- Frank essentially calls Robert out on his Il Brigante review from a couple of weeks back. Looks like he is getting his pizza jones ramped up, expect a flurry of pizza output in the next few months.
- In a sad bit of news, Teresa's the the Polish stalwart on lower on First Avenue has ended its 22 year run in the East Village. They remain in business at a Brooklyn Heights location.
- In a sadder and scarier bit of lower First Avenue news, just east on second street the culinary black hole that is Lucky Cheng & Waikiki Wally's has gone alfresco with an open-to-the-street raw bar by Waikiki. Not a gamble we are willing to take with our stomachs.
- More Chang-ness in the Times, this time it is in the magazine with Amanda Hesser for Recipe Redux updating 1989: Spinach Roman Style.
- Jennifer Leuzzi goes poking around about how a handful of chefs feel about being involved in the huge charity tasting events held regularly around town.
- Chez Pim provides another reason to love the Spanish, just look how they do the whole coffee ordering process. If it sounds interesting to you go practice down at Despana – stop by their website and check out the Spanish Mile in SoHo event details.
- The Post has a wrap-up of contenders for best of the newbie lobster rolls. Leaving Mary's & Pearl out of the mix, Andrea Strong looks into who has a chance to challenge these incumbents.

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That is truly sad about Teresa's. It was one of the cosiest, most authentic and dependably delicious little restos in the nabe. The EV has become just a little more soul-less for it...