Adam Platt isn't feeling much love for Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Matsugen. In this week's issue, he gives JGV's soba house a single star. [NYM]
The New Yorker spends some time at Eli Zabar's Amagansett Farmer's Market. The conclusion? The prices aren't for faint of heart. [The New Yorker]
Benjamin Shih, owner of Williamsburg's Royal Oak and Sweet Up's, is opening an LES restaurant, Hotel Chantelle. And he's using a military loan to do it. [NYM]
The Food Network has a new show in the works that will be a cross between an eating competition and The Amazing Race. [THR]
NYMag's food blog has lost editor Josh Ozersky to Citysearch. [Eater]
