♦  A very modest Daniel Boulud says his restaurant on the Bowery will be "the greatest diner on earth." [NYP] 
♦  Serge Becker's new Swiss restaurant, Cafe Select, is finally open to the public, albeit only for lunch for the moment. [Eater]
♦  Frank Bruni says he doesn't understand the concept of bottle service. This might have something to do with the fact that he's 43. [NYT]
♦  Apparently you can find some decent food in Little Italy. [Metromix]
♦  Photos from Little Italy's festival of San Gennaro. [GoaG]
♦  Marco Pierre White thinks fellow Brit chef Gordon Ramsay is boring and only interested in money. [NY Sun]
♦  A round-up of the best bagels in New York.  [VV via Eater]
♦  Alaskans really do eat moose meat. They serve it as steak, make it into hamburger meat, and even use it as a pizza topping. Yum. [NYT]