The food world can be a rough place. Restaurants and markets come and go with the blink of an eye -- your favorite place can be there one minute and belly up the next. This week, we've got good news and bad news, take your pick. more ›

Today's New York Times takes a look at heroes -- not the role-model kind, but the hearty-sandwich kind. There's been a lot of buzz about Vietnamese banh mi lately, and the article mentions Nicky's, which recently opened in the East Village, and Ba Xuyen in Sunset Park; but this hero wrap-up is multicultural, and includes Cuban sandwiches from Margon (on a side note, we love their black beans and rice), and Italian heroes from the Corona Heights Pork Store, among others. more ›