- Expect to see Chinatown Brasserie cozy up for its Frankie Close-up Wednesday. While we are not in practice setting the line on things like this, seems like a two star job. Just a question on which way it may lean.

- One food blogger's answer to the tough question we have all hemmed and hawed about – “What’s your favorite restaurant in New York?” Can’t get behind La Esquina as a choice, but the rest looks a-ok.

- First it was farmed salmon mislabeled as wild salmon, now it is fish like tilapia and catfish being passed off as grouper. Says a lot about what you can pull over on Floridians as opposed to NY’ers.

- The LA Times goes to town on burgers, should you be traveling.

- It’s a bit well worn, but funny enough to put forth again – well worth the risk if we can share it with just…..one..….more…..person. Enjoy the food-porn mash-up.

- If in search of a tagline or subtitle, it might be “Sake loves Salt”, or something like that. As deep as our love, check this run from Megnut in the past week.

American salt intake.
History of sea salt.
Cooks Illustratedesque sea salt comparison.
Meg as on fleur de sel as, guest blogger on Epicurious
And finally her personal journey of fleur de sel discovery.