The Restaurant Crawl: A (somewhat) regular roundup of (mostly) national restaurant news, links, video and more.
Bla'blabla: This article on "nonsense" New York restaurant names is catching some heat for including a bunch of spots named for Spanish and Italian words. (NY Mag)
Scrubbing fondue pots: Here's Andy Ricker of Pok Pok on his glamorous life in restaurants. (TO)
Super heebster: Noted eater Calvin Trillen visits Russ & Daughters, the jewish deli famously captured in his "American Fried" (Eater NY)
Ugly soup, pretty face: Chueotang doesn't look like much, but the muddy fish soup is "full of calcium, proteins and vitamins that Koreans believe make the complexion sparkly, smooth and fresh." (LA Weekly)
The Yelp mine: Noted nerd Nate Silver has finally given burrito fans a reason to visit his newly expanded Five Thirty Eight vertical. (TO)
Mr. Franklin's neighborhood: Here's a fun video on the science behind barbecue:
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