The legacy of Rich Melman is concepted restaurants, as shown by reviews for 1920s Paris (Margeaux Brasserie) and 1950s Hollywood (BLVD). Plus how Monk's Pub survives, where to avoid brunch and more

Elske charms NYT, Next cooks up the globe, first word on The Kennison and one Mexican restaurant enters Randolph Street, one leaves

Mi Tocaya rocks Bill Addison, City Mouse more than squeaks by, Elliot and Merges gettin' the band back together, Tru closes (and reopens in the Pump Room), and we don't hate Guy Fieri. Not exactly...

Margeaux Brasserie is not for locals, Proxi is foxy, look at Alinea's tomatoes, sushi to go with baseball, and Michel Gébert's guide to la cuisine du Chicago.

Daisies inspires pasta-nography, The Albert's formula does not compute, Split Rail should aim higher, Taco Bell rally goes away and so, alas, does Sumi Robata Bar.

Brasserie Margeaux is posh and pricy, Proxi satisfies our street food jones, Twin Peaks at Elizabeth is confusing and weird, Buona Beef goes old Chicago on some picketers, and did Michelin give the Tru-th out by accident?

Bon Appetit likes us, really likes us, hot dogs are everywhere (but chorizo is where it's at), who invented our restaurant scene, Trotter or Schwa?, and reviews of Proxi, HaiSous and more

Daisies just might be the lunatic you're looking for, HaiSous means two cents and pays off, Split Rail lets you have it your way, and I went to France and all you got me was a campaign to save a Taco Bell.

Lots of Korean food—K-Pop K-BBQ! Hanbun! Where did Koreatown go, anyway? Plus reviews of The Lunatic etc. and Split Rail, Sun-Times (and Reader) will survive, and Dolinsky takes Da Mayor out for Vietnamese and Mexican food.

The New York Office covered by Bloomberg (and a bot), Vettel on Ruxbin's second act, Sula settles $38 crudite bill, and Nagrant's South Side.