Snow or no, one way to tell that warmer weather is on the way is the slow rollout of our city's park concessions. To that end the chef Marc Murphy's Ditch Plains Drop-in is set top open again for business tomorrow in Brooklyn Bridge Park! For the month of April it will only be open weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., but starting in May it'll be open every day. Meanwhile, the park itself is still struggling to figure out how it will pay for itself. more ›

The Upper West Side's restaurant scene continues to evolve, what with Ditch Plains opening on West 82nd Street and the Columbus Grill being reincarnated as the Columbus Tavern, but one stalwart has gone without fanfare. Niko's Mediterranean Grill, on the corner of Broadway and West 76th, was "forced to sell" its lease after 50 years in the spot. more ›

There was heated competition for the licenses to sell food in the pretty new Pier 1 of Brooklyn Bridge Park, and when the cookie crumbled, the popular Red Hook Lobster Pound was beaten out by West Village seafood restaurant Ditch Plains. But instead of sulking away the summer back at headquarters, the L Pound has brought the ruckus to DUMBO, where they're now open for business just outside the park, under a tent put up by The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. "The [state] said they wanted to highlight the best of Brooklyn at the park. That's their own words," co-owner Susan Povich scornfully tells the Post. So instead, they brought the best of Brooklyn to the State. Now you really have to sack up, Ditch Plains—this is Brooklyn: go hard or go home. more ›

Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation has just announced the winners of the food concessions for the park's Pier 1. There was tough competition for the right to sell food in the gorgeous new park, with Danny Meyer, The Good Fork, and the Red Hook Lobster Pound all vying for real estate. But in the end, they were bested by burritos and ice cream. The envelope, please. more ›

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Yesterday at the Time Warner Center, Chef Marc Murphy somewhat stealthily opened the doors to the uptown outpost of Landmarc, his 3 year-old, well-regarded Tribeca restaurant. Murphy began to look northward last year when he opened Ditch Plains in the West Village. With Landmarc firmly established as a neighborhood bright spot with serious food (like the $12 roasted marrow bones with onion marmalade and grilled bread, pictured), and with Ditch Plains going strong with its clam bar/set count aesthetic (the only thing better than its all-day breakfast is its bric-a-brac seafood add-on options- you can order Anson Mills grits with oysters and lobster if you want), many have wondered if the new version of Landmarc can possibly retain the charm of the original inside the glass and steel canyons of a giant mall. With the same Brasserie/New American menu and a big emphasis on straightforward kids' meals (from carrot sticks & peanut butter to orecchiette with plain butter sauce, and toothache-inducing cotton candy), as well as a thoughtful wine list, the new Landmarc stands to remedy the fine dining fatigue suffered by diners who aren’t really feeling another array of microscopic quail egg custards, or truffled whatever du jour (you know who you are). Additionally, Chef Murphy and crew seem to have a fully formed battle plan that includes delivery from Fifth to West End Avenue, from 55th to 66th, and 300 seats to work their magic. more ›

While others are writing year end lists about their favorite restaurant openings (yeah, we know, A Voce, Little Owl, Boqueria), we thought we'd do something a bit different and highlight some of your favorite posts of the year. These are the food posts that either got you so riled up that you felt the need to put in your two cents in the comments or that, for whatever reason, you wanted to recommend to others. more ›

October 26: The Caffeine Question more ›

- And speaking of bad behavior by rich people: Eater hears a rumor about CSFB bankers bribing their way past the line at Shake Shack. Scandal! more ›

- Al di La, Tocqueville and The Red Cat are the latest videos to hit Savory New York. more ›

May 19-26: Tibetan Yak Cheese Week more ›

- And those crazy college kids more ›

The team behind Landmarc brings us Ditch Plains, billed as a Hamptons style clam shack. Sure the menu features fried clams, fresh oysters, a lobster roll with crispy sweet potato chips, and a grilled catch of the day (last night it was the best grilled red snapper we've ever had, hands down), but without looking at the menu, you'd have no clue about the origin of the restaurant's name (a surf spot in Montauk), save for two flat screen monitors showing surfing videos peeking out of the sleek bar. more ›