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You’ll never miss the meat. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

openings A Brooklyn Restaurant Opens With a Bold Idea: No Chef and No Trash Rhodora Wine Bar is slated to be New York’s first true zero-waste restaurant. By Clint Rainey
openings Everyone Fantasizes About Their Dream Restaurant. This Couple Actually Built It. “We always had this dream to do something together.” By Chris Crowley
restaurant review Rezdôra Pays Homage to Emilia-Romagna, One of Italy’s Most Delicious Regions It’s a destination for rich pastas, but the sleeper might be the salumi plates. By Adam Platt
eye-openers There’s a Better Way to Brunch. It Involves Sizzling Sisig and Pandan Waffles. This weekend, skip the eggs Benedict. By Jasmine Arielle Ting
events New York Taste Returns October 21 Chefs from Maison Yaki, KĀWI, Adda Indian Canteen, Hunky Dory, and more are on this year’s bill. By Nikita Richardson
not actually opening A New Café Set to Debut This Week Will Suddenly ‘Not Be Opening’ at All How can a restaurant close when it has barely even opened? By Chris Crowley

restaurant review Rezdôra Pays Homage to Emilia-Romagna, One of Italy’s Most Delicious Regions It’s a destination for rich pastas, but the sleeper might be the salumi plates. By Adam Platt
restaurant review Maison Yaki Is an Inventive French Riff on a Japanese Izakaya The skewers are classically sauced and the plates are small but filling. By Adam Platt
the underground gourmet review Bangklyn East Harlem Combines Its Owner’s Sartorial and Culinary Passions Vintage clothes and Thai-inspired comfort food share space in a quirky uptown café. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
restaurant review Finally, a Serious, Sophisticated Seafood Restaurant at the Seaport Globally accented menu meets picturesque coastal setting at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Fulton. By Adam Platt

the grub street diet Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski Really Loves Cheese “I saw enchiladas, I saw cheese, I saw meat, and I was like, ‘I’m going to fuck all of this up.’” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Little Brother’s Phonte Wouldn’t Trust Himself With Biscoff Butter “I know I’m not that strong.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Katie Couric Is Faithful to Her Favorite Mayo “I don’t get along with people who prefer Miracle Whip.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Il Buco’s Donna Lennard Takes Her Drinks to Go “I got a margarita in a plastic cup, which followed me home as my nightcap.” By Chris Crowley