Mark Bittman's Blog, page 103

An eating tours, a Burmese Buddhist festival, hog butchering, Japanese street food and other fare available this weekend.

Eric Asimov tastes a variety of Chablis, including Patrick Piuze, Vaucoupin and Bougros.

From now on, when Mark Bittman makes pasta all'amatriciana, he'll double the recipe so he can have the leftover sauce on rice for breakfast.

A new restaurant named for Leona Helmsley will add an automatic 19% gratuity to all checks "for the high standard of service."

A new restaurant named for Leona Helmsley will add an automatic 19% gratuity to all checks "for the high standard of service."

Bkoffie on West 41st Street sells coffee to go with press pot lids.

Joël Robuchon, Yannick Alleno and Antoine Westerman are among the chefs who will be opening restaurants in the Lebanese capital.

The Painkiller tiki bar opens Friday on Essex Street.

The developers of the park also selected Calexico tacos and Blue Marble ice cream.

Florence Fabricant answers questions about waiters, tips and getting the check before you ask for it.