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  Editor's Note: the following article first appeared in the April 2013 edition of The Lo-Down's print magazine. The supermarket scene on the Lower East Side has seen major shifts in recent months, with the arrival of Union Market, an upscale...

Editor's note: The following story first appeared in the March 2013 issue of The Lo-Down's print magazine.  Since the magazine came out, there's been more Clinton Street restaurant news. As we reported yesterday, Alias, the creative comfort food spot...

A few restaurant/nightlife notes to end the week: Only one Lower East Side restaurant, WD-50, made the 2013 Michelin Guide.  But the neighborhood scored better in the separate "Bib Gourmand" -- bargain list. Among the LES spots making the cut:...

This afternoon's Lower East Side food news:Loreley's 9th Annual Sausage Fest begins 3 p.m. Saturday.  To get things started, a "ceremonial keg of Hofbräu Maibock beer will be tapped with each guest receiving a free beer (while supplies last)." ...

This weekly feature spotlights a wide variety of people who live and work on the Lower East Side. If you know someone you would like to suggest be featured in “My LES,” please email us here. What do you...

Lots of catching up to do today, on the food/restaurant beat: Grub Street gets a look at the menus for Fatta Cuckoo, the seasonal Italian restaurant opening on Clinton Street next week.  The chef is Brett Ackerman of Diner and...