The New York Post: The Grand Central Oyster Bar turns 100 today. A longtime bartender there, Alex Dimitropoulos, reminisced about all the celebrities he's served, including George Wendt, Norm in "Cheers," who ordered 96 oysters in one sitting. - Maria Newman Interview: Andrew Carmellini, the chef who just opened a new French restaurant, Lafayette, speaks with Rachel Small about working with Daniel Boulud, making French mashed potatoes and the importance of shucking oysters correctly. - Jeff Gordinier Serious Eats: Yuji Haraguchi, of @YujiRamen, on favorite Japanese sources, restaurant and dishes in New York. Favorite izakaya? A surprise choice: Torishin on the Upper East Side. - Julia Moskin Epicurious: Random Acts of Pizza, and other heartening ways that Boston restaurateurs have responded to the bombings. - Patrick Farrell The Kitchn: To make a true margarita, skip the orange-flavored liquor like Triple Sec and use just lime juice and agave syrup with your tequila instead. It's worth trying. - Melissa Clark Time: Celebrated in Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world: the Brazilian chef Alex Atala. - Glenn Collins The Giving Table: Food bloggers took up the cause of hunger on April 8. Here are the results. - Maria Newman Tasting Table: This Saturday in Los Angeles, prepare for an armada of taco trucks. - Jeff Gordinier Edible Jewels: This recipe for chocolate chaud à l'ancienne, old-fashioned hot chocolate, calls for three kinds of chocolate, two kinds of vanilla and a bain-marie. But you can improvise; also, check out Marie Antoinette's 11-piece hot chocolate set. - Julia Moskin Grist: Going vegan for a month: not a huge challenge, but enough time to learn a few valuable lessons about eating. - Patrick Farrell The Wall Street Journal: Caffeinated insanity, brought on by the success of energy drinks, is now assaulting America with caffeine-laced beef jerky, waffles, jellybeans, Cracker Jack and, yes, hot sauce. (Subscription required.) - Glenn Collins Details: Liquefy and spike your salad: more cocktails made with ingredients like kale and arugula. - Jeff Gordinier Smithsonian: A new study has found that even one sip of beer makes a person happy. But it's not about the alcohol, there's also a subtle change to your brain chemistry happening. - Melissa Clark Insatiable Critic: Although the West Village restaurant called the Greenwich Project has a "preposterous name," Gael Greene says, she praises the chef Carmine Di Giovanni's cavatelli, lobster and halibut, despite the restaurant's pricy menu and the kitchen that gets swamped. - Glenn Collins Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome: A pasta and pesto dish for spring. - Jeff Gordinier The New York Post: Bistro vs. bicycles: Jacques Capsouto, 68, staged a sit-in on the curb outside his TriBeCa restaurant, Capsouto Freres, to try to keep city workers from installing bicycle racks outside his establishment, which he has been trying to reopen since Sandy damaged it. He said they would block his entrance and obstruct parking for his business. - Maria Newman Chicago Reader: No, you can't go home again. But you might be able to get an excellent hot dog along the way. - Jeff Gordinier