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Do-Rite Donuts

Taste doughnuts from a former L20 chef at this new shop in the Loop, where doughnuts are fried every hour from 6:30 to 11 a.m.

Street

Chef Susan Feniger will debut a new menu at her globally inspired restaurant this Friday. Dishes such as pork belly with pea shoots and mung-bean pancakes will join favorites like Kaya toast and the STREET burger.

Sapp Coffee Shop

Sumo Citrus Hits The States

The Sumo citrus is a cross between a Japanese mandarin and a California navel orange.

Dans Le Noir

With a name that translates to "dining in the dark," this Parisian concept finally opens after many delays near Times Square today. Diners eat in a pitch-black room and are served by blind waiters. See a sample menu here.

Graffiato

Chef Mike Isabella is keeping Penn Quarter diners happy with the announcement of a new brunch service. Click here for our previous coverage.

Spiced Rum & Cherry Sparkling Cocktail Recipe

Make this cocktail from Todd Thrasher, which gives spiced rum a new reputation.

Spiced Rums We Actually Love

Spiced rum makes a comeback with four new versions.

Stark Bar Mixes Cocktails At LACMA | Los Angeles

Stark Bar's housemade gin.

Maude's Liquor Bar's Brussels Sprouts | Near West Side, Chicago

Brussels sprouts recipe from Maude's Liquor Bar chef Jeff Pikus. 

Caputo's Fine Foods...and Very Fine Canoli | Carroll Gardens, New York

Caramelized Brussel Sprouts Recipe With Parmesan

Blackened Brussels Sprouts form Jeff Pikus, Maude's Liquor Bar, Chicago

Juice Generation

The latest location of the popular juice bar opens today on the Upper East Side.

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Plan Check

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba

This Lincoln Park Spanish mainstay is now open for lunch on Fridays (from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.); snack on a wedge of tortilla on the newly remodeled glass-top patio.

Geisha Table

This new 23-seat Japanese restaurant (part of the Serafina Restaurant Group) is neighbors with the new Serafina. Click here to see the menu.

Vegetable Cocktail Recipes

Vegetables are the latest darling of the cocktail bar

http://www.dumplingsandbuns.com

After a brief run, this Pacific Heights spot for Asian-style dumplings and bao is closing; the owner and her husband are relocating to the East coast. No word yet on who will take over the space.

Tortaria

At this new Union Square-area spot the mood is fun, the crispy eggplant and avocado torta is delicious and the horchata is excellent.

Serafina Upper West

This northern Italian pizza-pasta chain has opened yet another branch, this time on the Upper West Side. See the menus here.

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Beginning on Mon. and continuing every Sun. throughout March, Luce chef Daniel Corey will be joined in the kitchen by a different CCA student, who will design and execute a special menu. The students will be judged, and the winner will accompany Corey to New York to cook a dinner at the James Beard House.

Maple Syrup With Booze From Burton's

An Indiana farm is making booze-infused maple syrups that chefs adore

Et Voila

This French bistro is a Palisades go-to for mussels, steak and creative, but reliable French pastries.

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Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar

Anjappar Chettinad

This Indian chain now has an outpost in Curry Hill. It specializes in the foods of Chettinad. Get a look at the menu here.