Lucky Peach #3 Is Out; New England Clam Chowder, the South Pole, and Celery, Oh My

The third installment of Lucky Peach is out and the pages of our copy at Digestny smell like rosemary.

The quarterly McSweeney's publication was started by David Chang, Peter Meehan, and Chris Ying.  The two previous issues are already collector's items with issue #1 selling for $155 on Amazon.

This time around it's the cooks and chef issue, get it while you can.

In other chef publications news, Thomas Keller, of Per Se and French Laundry and 11 other restaurants, has added a magazine to his resume too.  The second issue of Finesse is due out this month and focuses on his more casual affairs.

T.K.'s magazine is “a real magazine, not French Laundry propaganda,” and has contributions from Ruth Reichl and Ed Levine.

Wine Cellar Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge (?!)

This old photograph from Stanley Greenberg reveals what used to be a wine cellar under the Brooklyn Bridge.  Eater points us to an article that explains the cellar space was rented as wine storage to help raise money during construction.

Elizabeth Falkner Makes West to East Pilgrimage

Elizabeth Falkner established herself in San Francisco with Citizen Cake and Orson.  Citizen Cake Ice Cream Parlor and Eats had a 14 year run.

The talented (pastry) chef closed both San Fran operations at the end of last year with her sites set on Brooklyn.  She will land in either Park Slope or Cobble Hill and open a cocktailcentric pizza place sometime in the summer.

Oh, the desserts will probably be pretty good too.

Pete Wells + RedFarm = 2 Stars

Pete Wells is a big fan of dumplings.  At Red Farm, the new(ish) market driven Chinese restaurant in the West Village, he gives them and the rest of the menu two stars.

Redfarm is the wok work of restaurateur Ed Schoenfeld and chef Joe Ng.  Joe Ng doubles as executive chef at Chinatown Brasserie on Lafayette Street.

So that makes Ed, Joe, and the dumplings the face of the restaurant, right?

Update on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 4:22PM by Craig Cavallo

Chinatown Brasserie closes and Andrew Carmellini takes on new lease.  Owners plan to reopen in the same neighborhood under a smaller roof sometime this fall.

Price Hike on Del Posto's Lunch Prix Fixe, From $29 - $39

Del Posto's three-course lunch prix fixe used to be $29.  Those days are gone.  The price went up to $39.  So now it's just about $10 for every star the restaurant has.  It's still a steal.

Parma to Iberico; Frankies 17 Switches Hams March 23rd

Katie O'Donnell left Esca and went to work with the Franks.  She replaced Ryan Bartlow at Frankies 570.  Bartlow, who knows a thing or two about Spanish food, is going to the L.E.S. Frankies at 17 Clinton Street.

The restaurant is going to close March 21st, see a two day, Restaurant Impossible-style makeover, and open on the 23rd as a Basque restaurant dubbed Francesca.

Masa Veterans to Open Neta in Greenwich Village Friday

Greenwich Village is set to serve some serious sushi.  Neta is slated to open this Friday by the hands and knives of two former Masa employees.

Grubstreet brings us a mouthwatering slideshow and you can check out the menu here.

61 West 8th Street (btwn 6th and MacDougal)

Let the sushi good times roll.

Best of New York Eating 2012 Out Today

New York Magazine does the mouth leg work for us and publishes the best eats of 2012 this week.

It's a hodge podge of who's making noise in the restaurant world, from dumplings to hot dogs.  Consult the list if you're in the mood for goat or baba ghannouj, or if you just want to know where the best place to grab lunch is.