ENTREE NEW

By MARY HUHN
October 10, 2007 - THEY have code names, mysterious meeting places, a cult following and the intoxicating whiff of illegality. But there is a delicious difference between these clandestine sorts and other secret societies: The food - and wine - is divine. Underground dining - well-cooked meals one pays for that are held in private homes - is the latest foodie craze...

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• CIPRIANI BULLISH ON WALL STREET

  By STEVE CUOZZO

  WHO, on Friday night in October, parties on Wall Street? Last week, it was an eightsome of tall, all-in-black, mostly blond beauties from...more >

• NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND

  Here's the black book of underground dining clubs to help you get started. New York Bite Club (nybiteclub.com), a membership-only...more >

• PRETTY IN DRINK

  LOCAL DIET GURU SAYS YOU CAN HAVE YOUR COCKTAIL AND BE HEALTHY, TOO

  By MARINA VATAJ

  October 9, 2007 -

  THINK it's impossible to eat out and lose weight without giving up your spectacular city girl social life? Not true. To this end, Esther Blum - a nutritionist and registered dietician at N.V...more >

• GASTRO-PUB CRAZE CONTINUES

  By ANDREA STRONG

  October 7, 2007 -

  Belcourt
  84 E. 4th St.; (212) 979-2034
  Opened: Oct. 5
  Cuisine scene: The gastro-pub club started by April Bloomfield at The Spotted Pig gets a fresh new contender this week with...more >

• MAKING THE SCENE...

  October 7, 2007 -

  The Plumm 246 W. 14th St.; (212) 675-1567You may see Chris Noth on the street shooting the "Sex and the City" film, but you're entirely more likely to find him here, where...more >

• PROOF POSITIVE

  DON JULIO 1942

  By ISAAC GUZMAN

  October 7, 2007 -

  Please don't put this anywhere near a margarita Some tequila aficionados call Don Julio 1942 a "perfect" tequila. Others just call it their "favorite." Which might explain...more >

• SAUSAGE TIME

  By DANICA LO

  October 6, 2007 -

  WANT some wine with your . . . sausage? According to Ronnie Mandler, owner of Mandler's the Original Sausage Co. - a dry French cuvée blanc goes great with bratwurst and horseradish mustard...more >

• SPRECHEN SIE GERMAN FOOD?

  By DIETER FENKART-FROESCHL, an Austrian New Yorker

  October 6, 2007 -

  GERMAN cuisine spans four countries, but Oktoberfest tends to focus on Bavarian food. Can't pronounce half the words on the menu? Don't worry. Here's a quick cheat sheet to figure out...more >

• YODEL YUM!

  HERE’S THE CREAM OF THE BAVARIAN CROP THIS OKTOBERFEST

  By CYNTHIA KILIAN

  October 6, 2007 -

  IT is the best of times, it is the wurst of times. It's that time again . . . Oktoberfest. Whenever (and wherever!) you spot enormous vessels of beer, oodles of pretzels and sausages, tubas, and...more >

• A RESTAURANT TO BANK ON

  By STEVE CUOZZO

  October 3, 2007 -

  HERE'S more good news for the Italian restaurant scene: After a year of grim uncertainty and dire predictions, San Domenico and its landlord at 240 Central Park South are working toward a lease...more >

• YOU CAN GO ROME AGAIN

  ITALIANS STIRRING RESTAURANT SCENE

  By STEVE CUOZZO

  October 3, 2007 -

  WITH Columbus Day around the corner, what's the culinary buzz all about? Vegetarian menus. Asian noodle bars. “Molecular" desserts. But what are New Yorkers actually eating in...more >

• GIVE US YOUR HUNGRY...

  DINNER WITH A VIEW NEVER TASTED SO GOOD - OR COST SO MUCH

  By NANCY DAVIDSON

  October 3, 2007 -

  ACTUALLY, “hungry" didn't make it into Emma Lazarus' “New Colossus," but we can't imagine Lady Liberty would mind a few fans picnicking at her feet. After all, they did...more >