Guest Pitmasters at Hill Country; Asia's Best Restaurants

WILLIAMSBURG ? The former Williamsburg offshoot of Mercat is all boarded up, with rumors of a gastropub coming to that space. [EaterWire]

FLATIRON DISTRICT ? Hill Country is launching a guest pitmaster series, with other chefs coming in to create a special meal based on the old-school Southern meat-and-threes. The first one is March 10 with Michael White. The special menu costs $35. [EaterWire]

TRIBECA ? Matthew Lightner's Atera has gone to a pay-first system like Brooklyn Fare in DoBro or Next and Alinea in Chicago. The change happened about a month ago. [The Bad Deal]

ASIA ? S. Pellegrino has released its first-ever list of Asia's 50 best restaurants. Coming in at numbers one and two, respectively, are Tokyo's Narisawa and Nihonryori Ryugin. Head over to Eater National for the full list. [Eater National]
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