He still doesn’t like ‘em. After roasting Richman and talking Angry Bobby Flay to Grub, Anthony Bourdain just couldn’t bite his tongue when “Page Six” asked him about his famous feuds with Sandra Lee — “I don’t think much of her cooking, but a tough lady … impressive, and I think, scary woman … I don’t want to get audited.” And of course, Paula Deen, and the only thing worse than Paula Deen, her hate-mailing fans: “Most of them couldn’t [...]

• To celebrate the formation of the New York City Brewers Guild, the nine New York founders will host a tasting evening of rare beers from each brewery. For $75, get unlimited pours, a commemorative tasting glass, and food from Eataly’s La Birreria and 508 GastroBrewery. [Edible Brooklyn] • New lunch spot French Cafe Gourmand is (1) in FiDi, (2) not a chain or a branch of a chain, (3) run by real French people. Specials are chalked on a [...]

Kaminsky, in the center of the “Brooklyn food explosion.” Peter Kaminsky is a food writer whose job has taken its toll on his body. Between stints at our own New York Magazine and Food & Wine, Kaminsky “put on a good 30 pounds.” And, he adds, “my blood-sugar was high, I was borderline diabetic. My life insurance was rejected and I was told I had to lose weight, that I had to try.” Hence his newest book, Culinary Intelligence: The [...]

In the four years since Liza Queen closed her idiosyncratic Greenpoint restaurant, the Queen’s Hideaway, nobody has quite managed to fill her quirky locavore shoes. She brings a similarly rootsy regional sensibility to Potlikker, now in soft-open mode for diner-style lunch, with a more ambitious preview dinner menu launching May 25 (both are being offered at a 25 percent discount), and the official opening slated for June 1. Named for the brothy remains of cooking collards or other sturdy greens, [...]

Safeway is in the process of cleaning up two aisles of shit-storm after a butcher was fired, rather than admired, for saving a pregnant woman from being kicked in the stomach — a backwards move that customers across the country are vociferously outraged by. Then, at Safeway’s annual shareholder meeting, senior vice-president and general counsel Robert Gordon made a stupid and offensive joke that equated Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi to “hogs,” and now he’s on the express line to [...]

Stick to the candy shop. “He looks at the waiter and he goes, ‘Why isn’t this purple?’ And it took me a few seconds and then I realized, ‘Oh my God, 50 Cent has no idea what a grapefruit is.’” — Aziz Ansari on overhearing 50 Cent, author of nutritional literature, order a grapefruit soda at a restaurant. [Buzzfeed] Read more posts by Alyssa Shelasky Filed Under: quote of the day, aziz ansari

A rendering of the greenhouse. New York’s rooftop farming trend has been gaining steam: Green patches, beehives, and even micro fish hatcheries have cropped up on top of brownstones and skyscrapers. But the urban-agriculture boomlet is about to get a turbo boost. On Thursday, a company called BrightFarms will unveil plans for a massive garden in the sky, a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse atop a warehouse in Sunset Park. When fully up and running later this year, BrightFarms says the operation [...]

Dude knows his grub. Everyone’s a “curator” these days, but it turns out Mario Batali is pretty good at it — when it comes to edibles, anyway. The chef and restaurateur put together a spread of must-eats around town for Manhattan Magazine that’s tear-out and check-off worthy. Read about Casellula‘s speck-wrapped, mozzarella-stuffed peppers, North End Grill‘s cod throats menièure, Zucker Bakery‘s challah, and more, and we think you’ll agree. Also: Is there anyone who isn’t gaga for Parm’s ice-cream cake? [...]

• Attention, beer enthusiasts! This Thursday, Vandaag will host the Brew Master from St. Feuillien for a happy hour meet-and-greet. The event will also feature music and a raffle for a three-liter St. Feuillien Triple Magnum prize. [Grub Street] • Skip the Easter-egg hunt this year. Chocolatier Michel Cluizel has invited chocolate lovers to post a favorite Easter memory on the boutique’s Facebook page for a chance to win a luxurious chocolate Easter Basket. Contest entrants who also post an [...]

Gratis grub till 2 p.m. today. Grub Street apologizes for the late notice, but we’ve just learned that there’s gratis grub being doled out this very moment at Madison Square Park and Times Square. The giveaway is a joint effort of BBC’s new series No Kitchen Required and the NYC Food Truck Association. Mobile eateries including Kimchi Taco Truck, Taim Mobile, and Rickshaw Dumplings will serve free eats till 2 p.m. to anyone who tweets the hashtag #NoKitchenRequired or “likes” [...]