Click on the images for the scoop on this week's newcomers, which include modern food court "concept" FoodParc; sustainable burgers at brgr; the new François Payard Bakery on West Houston; recession-friendly Italian at Bettolona; and Akariba, the alluring new oyster and sake bar in Williamsburg from the owners of Zenkichi. And be sure to check out our deluxe photo features on Lincoln and The Bar in the Cellar at the Andaz Fifth Avenue! more ›

There was a smorgasbord of inter-borough hamburger love last night at the chandelier-bedazzled Astoria World Manor in Queens for the inaugural Burger Battle of the Boroughs. Representing good taste in general at event sponsor Pat LaFrieda Meats's table, Seymour Burton chef de cuisine (and non-competitor) Josh Shuffman cooked the restaurant’s signature burger for spectators while the event was judged. more ›