N.Y. Diet: Mario Carbone | Where to Eat and Drink on Labor Day

Friday, 31 August 2012 by Irwan K Ch

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012

Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com

Interviews
Tom Colicchio on His New Hamptons Inn, the End of Craft’s Expansion, and Finding a Way to Retire "I’d actually like to find a way to retire. I’m dealing with a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old."
Openings
What to Eat at 983 in Bushwick, Formerly Known As Life Café 983 Maybe it's not the end of an era.
Quote
Christian Music, Lamb Meatballs A cab ride to West African food.
Bad News
Noooo: Bubble Tea Might Cause Cancer Our college self is keening.
Alkies
Nets Arena Will Inevitably Lead to Drunk Idiots Everywhere Obviously.
Celebrity Settings
Mayor Bloomberg Tips Big at Alobar; Miley Kisses a Girl at the Darby Plus, LiLo parties, Ed Westwick diffuses a fight in French, and more of this week's celebrity dining.
Closings
Fatty Crab Upper West to Close After Labor Day With drink specials all weekend.
Violence
Three Dead in New Jersey Pathmark Shooting The gunman reportedly shot two people and then himself.
The New York Diet
Mario Carbone Eats Antipasti at a Social Club, Hits Minetta at Midnight "Before dessert, we hit the shooting range downstairs and then finished with cheesecake, cognac, and a cigar."
Leftovers
EarthMatters to Close; Battle of the Bartenders at Webster Hall Plus: grilled-cheese cookies, another Labor Day option, and more of today's leftovers.
Social Media
Imagining a World Without Yelp Or Foursquare, or Tumblr, or blogs like this one.
Health Concerns
There Are a Few New York Chefs That Don’t Have to Deal with Letter Grades Open a restaurant in a market and health grades won't be an issue.
Foodievents
A Few More End-of-Summer Eating Events Salve your sadness by stuffing your face.
Restaurant Power Rankings
Grub Street’s Restaurant Power Rankings: Perfect Pok Pok Weather, Rosemary’s Gets the Pete Wells Bump Grub Street ranks New York's hottest restaurants in the most gleefully shameless way possible.
Grub Guides
Where to Eat and Drink on Labor Day (With a Map!) The only labor required is reading our handy list.