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Seattle's famed Caffe Vita, at 124 Ludlow St., is giving away free coffee all week.

Keith Masco called CB3 "fascist" for rejecting a beer and wine license for B.A.D. Burger on Avenue A.

An unnamed restaurant is scheduled to open in September in the former Crash Mansion space on the Bowery.

Puddin' opened Friday at 102 St. Mark's Place.

Kortako, a Korean-Mexican fusion restaurant, offers "something different" on Nassau Street.

Recent openings Downtown include a Crumbs Bake Shop at 40 Broad St.

New bar/restaurant Lulu & Me in the Flatiron District comes courtesy of the team behind Mé Bar.

Chef Francois Payard said his landlord, Goldman Sachs, has still not installed a phone line in his new cafe a week after it was supposed to open.

An international chain of Peruvian restaurants has opened its first New York City location near Madison Square Park.

Sushein, at Broadway and Worth, offers unusual sushi fillings including beef and chocolate.

Stephen Asprinio is opening Pizza Vino Teca at 32 Water Street as soon as February.

Celebrity Chef Don Pintabona has pulled out of plans to open a new restaurant inside the Union Square Pavilion.

The newest and biggest Sarabeth's officially opens Aug. 30 but served lunch for the first time Wednesday.

After finding success in TriBeCa and the East Village, Terroir will open on Third Avenue between East 30th and East 31st streets.

SamSara, on Water Street, will feature international cuisine and a plant wall.