· New UES Italian Destino is dripping with star power [MTV via Gawker]
· Bruni discovers the 'fixed-price meal' at 1-star Pair of 8s [NYT]
· Free drinks at Climax: The password is Shecky's [Gridskipper]
· Cowen at vegan Gobos: 'These aren't brown rice joints' [NYT/25]
· Cuozzo wonders whether hot chef will cool at super-challening Gilt [NYP]
· Best things I've eaten in 2 years of blogging [Amateur Gourmet]
· New dessert bar, Room 4 Dessert, in former Bar Tonno space [Strong]
· Six degrees of tortured foodie dinner negotiations [MUG]
· Del Posto resy watch: three is the loneliest number [Chowhound]
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