What to Eat at Rustic L.E.S. | First Look at Pig and Khao

Tuesday, 18 September 2012 by Irwan K Ch

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

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

Greetings
Let’s All Say Hi to Grub’s Newest Editor, Hugh Merwin He's a former oyster-shucking champion.
Openings
What to Eat at Rustic L.E.S., Now Serving Lamb Burgers With Duck Bacon on the Lower East Side Yassir Raouli from Bistro Truck opens a bistro.
Trouble Brewing
Beer and Loathing: Dos Equis ‘Most Interesting Man’ Hosting Obama Fund-raiser, Losing Fans Meanwhile, POTUS will be enjoying Armand de Brignac Champagne with Jay-Z.
Openings
First Look at Pig and Khao, the New Asian Spot From Leah Cohen and the Fatty Crew The Asian Hipster boom continues apace.
Crime Scenes
Florida Chef Commits Apparent Suicide in Restaurant Dining Room There weren't any customers around, though.
The Feeding Tube
Yep, There Will Be Lots of Chef Cameos on Treme This Year Eric Ripert and David Chang might just be regular cast members at this point.
Openings
Little Muenster’s Now in Dumbo Bone-marrow butter in Dumbo.
Lawsuits
Same-Sex Couple Sues Restaurant Over Alleged Rehearsal-Dinner Discrimination The owner of now-closed Amber Village allegedly turned the couple away because he feared the party would negatively impact the restaurant's feng shui.
Bookshelf
Jody Williams Is Writing a Buvette-ish Cookbook Cool oeufs!
Temporary Closings
Al Sharpton Needs a New Breakfast Spot The breakfast room at the Loews Regency Hotel will close for renovations next year.
Leftovers
One-Dollar Cocktails at the Tippler; Fatty Crab’s Seventh Anniversary Plus: Anthony Bourdain's favorite bars, Thai restaurant week, and more.
Dinnertime Talk
Is the New Eleven Madison Park Too Verbose for Its Own Good? Daniel Humm's "$195 blowout" New York menu.
Closings
Stephen Hanson’s Primehouse Has Closed Now there's less competition for Hanson's other steakhouse brand, Strip House.
Openings
What to Eat at Dirty Bird To-Go Tribeca, Now Open The chicken specialist expands to a second, larger location.
Giveaways
There’s Still Time to Win Two VIP Tickets to Harvest in the Square But the clock is ticking in our Twitter contest.
Pizza Party
Skip the Line: Di Fara Has an All-You-Can-Eat Private Pizza Party Option Here's how to avoid the line.