After three weeks of declining customers, theater-district restaurants fear layoffs. [NYP]
Related: Theater Strike Could Drop Curtain on Midtown Restaurants

Chefs including Tom Colicchio, Nicole Kaplan, and Marco Canora reveal where they really eat in the city (think Wing Wong and Bellavitae). [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

From the in-laws to the office party, a list of restaurants to turn to for every holiday scenario.[Strong Buzz]

The State Liquor Authority plans to target nightclubs during the busy holiday season, which are thought to allow underage celebrities to drink. [NYP]

A 25-year-old partying with rapper Fabolous at Duvet was stabbed to death early Friday morning, but police are not sure why. [NYP]

Latte throwdown in Washington Heights: Local Jou Jou Cafe claims profits are down 15 percent after Starbucks moved in two doors down. [NYT]

Fort Greene’s Habana Outpost is hawking a pinup calendar of its waitresses to raise money for “forward-thinking” environmental projects. [Brooklyn Paper]