Mark Bittman's Blog, page 27

Four questions about genetically engineered food.

DineTonite offers real-time reservations, and discounts of from 20 percent to 40 percent, on nearly 30 restaurants.

Photos of Bar Basque at the Eventi Hotel in Chelsea, reviewed by Sam Sifton this week.

Alumni of Public, Mas (Farmhouse) and Double Crown open up in an under-served neighborhood.

The Whitney Museum of American Art's director came up with the name for the restaurant, from Danny Meyer, opening in March in the museum's lower level.

Green beans braised with tomatoes, shallot and garlic, served over thick slices of crusty, country bread.

What to do when your friends say "yuck," your waiter says "How is everything?" or your date says "Take off your hat!"

An everyday lunch gets an appetizer face lift.

A study in Texas found trace amounts of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in each of 10 samples.

Their fourth store will be the largest of four.