Food

There are no movie directors yelling "cut," or noticeable paparazzi with high-powered lenses in the vicinity.

What's wrong with this photo? Unless pickle impersonators were roaming the Lower East Side a century ago, we think someone's been having fun with Photoshop. It's a sure sign that LES Pickle Day is right around the corner.

Mayor de Blasio on Thursday handed out awards to "Hometown Heroes in Education" and visited the Emergency Management warehouse in Brooklyn where hurricane supplies for Puerto Rico are being organized. But he also managed to fit in a quick lunch at the Essex Street Market. You gotta eat, right?

It's been three years since chef Wylie Dufresne closed Wd-50, his acclaimed Clinton Street restaurant.

Coming up at the Essex Street Market, there's a special cooking demonstration from chef Yadira Garcia.

Many tears were shed in August (including our own) when Lan Zhou, the great dumpling and hand-pulled noodle shop closed at 144 East Broadway.

Tomorrow (Friday) is opening night for Brigitte, a French-Brazilian restaurant at 37 Canal St. (Ludlow Street).

Lil' Gem, a restaurant inspired by the homestyle dishes of chef Melissa O'Donnell's Lebanese grandmother, opens tonight at 29 Clinton St.

After soft launching with breakfast service, celebrity chef Dale Talde launches his next high profile project, Rice & Gold, in Hotel 50 Bowery this week.

After only a year-and-a-half in business, The Lucky Bee is closing.