• Restaurants set to open this week: Zak Pelaccio's Upper West Side branch of Fatty Crab; the BBQ joint Dallas Jones; Favela Cubana; and The Local 269, which is opening in the space that once housed Meow Mix. [TONY]
• New York's "Best of New York" food-related picks are now online. [NYM]
• Chef Michael Psilakis appears to have several new projects planned. [TONY]
• A roundup of dining options in Clinton Hill. [NYT]
• Depression dining: How to pick food that is "nutritious and affordable." [NYT]
• Five people were stabbed outside the club Deco over the weekend. [NYDN]
• Not such good news: The population of cockroaches and mice is rising. [NYT]