Cold brewed coffee has been a summer iced coffee secret for those in the know for some time. While it is not mentioned in the article, certain blends work best for this method, try Porto Rico coffee to get the goods for this distinct approach to a summertime favorite. What's an 11 champagne lunch? Why would you even bother to ask -- just go! July has just started and local corn is here at the......

The Sunday EV Greenmarket has now picked up a fishmonger from a Hampton, not really sure where really or how long they have been there, but the stuff looked superb. Porgy filets, creamish colored sea scallops, black sea bass, and yellowfin tuna were some of the selection presented. Speaking of the farmers, they seem to be finding a published voice more often, hopefully they can join the celeb chef's on the podium and grab a......

Potential 2008 contender for hip new ingredient, Kid Goat gets the Sunday Magazine treatment. For the Aspen Food & Wine festival you have two main choices – the horses mouth or Eater, you decide. Look for plenty of updates Monday as the day ticks by. The DiFara drought continues, week 3 begins now. Regina Schambling has a hypothesis as to what shut East Village institution Kurowycky’s a few weeks back, but due to the design......

People really do be lovin' some of that there Hill CountryBBQ. It's a bit stale by now, but Jason Perlow is seeking help from all you Korean food loving souls. Eater has the line of the week during their postmortem on the BABBP declaring - “Now, we will cease eating for three days, or until such time we stop sweating pork juice.” Meg pulls a Chodorow and follows Bruni to Gramercy Tavern, she likes what......

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......

We got ourselves a note in the inbox from the folks who run the Big Apple BBQ to let us know that Bubba FastPasses are currently on sale from now till May 25 for the June 9 & 10 event. Gothamist was all over this event last year; look for more great coverage and photos coming up soon. This year should provide a bit of a pre-show glimpse of what local pitmaster Robbie Richter has......

Mouthfuls fires up the Mutton chop thread. Was lively the first time around with the spirited debate over the definitions of different lamb slaughter ages and names, we'll just drop you in now with the mostly pure adulation for the the chop and it's value - $38.50 for what sounds like 1.5 pounds. If you go it seems like a share plate or sandwiches the next day are in your future. A useful nugget on......

Augie does a two step on authenticity and how it can be anywhere, then uses that as a pretext to review the Nonna Maria slice at Bleeker Street Pizza. Ancillary pizza generalizations are also on display, and Chicago takes a hit. For regularly updated dining digests with a Asian/vegetarian slant check the Gaijin Girl's blog. Check out The Hedonista Hundred, the author is only up to 20, but they are sticking with it and adding......

Looks like Rick's Ramps have made it into the Union Square Greenmarket, the frenzy commences...now. We raised some of our own in few EV community gardens, are hoping to harvest in a bit and use as an herb as opposed to the pile of it recently consumed as a veg accompaniment on the Duck dish at Telepan. Nina Lalli goes on a Sunset Park taco tour. Great photos here, we especially love the race track......

Bourdain takes the food network to task yet again, this time for its Food Network Awards that aired last night. In his post on Ruhlman, he shows sympathy for the poor pimped out Food Network talent and the comments are well on their way to the century mark.We could hardly believe it when we read it over the weekend, but the FDA's “point man on E. coli” does not believe prewashed and bagged leafy greens......

- Jim Leff has built a Google mash-up of his favorite “obscure street food in Easter Jackson Heights.” In related news, The Arepa Lady is on MySpace? Fake or real, you decide. - We have always loved Alex Garcia's food, from back in the day by Douglas Rodriguez's side opening Patria to his excellent nook of a spot at Erizo Latino in SoHo where he pioneered the Turkey T-Bone. That being said, we were happy......

- Passover is here, so naturally it is time for matzo brei, there was even a brei off at Makor over the weekend. While we are at it, here is a take on matzo ball soup for the excellent Cooking for Engineers. - Speaking of the Passover holiday, apparently the recipe for Coke switches in order to conform to kosher rules, here is a look at what it means to you and how to find......

- Is New York going to go the way of LA with posted letter grades for restaurant health inspections? - If you are getting your Seder meal planning underway, feel free to ping the experts over the NY Times with any questions you may have. Click here to email them a question or send it direct to diningqa [at] gmail.com. Funny how the Times even knows Gmail has great spam protection. - Sometimes not eating......

- The good folks at Gawker run a witty IM conversation between Choire, Emily and Balk mercilessly dissecting Bruni’s Room Service roundup last week in Dining In/Out. - Augie revisits L’Impero. - Chowhound sets up an interview between Jim Leff and one of his long-time board moderators. - Timed for this past Saturday’s green tinged festivities, here is a glimpse inside corned beef. (via Serious Eats) - Kiri Tannenbaum, for the NY Post, looks in......

- While browsing this NYT article about pulperías in Galicia, Spain we are reminded about how good the octopus is at the initially-jeopardized E.U. was when we went Friday. Come to think of it, the Baked Rigatoni with Milk-Braised Berkshire Pork, the Fried Smelts and the meatballs were darn tasty as well. - Any occasion to talk about Bill Telepan's food is something to take advantage of. Here is a short interview with the Upper......

- Anthony Bourdain unplugged at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Not as riotous as his post over at Ruhlman on TVFN but worth a peek. (via Snack) - Round-up of the wake left behind the Robert's at the Penthouse Club steakhouse review. Ganda, Bruni Digest, National Review, and Bourdain on Ruhlman (again). Bonus Bourdain: Q&A over at Serious Eats. - Seems the John Mackey (Whole Foods) vs. Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) smackdown......

- A lovely family story, centered around the casual Puebla Mexican Food restaurant in the EV, was recently told in the The Villager. Some of the food is quite good, we are partial to the roast pork tacos served just as they should be, simply dressed with cilantro, onion and a bit of tomatillo salsa. - A glimpse of early spring from Zoe Singer at Grub Street; early Greenmarket favorites – rhubarb and spring garlic......

- Shortly before the now infamous Bourdain post skewering the Food Network appeared, blogger Jinius put her newly acquired TV writing skills to the test with a piece funneling the stars of the much maligned network into the Lost model. Enjoy and don’t miss riding the wake still behind Bourdain’s post, hundreds of comments from readers, Josh at Grub Street defending RR and Nina Lalli piling on him. - NYPress comes through with a nice......

- Restaurant Girl reports that Gary Robbins has jumped ship on the giant, long-listing cruse liner The Russian Tea Room. - Ganda scores a coup with Gawker Emily Gould for her You Are What You Eat series. Expect it to be as notable for the crisp, clean shot of the beautiful Ms. Gould as nuggets such as “I was a vegetarian for 10 years, and I still have a hard time with cuter animals.” In......

- Florentine specialty gundi gets the Sunday treatment in the Daily News from Irene Sax. April Bloomfield speaks about the “fluffy little bites of love”, Iacopo Falai calls them a “woman's dish”, and Mark Ladner’s recipe from Del Posto is included. Hit DiPalo’s to find the sheep’s milk that is essential for a winning dish at home. - Apparently Paper Magazine is moving/has moved to K-Town, and have decided to celebrated with a nice round-up......

- This week in Momofuku hype, a short love note as expressed via a T-shirt and a litany of chefs cite the joint as their go-to spots. - With the ongoing hubbub of how unacceptable the wait is at DiFara’s in Midwood, it’s good to have a fallback, or at least a stopback, for our hunger out in the same neighborhood. All relevant details in this preview article from the next edition of the excellent......

- The great Chowhound uprising of 2007 seems like it will turn a corner; management promptly replies with fixes, explanations and small concessions. Give CNET some respect; they really do have to manage a loyal crowd who loves the site. - Jennifer Leuzzi cracks some clarification news about our next Inn over by what used to be everyone’s favorite how-do-I-find-it-street, Little West 12th. - Over on Grub Street Daniel Maurer highlights a good looking new......

- Outsourcing is coming to a high-end restaurant near you, and no we are not talking about phone reservationists working abroad who do not understand that a 5:45 reservation is unacceptable to you. - Florence Fabricant has the official word in this weeks "Off the Menu" on Back Forty, the upcoming casual spot from Savoy owner Peter Hoffman, which we first told you about in the fall. Located in the old Radio Perfecto space with......

-Ever wonder where chefs eat out when they're not working? The folks at Savory New York have got the answer for you, and it's a landslide. - Saveur magazine highlights our own Hungry Cabbie as one their one hundred favorites in their Saveur 100 issue. Congrats, Dave! - We've got three new Gothamist Food contributors on board! Take a look at their debut posts, and give them a warm welcome! Nick Kindlesperger, Hugh Merwin, and......

- Let’s try to start the year on the right foot. - Read more Ruhlman; see the Bourdain pissing match for some levity. - Make a list and hit all the places on it before this time next year. - Via the writer’s eponymous web site, work your way through the non-fee assessed archives of Michael Pollan’s postings to his (shelved?) NY Times Blog that is still trapped behind Times Select even though the last......

- Looks like the upcoming Whole Foods is not gonna let their proposed wine store go down without a fight. Gothamist ran into some petition signature collectors on the street in the EV over the weekend. Their pitch was for support of an all organic wine store on the same site as the new pricey grocery depot – separate entrance of course. - Speaking of the EV, Jerry Kurowycky and his family’s eponymous butcher/provisions shop......

- After last week's post we heard via the inbox from Ann over at A Chicken In Every Granny Cart, seems she is amp’ed up about the recently arrived seasonal appearance of Christmas Borscht at Veselka. Bonus information provided: she visits other places in the ever shortening Eastern European alley along First and Second avenues. If you go down in the daytime don’t miss a stop at Kurowycky for some of the best old world......

- Just in time for Chanukah, The Food Section breaks latkes out of the archive. - Augie goes 2000 words deep at Gordon Ramsay’s new place. - Another beaut from Waiter Rant, enjoy. - Attention fans of Spanish cured meats. Alex from Despana tells us that the Salchichon Bellota is back in stock as of today. Head down (maybe call first to confirm, you know customs) and grab a sandwich if you are in the......

- Now that winter is here, The Paupered Chef explores whether one can reproduce as great steak in a home broiler as can be achieved on an outdoor grill. - Some great photos, mostly seafood and vegetables, from Bisceglie, Italy from Josh Friedland. - Mr. Bruni grabs a chat with John LaFemina. Initially the topic was about rhythms of crowds at new restaurants that are not big-splash openings, but the conversation veered over to the......

- Mr. Bruni opens the door and takes a peek inside on soft openings. - For the hard-core international diner, Pim has a “whose dish is this?” quiz. Bonus points if you can make some matches without using the English translations. - We will take any opportunity to throw the spotlight on the fine man that Charles Gabriel is. Looks like he is all set to open up another spot in his family of restaurants.......