All the food news you need to know today, from the latest New York restaurant openings to interviews with the nation’s most inventive chefs.
 | | The $15 Mocktail Is Here Are booze-free drinks too expensive? Or have they secretly become awesome? | | By Marissa Conrad | | | | |  | | How to Pair Wine With Cheap Sushi Grab a California roll and a bottle of Grüner. | | | | |  | | They Changed the Animal Crackers Box Because PETA Was Mad Now cage-free! | | By Chris Crowley | | | | |  | | Queens’ Best Thai Restaurant Will Expand to Manhattan Ayada will open a second location in the Chelsea Market this fall. | | By Chris Crowley | | | | | | |  | | A Suggestion from the Strategist | | | Over the Sink/Stove Large Bamboo Cutting Board In a small kitchen, use this cutting board on top of the stove or over the sink to create extra surface area. | | | | |  | | New Orleans Restaurant Sues Gordon Ramsay Over Old Kitchen Nightmares Episode Owners of Oceana Grill claim a 2011 episode of Kitchen Nightmares was “fabricated” and hurt its business when an old clip hit social media this month. | | By Nikita Richardson | | | | |  | | Santina’s Featherweight Eggplant Parm Is a Late-Summer Delight Made with eggplant at the peak of its season, barely cooked San Marzano tomatoes, and warm burrata. | | By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite | | | | |  | | New York Is Investigating Sexual Harassment at the Spotted Pig The state attorney general has sought records for Ken Friedman and Mario Batali. | | By Chris Crowley | | | | |  | | Inside New York’s Vibiest Wine Tasting Meet Cha McCoy, the civil engineer turned sommelier behind the wine-pairing series the Communion. | | By Nikita Richardson | | | | |  | | New York Taste Returns on October 22 Sample bites from Blue Hill, Ferris, Momofuku Nishi, Per Se, OddFellows, and more, all in one place. | | By Grub Street | | | | | | | | | |
