- Restaurant Girl visits the new E.U. under Chef Akhtar Nawab, who she feels is overextending himself, sometimes with negative results.
- Kampuchea Noodle Bar? Although the menu is a nod to street food, "for zest and even thoughtfulness, the pretzel cart wins," says Tables for Two.
- Yes, it's great if your kids aren't picky eaters, but something about the kids and parents profiled in the Times "gastrokids" article doesn't seem quite right to us.
- If you haven't read it yet, make sure you read Michael Pollan's article, "Unhappy Meals" in this week's NYT Magazine. His advice for better health: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." And, our personal favorite, "don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food."

Kampuchea Noodles photo courtesy FoodCandy.