Boom Boom Room Changes Names | N.Y. Diet: Comedian Lisa Lampanelli

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com
Two for Eight Tables Available at Country, Eighty One; Prune Mostly Booked It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. Today: Modern American. Other Blogs Eater Bites Hand That Feeds Eater is offering $25 for other blogs to shut down. Openings Openings Preview: The Crosby Bar, the Breslin Bar & Dining Room, and Henry Public A special look at next week's magazine for Grub Street readers. Foodievents Coney Island Meat Man Gets His Moment 'The Prince of Coney Island' screens at the Coney Island Film Festival tonight. Nightclubbing Is the Boom Boom Room Now QT Owing to a Cease and Desist? Plus, finally, a look at the eighteenth-floor hot tub. Video Feed Ripert Moves From Le Bernardin to the Beehive 'Avec Eric' considers teamwork. Contest Contest: That’s Some Fictional-Pig Recipe! On Tuesday we asked readers how they would prepare a fictional pig. The most creative dish would win a pair of tickets to a fantastic Marco Canora pork fest hosted by Epicurious on Saturday night. You did not disappoint us,... Scandals DOB Inspectors Arrested on Bribery Charges, Mob Connections It's no wonder opening a restaurant in New York City is such a flustercluck. Openings Dessert Truck Finds Permanent Parking Space on Lower East Side It's back from the dead. Booze News SLA Speeds Up Liquor-License Process Ahead of Scathing Report A state commission calls for changes at the State Liquor Authority. Mediavore Chefs Tour Arenas; Red Hook Ball Fields Vendors Pack Up Plus: Dunkin' Donuts calls for surveillance, and Frank Bruni in bed, all in our morning news roundup. The New York Diet Comedian Lisa Lampanelli Gets ‘Cock-Blocked’ from John’s Pizza "I always get mad and when I get Greek pizza that's all oily; the Greeks should stick to what they know, which is playing with other men, and not making pizza." Openings César Ramirez’s Chef Table Will Seat 50 Fifty seats, with an emphasis on tasting menus. Neighborhood Watch Free Sake and Naked People; Oyster Special at Jimmy’s Tonight Plus: beer, brats, and "oompah-pah" at t.b.d.'s Oktoberfest. Wastes of Time What Will Padma’s Mystery Child Look Like? We paired her with some of the men in her life to find out. Drinking With the Stars Rachel Maddow in: ‘The Search for Scotch’ The MSNBC host is looking for a new cocktail. Reopenings Mr. Black and Woodson & Ford Find New Homes A gay dance den and an upscale cocktail bar have finally found permanent digs.		Shop-A-Matic »    Agenda »    Best Bets »    Fashion Alert »    See all newsletters »     Subscribe to New York