• Times' dining critic Frank Bruni weighs in on old-fashioned restaurant dress codes. [Diner's Journal]
  • Pseudo-divey hotspot the Rusty Knot has one really sadistic bouncer. [Gawker]
  • The hipster-adored Brooklyn beer garden Franklin Park is expanding. [The Feed]
  • Flatiron club Room Service, which was shut dow last week, will relocate to the space formerly occupied by PM. [Grub Street]
  • Da Silvano's oily-smooth owner, Silvano Marchetto, got clocked by a belligerent drunk at the restaurant last night. [Eater]