Wednesday Food News: Early Edition

Bruni two-stars spanish Boqueria, calls it happy and peppy, and says it has “the virtues of stylishness without the vanity, luring relatively young, good-looking diners who turn out for the eating more than the posing.” Named for the food market in Barcelona, about two-thirds of the menu at Boqueria features tapas. And the boys at Eater are on the money again, putting the action on two stars.

Also in the Times, Peter Meehan visits Meskel Ethiopian Restaurant in the East Village for $25 and Under. Good news for vegetarians: the veggie dishes "took me back again and again," he says, especially the combination plate.

In the Post, Cuozzo chats with chef Michael Lomonaco of Porter House and formerly of Windows on the World, relives 9/11 and Lomonaco's life-saving decision to get his glasses fixed before work. Cuozzo likes Porter House: most dishes "hit the spot," he says, especially the USDA prime and 28-day dry-aged porterhouse.

And from yesterday’s Grub Street comes the distressing news that the to-go margarita at LES institution El Sombrero is no more. A moment of silence, please.