| The James Weird Awards |
| Plus: birthday-party rage, yogurt sauce in beards, and more, all in our weekly roundup of weird restaurant news. |  |
| Lists |
| It's going to be this weekend's go-to destination, so you may as well know where to eat once you get there. |  |
| Unlikely Bedfellows |
| They're "the dining equivalent of the underground music scene," writes the lad mag. |  |
| Expansions |
| Plus: Michael White's been making pizza! |  |
| Interviews |
| We chat with the latest chef to be crowned a 'Top Chef Master.' |  |
| Foodievents |
| The French celebration of food-world enfants terribles is back. |  |
| Overnights |
| To the show’s credit, the winning chef was something of a surprise, but nothing controversial happened, nothing that will be discussed at the water cooler today. |  |
| Closings |
| The brasserie will reopen as an Austrian wine pub. |  |
| Openings |
| You can drink Sixpoint in cans and wine on tap until midnight! |  |
| Lawsuits |
| Meanwhile, Jesús Nuñez says he's still confused over the whole thing. |  |
| What to Eat |
| Think flavors like bergamot, peppermint, and vanilla. |  |
| Mediavore |
| Plus: OMG, you just have to get the Domino's Pizza app, and more, in our morning news roundup. |
| Neighborhood Watch |
| Plus: shutterings in the East Village, free cupcake parties, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news. |
| Openings |
| Eighteen thousand square feet, baby! |  |
| Booze News |
| The restaurant's latest "movement" just arrived, and the theme is ... Prohibition. |  |
| Temporary Closings |
| The Brooklyn falafel joint is closed, owing to a grill problem. |  |
| Foodievents |
| A free concert with heaps of local food. |  |
| Community Boards |
| Community Board 2's licensing committee wants La Esquina to go dry. |  |
| Reopenings |
| Those $31,000 owed in taxes? "Bad accounting." |  |
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