Tidbits

- Ed Levine wonders aloud if there is such a thing as a "cheap 4 star" eating experience, and then tells us about his, at the Del Posto Enoteca.

- The fight is on over the right to use the Guss' Pickles name.

- The Clinton Hill Blog checks out the Smoke Joint, a new BBQ place in Fort Greene, and declares happily, "Smoke Joint does it right."

- Savory New York has recently added a new feature called "Chef Recommends..." This week, learn where David Shea from Applewood, Michael Romano from Union Square Cafe and Wylie Dufresne of wd-50 like to eat, but be warned: some are more forthcoming than others about sharing their favorites.

- Zagat gives us a mile by mile list of where to eat along the marathon route. Good thing, because we definitely need some sustenance for all that cheering.