| Food Media |
| And there's a snail sale on Wednesday! |  |
| Victories |
| The Department of Agriculture has granted farmers' market cheese vendors an exemption to rules about "processing." |  |
| Closings |
| After being open for one year, 5 Burro Cafe in Carroll Gardens has closed. |  |
| Financial Advice |
| An analyst says the companies are overvalued in light of the bad economy. |  |
| Beer Me |
| The proprietor of Jimmy's 43 is helming a new beer think tank. |  |
| The Food Chain |
| "They really have the texture of perfectly scrambled eggs." |  |
| Mounting Up |
| Small restaurants open after 9 p.m. will be required to follow the city ordinance. |  |
| Openings |
| The Nolitan Hotel restaurant is reportedly in friends-and-family mode. |  |
| Food Politics |
| The GOP is pushing for less oversight when it comes to how companies market unhealthy food. |  |
| Controversy |
| It sure doesn't LOOK like he ate 69 dogs. |  |
| Mediavore |
| Plus: prisoners in California on hunger strike, and more, in our morning news roundup. |
| The Grub Street Diet |
| "Sitting on a milk crate in the back of an ice cream truck bouncing up First Avenue is not an easy way to eat a lobster roll." |  |
| Crime Scenes |
| The suspect has worked at both BLT Fish and Per Se. |  |
| Neighborhood Watch |
| Plus: a pop-up Popsicle stand, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news. |
| Openings, |
| Brooklyn's first and only New England–style clam shack is headed to Gowanus. |  |
| Pop-ups |
| A man with a penchant for impromptu guacamole feasts is now roaming the streets of Brooklyn, and showing up at sanctioned events. |  |
| Legal Woes |
| The former Apothéke bartender will face criminal charges for reckless endangerment. |  |
| Slideshows |
| A trio of food-TV personalities is behind this one. |  |
| Two for Eight |
| It's time to play Two for Eight. Today: New & Buzzy. |  |
| Big Cheese |
| The "Hulk Hogan" of cheese wants you to enjoy some fondue in his walk-in refrigerator. |  |
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