-A-Matic »    Agenda »    Best Bets »    Fashion Alert »    See all newsletters »     Subscribe to New York