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Beloved by Berkeley dwellers, this pizzeria has finally opened an outpost in San Francisco. Expect pies, of course, as well as salads and simple pastas--and, for lunch, Italian heroes and chicken Parm sandwiches

Tiny But Mighty Popcorn Line

Tiny But Mighty popcorn is naturally rich in buttery flavor.

Crispy Black Eyed Peas Recipe

Zoe Schor makes Crispy Black-Eyed Peas.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

This L.A.-based coffee chain now has a location on the Upper East Side. This location, unlike the Midtown and Upper West Side locations, features a locker service for storing personal coffee mugs.

Arthur On Smith

Donna

South Williamsburg has this beautiful new bar serving drinks and late-night snacks.

Southport & Irving

This new restaurant from the owners of Broadway Cellars is now open at--you guessed it--the intersection of Southport and Irving Park. On the menu: hearty dishes that reference Italian, French and Asian cuisines.

Grill House Mediterranean

Sad news for fans of Turkish food: This Tenderloin spot, which we wrote about last October, has shuttered.

Scarpetta

876 Café

Riess's Ceramic Cookware

Ceramic and enamel cookware makes a comeback in a big way with favorite designs from Bialetti, Riess and more. The surfaces are both functional and a designer's dream.

Anjappar Chettinad In Curry Hill | Midtown, New York

Go to Anjappar Chettinad to sample authentic food of Chennai, from crispy dosai to salty-sweet lemon soda.

Lunch Bunch

Chez Moi

This small French bistro, located on the Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights border, is now open for dinner, serving duck salad, onion soup and warm chocolate cake with salted caramel.

Chicago's Banh Mi Scene | Lakeview, Chicago

Banh Mi in Lakeview at Nhu Lan and Banh Mi & Co. 

Pok Pok Ny

Sugar Magnolia Café | Cleveland Park, Washington D.C.

Stop into Sugar Magnolia for sandwiches.

Black-Eyed Pea Hummus Recipe

Black-Eyed-Pea Hummus, adapted from Logan Cox, Ripple, Washington, D.C.

Lago D'Argento Pizzeria | Silver Lake, Los Angeles

Silver Lake's Lago D'Argento Pizzeria.

Edamame Soup Recipe

Edamame soup gets a smoky lift from seared oyster mushrooms seasoned with smoked salt.

City Farms Market & Grill

This new Lakeview restaurant is now open for breakfast and lunch, serving apple-crumble-pie French toast and porchetta sandwiches. Dinner service will launch soon.

Royal/T

Chez Billy

Hungry Ghost

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Our friends over at Grub Street have the first word on this tiny new bar, which has one bartender, eight seats and no menu, and is open from Thu. through Sun., from 6 p.m. on.

Brooklyn Kolache Co.

Bed-Stuy has this new spot for breakfast tacos, Texas-style kolaches (portable pastries stuffed with fillings such as sausage and cheese or poppy seeds), coffee, hibiscus iced tea and more.