For Here
Bellavitae's new chef is one debonair deboner
Kenny Shopsin's views on drugs funnier than his recipe names (e.g., "slutty pancakes")
Where's the beef? Upstairs, at Tre Dici's forthcoming steak addition

To Go
Yeah, right, "Seinfeld" was a show about nothing: The evils of double-dipping (NYTimes)
Want in on the inexplicably trendy beefsteak comeback? Here's your chance (NYMag)
Apparently having an ex-Duran Duran member as a business partner isn't enough to keep Michael Huynh happy at Bun (Insatiable Critic)

For Here
A call to restaurants around town: Don't burst my bubble (water)!
Gordon Ramsay associate to open shiny new Turkish restaurant in March
The halibut on Gotham Bar and Grill's Restaurant Week menu rocks, though you may need to sit at the bar to eat it

To Go
Yet another reason to feel horrible for eating sushi (NYTimes)--maybe we shouldn't have so jokey about this fish
Worst Restaurant of the Year honoree Inn LW12 looks to be reopening as a bar--or a canoe rental service, we're not sure which (Eater)
"Top Chef: Chicago" starts March 12th--who needs writers when we have Padma's improv skills? (Bravo)

For Here
The new Haru on Wall Street will get you ready for the "Sex and the City" movie
Mas showing some love for New Orleans at a special dinner this Sunday
Need Restaurant Week recommendations? We got' em

To Go
Best chef quote ever? A former chicken source "raised those chickens like they were his children" (Grub Street)
The original Westville isn't going anywhere, despite a temporary shuttering (Eater)
Dumpling House back in business, and still good enough to endure a DMV-like ordering system (Food in Mouth)

For Here
Cuban sandwich with chorizo is worth the heart attack it will cause you
Five gifts ideas for the snobby foodies in your life
Gusto and Aroma cooking up a Feast of the Seven Fishes

To Go
2nd Avenue Deli set to stuff us with pastrami goodness starting Monday (Gothamist)
Peter Luger wraps up longest remodeling project in history (Eater)
Booze at 'Wichcraft will help alleviate stress about spending $9 on lunch (Grub Street)

For Here
Magnolia Bakery attempting to shake up Santa's sweets habits
Mercadito Grove serving up the best chile relleno you'll ever have
2 new contenders for goofiest restaurant name (and website)

To Go
For once, Donald Trump insists the money isn't his (NYPost)
Good World closing next year, but Swedish cuisine to rise again (NYMag)
Centro Vinoteca chef Anne Burrell to work her magic as part of Gusto overhaul (Restaurant Girl)

For Here
"Top Chef" Dave Martin opens restaurant with a menu that sounds like it was written by Shaggy from "Scooby Doo"
Mystery Diner groups put people with OCD to good use, rewards them with free diner
Gilt calls out Le Cirque on its puny white truffle

To Go
Vanessa Carlton likes all the same restaurants as every other annoying Nolita princess (NYMag)
Bobby Van, restaurateur and Truman Capote's favorite screwdriver-maker, dies (NYTimes)
DOH offers a free course training everyday citizens to rat out restaurants (NYC.gov via Eat for Victory)

For Here
'inoteca distinguishes itself from the wine bar hordes with new tasting menus
Turkey on wheat, or a plate of patatas bravas?
It's psychedelicious: Romanesco broccoli for Thanksgiving

To Go
The Department of Health ruins the holidays for Bubby's and Serendipity (Eater)
Katz's Deli sticking around, if only to further unravel the mystery of Thai tourists (The Villager via Grub Street)
Casa Havana, the replacement for dearly missed Havana Chelsea, should be renamed Casa Imposta (Eat for Victory)

For Here
Doctors in scrubs not welcome at Mas (farmhouse)
The translation of Tia Pol spinoff El Quinto Pino is "bumblef*ck"
The 10th Annual Chocolate Show gets supersized to a week

To Go
The Upper West Side is a dining hot spot, take 5 (Time Out)
Dessert trucks are the new frozen yogurt (Eater)
Nicky's starts serving pho at its Brooklyn location (A Brooklyn Life)

>The new, larger Momofuku Noodle Bar will open next week, and looks a whole lot like the old one (Eater)
>Shake Shack will be open year round--let's just hope those buzzers are snow-ready (Eat for Victory)
>There can never be too many fish taco options, including a new place in Bed-Stuy (Bed-Stuy Blog)
>Craft relaunches lunch; Frank Bruni says "eh." (Diner's Journal)
>Hawaiian Tropic Zone decides girls in bikinis are more exciting when dancing than when reciting daily specials (NYPost.com)

>Even the most controversy-stirring chefs have feelings, too (Grub Street)
>Fast food spots required to post calorie counts--is the 920 calorie burrito to blame? (NY Daily News)
>Clinton Hill gets a West African restaurant that stays open until 4am (Eat for Victory)
>New candy store excites folks enough to to write things like "The oh so decadent Gold Ring, made by the Illuminator himself." (Down By the Hipster)
>Momofuku 2.0's delayed opening blamed on Con-Ed, which isn't hard to believe (Eater)