· Inside the battle over Le Cirque's new dress code [NYP/Cuozzo]
· Sipping sake in the basement of a midtown office building [NYT/25]
· MSN Local refuses to bow to force of Shake Shack [Hamburger Today]
· Top Chef and Colicchio can't outflank Jacques Pepin and son [NYP/Keil]
· On Philip Roth and chopped herring at Barney Greengrass [Am'Gourmet]
· 'Something sly...afoot' at Lamb's 2-star Degustation [NYT/Bruni]
· WD50 snags pastry chef from Alinea in Chicago [Sun]
· Chaos at DiFara: How badly do you want that pie? [Chowhound]
· Clamor wins out over glamour (and food) at Mr. Chow Tribeca [New York]
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