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Le Bernardin

The room might be new, but classics like the crab cake--in which a warm peekytoe crab crown is mounted on a bed of avocado and dressed in aji-lime emulsion--are as good as ever.

The Wayland Food And Drinks| East Village, NYC

The Wayland brings superior food, drinks and music to Avenue C.

Asado Coffee

After a monthlong hiatus to revamp and refocus, this Lakeview coffee shop is now open with a new layout and three new fair-trade, organic roasts.

World Financial Center Food Truck Lot

Lunch alert: This Battery Park City lot is now open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a rotating cast of food trucks. See the schedule here.

Sushi Shop

This Parisian sushi chain has opened its first U.S. outpost in Midtown. Self-service, takeout and delivery options are all available. See the menu here.

FoodToEat.com

Jump to the head of the line: Today is launch day for this new delivery service, which allows customers to preorder from more than 40 food trucks and carts, including the Biryani Cart and Rickshaw Dumpling.

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The Iron Bridge Wine Co.

This cozy wine bar and retail shop offers small plates, a well-spiced crab salad and excellent cheeses to accompany its dozens of wines by the glass.

Super Linda

http://www.laterrassepresidio.com

This Presidio restaurant, which opened in 2007, has closed. No word yet on what--if anything--will move into the space.

Baker & Nosh - Handmade Breads + Cheese | Chicago, IL

Find artisan bread, cheese, charcuterie and pastries at Baker & Nosh, a new bakery in Uptown. 

The Ice Cream Bar & Soda Foundation | San Francisco

Getting to the soda fountain in the back of Ice Cream Bar will take a little bit of self-control. The freezer full of house-made ice cream at the entrance exerts a strong pull. But Ice Cream Bar is special not for its ice cream--though it is good--but the menu of old-timey beverages developed by Rickhouse bartender Russell Davis.

Best Pastry Chefs 2012

Check out our Monthly Editions feature, Best Pastry Chefs 2012 , with 10 sweet recipes from our favorite sugar masters.

Jack's Wife Freda Café | New York City, NY

Jack's Wife Freda brings fare that's perfect for New York to Nolita.

How To Make Lemon Marshmallows

Learn how to make lemon marshmallows from Neil Robertson of Seattle's Crumble & Flake.

Chocolate Tart Dessert Recipe - Devin McDavid

Chocolate Tart from Devin McDavid, Quince, San Francisco

VH1 Morning Buzz February 6, 2012

The Dutch

A seemingly mundane burrata appetizer was anything but at a recent lunch here; the creamy puck of cheese, gleaming with olive oil, came with soft lobes of poached quince, small salty triangles of toast and torn radicchio leaves with a pleasantly bitter tang. Click here to see our previous coverage.

Apple Tarte Tatin Dessert Recipe - Lauren Fortgang

Tarte Tatin from Lauren Fortgang, Little Bird, Portland, OR

Mediterranean Greek-Yogurt Parfaits Dessert Recipe

Mediterranean Greek-Yogurt Parfaits adapted from Ghaya F. Oliveira, Boulud Sud, New York

Sponge Cake With Citrus Salad Dessert Recipe

Sponge Cake with Citrus Salad from Heidi Woodman, Shefzilla: Conquering Haute Cuisine from Home (Borealis Books)

Peanut Butter Cups With Cabernet Coulis Recipe

Peanut Butter Cups with Cabernet Coulis from Samm Sherman, Linger, Denver, CO

Vanilla-Malt Tart Dessert Recipe - Meg Galus

Vanilla-Malt Tart from Meg Galus, NoMi, Chicago

Banana Cream Puffs Dessert Recipe - Chris Ford

Banana Cream Puffs from Chris Ford, Wit & Wisdom, Baltimore

Beet Cake With Goat's-Milk Ice Cream Dessert Recipe

Beet Cake with Goat's Milk Ice Cream from Kyle McKinney, Barley Swine, Austin, TX

Meyer-Lemon-Custard Cakes With Black-Sesame Crunch Dessert Recipe

Meyer-Lemon-Custard Cakes with Black-Sesame Crunch from Cynthia Wong, Empire State South, Atlanta