| Marketing Gimmicks |
| Let's just avoid naming dishes after the Miami face-eating attack, okay? |  |
| Openings |
| Smoked meats on Smith Street. |  |
| Paying With Plastic |
| Andy Ricker says not accepting prepaid debit amounts to "just protecting our service staff." Visa and American Express say the fears are unfounded. |  |
| Soda Ban |
| There's a leaky loophole. |  |
| Sweet News |
| And don't forget it's also National Doughnut Day! |  |
| Openings |
| All-day brunch! |  |
| Food Deserts |
| Marco Pierre White is now in the desert, and the restaurant is called Titanic. This makes sense. |  |
| Video Feed |
| The mayor picked a bad day to defend his soda ban. |  |
| Celebrity Settings |
| Plus: Shaun White and Bar Refaeli get close at Sway; Bon Jovi at Hotel Americano. |  |
| Beer Me, |
| The Park Slope specialty brew shop has added tables; now they'll brew lager. |  |
| Crime Scenes |
| The latest restaurant-related vehicular chaos: A 75-year-old driver loses control and crashes into a McDonald's. |  |
| Video Feed |
| The ban combines "the draconian government overreach people love with the probable lack of results they expect." |  |
| The Grub Street Diet |
| "I try not to drink vodka in public. I feel like it always results in my having to e-mail, call people, just apologizing for my behavior." |  |
| Leftovers |
| Plus: Maison Premiere opens its New Orleans–esque garden, food and drink classes at Brooklyn Brainery, and more of today's leftovers. |
| Tweet Beef |
| Leave the hair gel. Take the cannoli. |  |
| Landlords |
| "We're renegoiating the lease ... We hope to stay there." |  |
| Quote of the Day |
| Tomatoes are tougher than T-Rexes. |  |
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