♦ Hayashi Ya on the Upper West Side is implementing a 3 percent tax on diners who don't finish their food. Really. [CBS2]
♦ The Vesuvio bakery in Soho is up for sale. [Eater]
♦ A look inside Emma Hearst's Sorella, the northern Italian wine bar which just opened in Chinatown. [GS]
♦ Braeburn gets two stars out of six from Danyelle Freeman. [NYDN]
♦ A list of the strangest restaurant names of 2008. [Metromix]
♦ Possibly the strangest concept to come to NYC in a long time: At La Cave des Fondus, which opens tomorrow, wine and beer will be served in baby bottles. It's the thing to do in Paris, just so you know. [NYT]