Inside Fig & Olive, the massive new MePa Mediterranean, where the extra virgin olive oil flows like wine. Photo by Kalina. BONUS Inside: The Monday Room in Nolita and Sticky Rice in the LES.
More of this week's goodness from Curbed/SLNY restaurant blog Eater...
1) Kenny Shopsin says it will be spring before Shopsins General Store opens its doors at the Essex Street Market.
2) Eaters' Journal: Digging the haute junk food cracklin calamari sald, but not much else, at China Grill.
3) After 42 hard weeks on Deathwatch, Jefferson has finally closed. Also shuttering: Barça 18.
· Eater [eater.com]