The Wednesday Wrap: Food News to Go

The Maestro of Meat: Russ Parsons profiles the famous Dante-quoting Italian butcher Dario Cecchini, memorably featured in Bill Buford's Heat. [LA Times]

Momofuku Ko: Attack of the Online Reservations: David Chang's tiny new restaurant Momofuko Ko doesn't have a phone, but they do take reservations online (starting at 10AM daily, one week out to the day). On day one their website crashed, but things seem to be back in order (and completely booked).   [Grub Street] 

What's the Deal with the "8"?: Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her debut book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, and her unique middle name. [The Boston Globe]

Suck It Up: Table manners be damned, restaurant critic Rebekah Denn says it's OK to slurp your soup. [Seattle PI]

TiVo Alert: Top Chef is back tonight to kick off season four in Chicago. [Bravo.com]

Three Stars with One Big Asterisk: Frank Bruni feels "a bit less enthusiastic about a restaurant with so much to recommend" after Fiamma significantly raises its prices just three months after his three-star review. [NY Times]

Bruni Beat: It's two stars ("very good") for Bar Boulud, "which extends the chef Daniel Boulud's trajectory toward ever-more-casual restaurants, mirroring the culture around him." [NY Times]

 --BTP