• Illegal barbecuing is so out-of-control in Prospect Park that rangers will be deployed to prevent anyone from firing up the charcoal outside of the park’s designated grilling areas. [Brooklyn Paper]

• Having been booted from the Food Network prime-time lineup in May, Emeril Live is moving to Fine Living, which will air new episodes of the popular cooking show. [Food Network Addict]

• The beverage director of Porter House New York won a competition to update the gin-and-tonic with his chile-infused version. [NYDN]

• Not only is Zinc Bar moving and taking over the Baggot Inn, but its owners will also take over an upstairs space in the same building and open a wine bar. [Zagat Buzz]

• Andy Nusser will oversee Tarry Lodge, the Batali-Bastianich pizzeria opening in Port Chester. [Slice]

• Former Top Chef contestant Sam Talbot has put together his menu for the Surf Club in Montauk, and it includes his lobster rolls as well as fish sticks for $22. [Gridskipper]

• Celebrities own a variety of mostly bad restaurants and clubs. [amNY]

• In case you hadn’t already heard, there’s this pizza place called Artichoke and it’s really popular. [Villager]
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It’s still a man’s world in the kitchen, as Annisa’s Anita Lo or Ratatouille’s Collette can tell you. [NYDN]

Count April Bloomfield in the Rai Rai Ken camp when it comes to the ramen wars. [Restaurant Girl]

Hill Country pitmaster and noted “barbejew” Robbie Richter has borderline cholesterol, a meat bond with Zak Pelaccio, and little interest in side dishes. [Metromix]
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