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One of the city’s great cooking schools bakes its own birthday cake.

What do Added Value greens, the city’s best Key-lime pie, and Brownstone Ale have in common? They’re all made in one of the most remote corners of Brooklyn, and they’re all worth the trip.

Dim lights, farsightedness, botched laser surgery�whatever the reason, menus can be frustratingly hard to read. A couple of local restaurateurs are trying to clear things up.

The Odeon and Union Square Cafe would seem to have little in common other than the fact that they’re both celebrating anniversaries this month (25 and 20, to be exact). Yet each created not only a neighborhood�Tribeca and Union Square, respectively�but a new way of eating. Here, a look at the history of each.

After a grueling shift and a strenuous orgy or two, local chefs and kitchen crews often head out to unwind. And wouldn’t you want to eat where these palates do?

Throughout October, New York City restaurants celebrate wine and food made in New York.

Break out the lederhosen�it’s time to celebrate Oktoberfest.

The Lower East Side is awash in brine.

Judging by the long, snaking lines you encounter outside burger shacks and burrito huts these days, an alien visitor to our city might think that there was a pre-perestroika, Soviet-style food-rationing program going on. How long are you willing to wait for a hunk of cheese, a spicy tuna roll, or an adorable cupcake? Find out below, and whether it’s worth it.

Wine, dine, and help the victims of Katrina.