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Upper West Siders had a new store to flock to this weekend: Grom, a gelato shop that opened on Broadway between 76th and 77th Streets. There were lines, and our own Joe Schumacher braved the UWS foodies and sweet-toothed for a taste.

I ordered a small luna rosso, which was the flavor of the month. It was quite good --dense and creamy. It was also expensive --$4.75 plus tax for that a small cup. That cup, by the way, is made of biodegradable paper, unlike the plastic cups used by Il Laboratorio del Gelato on the Lower East Side.

"Sweet Heart," composed of Necco Conversation Hearts by Nathan Sawaya.

It's time to celebrate Chanukah! (Someone got the Adam Sandler song stuck in our head -- now we're passing that "gift" on to you). Part of the Chanukah tradition involves cooking foods in oil. To many, this means latkes. We're rounded up some great latke posts and recipes for you:

- Just in time for Chanukah, The Food Section breaks latkes out of the archive.

We really can't beat this roundup of food gift roundups, courtesy of The Food Section. They've culled together gift suggestions from the likes of the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, Food & Wine, Epicurious, Time Out New York, Cravings, and Chow. Whether you're looking for cookbooks or food-related reads, kitchen gadgets, edible gifts, or something a little boozy, you're bound to find it here.

- And really, who doesn't want to cuddle up with a plush ham (or pork chop, or T-bone). [via The Food Section]

- Restaurant Girl visits Bondi Road, which is operating sans gas at the moment. It doesn't seem to have hurt them any: she calls their seven-course sampling menu ($30), which they created due to their situation, an "orgy of fish delights."

- Due to reading too many "Best Steakhouses in America" lists in the back of in-flight magazines we normally would shrug off a list like The World's 50 Best Restaurants as published recently by William Reed Publishing Ltd. After recognizing some American and European panelists, we are inclined to save it in order to help plan high-end dining around most continents.

Everyone we know is doing something, however small, in response to the devastating disaster, but some are doing what they do best: cook and eat. We've heard of a few food events to benefit the tsunami relief effort, but please let us know if you've heard of any others.

Although Bon Appétit mentioned that food blogs were hot, we didn't get named specifically (a special shout out to NY-based Slice and The Food Section, though -- congrats, gentlemen!). But we're feeling hot anyway. Both New York magazine and Bon Appétit listed some of the hottest food trends, and Gothamist Food is right there with 'em, on the cutting edge.

The New York Times reports that the James Beard Foundation, the non-profit organization founded by Julia Child and others after Beard's death nearly 20 years ago, appears to be in deep trouble. The Foundation, which owns the Beard House on West 12th Street, cannot account for hundreds of thousands of dollars it took in, and generally appears to be so poorly managed that they will be hard pressed to maintain their non-profit status once Eliot Spitzer gets through with them.

Saturday marks the first anniversary of The Great Northeast American Blackout of 2003. Last year you may have been trapped in Manhattan, so this year head out to Brooklyn for these commemorative events.

And Gothamist's favorite stops for food information include Menupages, Chowhound, eGullet, NYCEats, The Food Section, Curbed's food section, she loves new york, and Manhattan User's Guide.

Congratulations to the winners and nominees! Here's hoping Gothamist makes our to some of those fine establishments for at least a $20.04 meal, if offered.