This Week's Top 10 Stories on Eater NY

1) Hometown Is New York's Best Barbecue Restaurant

Ryan Sutton on the pork shoulder at Hometown barbecue: "The seasonings are simple: salt, pepper, and a touch of turbinado sugar, creating a mind-bending effect that's essentially the savory analogue of dipping a pretzel in chocolate."

Nick Solares

2) 11 Great Outdoor Bars for Beer Lovers in New York City

A run down of the best places to drink a beer outside.

Yelp

3) Four Restaurants to Try This Weekend in New York City

The restaurants you should be visiting in New York this holiday weekend.

Yelp

4) NYPD Pays a Visit to the Brazen Food Vendor Charging $30 for a Hot Dog

The food vendor who was price gouging clueless tourists with $30 hot dogs was given numerous tickets, then lost his job.

Wikicommons/Hermann Luyken

5) Hotly Contested Upscale Breakfast Sandwich Shop Now Open in Chelsea

Can a fancy egg and cheese sandwich do well in a town of classic, low-budget alternatives?

Robert Sietsema

6) Shake Shack Is BACK: Liveblogging the Greatest Opening of Summer 2015

That's right, people. The original Shake Shack reopened just days ago. And Eater liveblogged it.

Nick Solares

7) Pete Wells Takes Down Javelina With a Barrage of Backhanded Compliments

Pete Wells' most scathing and consequently hilarious review since his epic Guy Fieri takedown.

Nick Solares

8) The Parisian Bistro Makes a Comeback at the Village's Le Baratin

Robert Sietsema awards three stars to old school Parisian bistro Le Baratin.

Paul Crispin Quitoriano

9) Four Seasons Renovations Shut Down, Aby Rosen Confirms the Restaurant Gets the Boot [UPDATE]

It's official, The Four Seasons restaurant has will leavethe hotel in a little over a year. The owners are looking for a space downtown.

Daniel Krieger

10) NYPD Releases Name of Man Accused in Dallas BBQ Attack, Say He's Fled State

The man accused of beating a gay couple at Dallas BBQ has been identified, and is believed to have fled the state.

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