City Kitchen

With Potato Gnocchi, a Tender Touch Is Rewarded

By DAVID TANIS

Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times

In the realm of homemade pasta-making, gnocchi are relatively easy to produce and require no special equipment — or even eggs.

A Good Appetite

Grassy, Sweet and in Season

By MELISSA CLARK

Green garlic, available in late spring and early summer, is best distinguished by its scent.

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Diner’s Journal Blog

After Turmoil, Departure of Slow Food Leader

By JULIA MOSKIN

Slow Food USA, which focuses on preserving biodiversity and traditional foods, announced the departure of its president, Josh Viertel, who has led the organization since 2008.

Eat

Soup, Hold the Heat

By MARK BITTMAN

Twelve cold options for warm days.

Recipes: Twelve Cold-Soup Recipes

T Magazine

Bookshelf | 'How to Build a Better Pie'

By KATIE CHANG

Millicent Souris’s new cookbook hopes to fulfill the statement, “easy as pie.” Here, an exclusive recipe from the chef.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Wednesday with Linda I. Gibbs, deputy mayor for health, as he discussed a plan to ban large sugary beverages. Next to each soda is the amount of sugar in it.

New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM

A proposal that would take effect as soon as next March is the most ambitious effort yet by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration to combat rising obesity.

What Else Should the Mayor Ban? | Video: New Yorkers React

Andy Ricker, the Thai-cooking superstar at center, has received praise for his new restaurants, Pok Pok Wing and Pok Pok NY.

Cuisines Mastered as Acquired Tastes

By FRANCIS LAM

Several chefs, like Andy Ricker, are high-profile ambassadors for cuisines in which they have no family roots.

More Genes Than Humans: The Tomato Decoded

By NICHOLAS WADE

Plant geneticists who sequenced the tomato’s genome in hope of breeding better specimens found that it has 31,760 genes — about 7,000 more than a person.

Bucks Blog

Will More Restaurants Ban the Use of Prepaid Cards?

By ANN CARRNS

A popular restaurant doesn't accept prepaid cards because of concerns that there may not be enough money left for a tip.

Letter From Paris

A START Italian ice cream is one treat at the French Open.

It’s Not Just Lunch; There’s Tennis, Too

By ELAINE SCIOLINO

For 15 days every spring, the Roland Garros tennis complex becomes the place for power lunches in Paris.

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Restaurant Review | Back Forty West and Back Forty

LITTLE BROTHER Back Forty West has moved into the space vacated by Savoy.

For These Twins, Nurture, Not Nature

By PETE WELLS

Back Forty West has filled in a void in SoHo left by the closing last year of Savoy. In doing so, it has seemingly surpassed its spinoff, Back Forty.

Slide Show: Back Forty and Back Forty West

Wines of The Times

In Spain, the Promise of Godello

By ERIC ASIMOV

Godello, a white grape from Spain, is growing more popular, proving that agriculture perseveres even in the face of economic troubles.

Pairings: Snow Pea Salad

When Is a Wine Not a Wine? When European Regulations Say It’s Not

By STEPHEN CASTLE

Chapel Down Winery learned that it breached regulations that ban the use of grapes from outside the European Union to make wine inside it.

Hungry City | Bar Corvo

SLEEK The backyard at Bar Corvo in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

In Crown Heights, Malfatti for the Trilbys

By LIGAYA MISHAN

Bar Corvo, a cousin of Al di Là, has a similar menu of Italian specialties.

How to Cook Everything

Great Roasted Peppers: First, Get a Pile of Wood

By MARK BITTMAN

If you’ve got a good fire going, roasted peppers are easy to make and fantastic when charred nicely.

SPECIALTY Wong restaurant's version of the Vietnamese dish cha ca la Vong.

A Dish Inspired by a Dive in Hanoi

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

Tucked away in Hanoi is Cha Ca La Vong, and a dish that is inspiring American chefs.

REMIX Sam Ross, a bartender at Milk & Honey, which is moving, will open Attaboy in the same Lower East Side space.

Moving On, Adding a Sign Out Front

By ROBERT SIMONSON

Milk & Honey, a Lower East Side bar that was known to be precious and haughty, has found a roomier space, but its roots will remain in its original home.

Diner’s Journal

Google to Use Zagat to Refine Local Search

By GLENN COLLINS

Google is announcing that Zagat, the restaurant-ratings publisher, will become the cornerstone of a new free service, Google Plus Local, intended to enhance Google's growing, potentially lucrative local information offerings.

Off the Menu

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

There are chefs on the move, and restaurants opening in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

Dining Calendar

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

Supporting a school, a farm alliance, a conservancy and Citymeals-on-Wheels; tasting sake, sochu, pig, herring and cheese; and learning about Chihuahua from the Mexican chef Zarela Martínez.

In her book, the first lady writes that she produced only five pumpkins in three years.

Michelle Obama Reveals How Her White House Garden Grows

By MARIAN BURROS

The first lady’s new book, “American Grown,” details how her garden on the South Lawn inspired her anti-obesity campaign.

Food Stuff

Brews and Bites Off the Usual Track

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

Malt & Mold on the Lower East Side may be out of the way, but it is the only local retailer for knishes from Knishery NYC, salami by Charlito’s Cocina and ice cream from the Bent Spoon.

Frozen Treats, All Year Round

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

People’s Pops will soon sell its frozen goodies in grocery stores, and Phin & Phebes, a new company, has pints available in dozens of stores.

Surveying a Lobster’s Reach

By FLORENCE FABRICANT

For the history of lobsters as well as a selection of classic recipes, there is “The Maine Lobster Book.”

Video: Green Garlic Basics

June 1, 2012

Yes, My Little Dumpling

June 1, 2012

Weekend Fare

June 1, 2012

Back Forty and Back Forty West

A look inside two restaurant twins, where a similar philosophy of farm-to-table and sustainability is shared.

Slide Show

At the French Open, Tennis Isn’t the Only Attraction

When it comes to lunch at Roland Garros, the complex has much more to offer than hot dogs and popcorn.

Interactive Map

New York Health Department Restaurant Ratings Map

Interactive map of health violations at restaurants in New York

This Week's Recipes

Seared Pork Cutlets With Green Garlic Salsa Verde

Green Gnocchi With Peas and Fresh Sage Butter

Cha Ca La Wong

Charred Peppers

Recent Reviews

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Le Bernardin

Inside Eric Ripert and Maguy LeCoze’s four-star restaurant in Midtown.

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Perla

Like Minetta Tavern across the street, a new Italian restaurant deploys red banquettes and mirrors and lighting in a way that suggests it has been around for decades.

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Recipes for Asparagus

Twenty ways to use one of spring’s quintessential vegetables.

Dining in the Region

New Jersey Dining | Nutley

The scialatielli, with radicchio, porcini mushrooms and smoky prosciutto.

Authentic Taste of Italy, Exported by 2 Brothers

By FRAN SCHUMER

Forget about just walking into Queen Margherita Trattoria on Friday or Saturday night or even some weekday evenings. The restaurant, owned by two brothers, is often packed.