Friends, family, and acquaintances of the late Ray Deter will gather tonight at DBA in the East Village for a New Orleans-style "second line" memorial parade in honor of the beloved bar owner. more ›

Ray Deter, owner of East Village bar D.B.A., died on Sunday night as a result of injuries sustained after being hit by a car at the intersection of Canal Street and West Broadway a week ago. According to the city medical examiner's office, Deter died of blunt impact head trauma, and his family noted on the bar's Facebook page that Deter would be taken off life support and wouldn't make it through the weekend. He was 53-years-old. more ›

Sad news comes today from the family of Ray Deter, the 53-year-old owner of beer bars D.B.A. who has been in critical condition at Bellevue after colliding with a Jaguar on Canal Street this Monday: Deter's family says he will not make it through the weekend. more ›

Ray Deter, the 53-year-old owner of the popular beer bars D.B.A., is currently listed in critical but stable condition at Bellevue after colliding with a Jaguar at the intersection of Canal and West Broadway during the evening rush hour Monday. His wife of 21 years, Catherine Lepp, tells the Daily News, "It's too early to say, but there's such a large amount of bleeding in his brain that it's not good. He's unconscious and he's not responding." On the D.B.A. Facebook page, friends of Deter are asking everyone to pray for him, writing: more ›

Bhatti Indian Grill: This good-looking newcomer to Curry Hill marks the U.S. debut for chef Gaurav Anand, who comes from a culinary family in north India renowned for their catering and restaurant empire. Named for the lava-stone open fire grill originated in Punjab, the gourmet restaurant aims to make bhatti cooking more popular here. An exception is the Gilouti Lamb Kebab, which is specially prepared on a "mahi tawa" griddle and seasoned with a blend of 160 spices. Said to be so tender it doesn’t require chewing, the dish was created in honor of an old Lucknow king who refused to give up lamb after losing his teeth. The extensive menu includes a wide range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian kebabs, with entrees ranging between $9 - $15. 100 Lexington Avenue at 27th Street; (212) 683-4228 more ›

Co.: Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery fame at last strides confidently into the pizza arena this weekend, and has been instantly hailed a colossus. The triumph has been long anticipated; his sleek new Chelsea pizzeria with the Google-defying name was at one point supposed to debut back in December 2007. It languished at the bottom of the memory hole until November '08, when the folks at Slice unveiled a tantalizing photo essay on the pies, the oven, and the dining room. Last night it finally opened for real, and if you need any further convincing after viewing their pizza porn, then you hate pizza. Slice's Adam Kuban declares the pies "amazing" and deems Lahey "a bread genius, and as the crust is the hardest part of pizza to perfect, we're already in good hands." 230 Ninth Avenue, (212) 243-1105 more ›