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During the ten-day Dine in Brooklyn celebration (April 11 through 20), $19.55�in honor of the only year the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series�will buy you a multicourse dinner. The full list of participants is at brooklyntourism.org; a few of the best selections appear here.

It takes an iron will�not to mention a hugely expensive smoke diffuser�to open a barbecue joint in this town.

For a sophisticated fast-food fix, you can’t beat a Chinese-dumpling specialist.

Savvy restaurateurs trying to fill seats will stop at nothing�even cutting their prices. Eat early, eat late, or eat someplace where they don’t give you a check.

A side-by-side comparison.

Italian mothers have always been a secret weapon in the New York restaurateur’s arsenal. The famous and the infamous:

With authentic British chippies multiplying, fish and chips are nearly as prevalent as steak-frites�and just as decadent.

American shad, the quintessential springtime fish, is prized for its roe and flesh that’s notoriously hard to debone. Why not let the professionals do it?

"What I'm trying to do is to get people to drink wine any way I can. And I don't care if it's white Zinfandel. I want them to have wine.