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The stacked roster of major awards favorites and international headliners would be impressive in any normal, mask-less year. Here are five of the hottest titles at NYFF, which takes place Sept. 24 to Oct.

Miami servers are hoping everyone starts to Tip it Like Beckham.The soccer star and his wife, Victoria Beckham, are loved by the waitstaff of their adopted city for their extreme generosity. The couple took their daughter Harper out for her birthday last week to LPM Restaurant & Bar in the Brickell area of the city and was sure to spread the love.

really close bonds, winds up its third season Monday night at 9 on TLC.This season, among others, “sMothered,” co-produced by The Post, tracked the mother/daughter duos Cher and Dawn, who often dress alike; Hawaii pair Amy and Carina, who sleep in the same bed and swap panties; and Chicago’s Kathy, 60, and Cristina, 34, “sMothered” veterans (all three seasons) who underwent big changes leading up to Monday’s season finale.“My life kind of got flipped upside-down,” Cristina told The Post.

COVIDIOCY — by requiring patrons to prove that they haven’t been vaccinated. “From day one, never complied, banned masks, and now … requiring proof of beingUn-vaccinated!” read a recent Instagram post by Basilico’s Pasta E Vino in Huntington Beach.Accompanying pics show the Italian restaurant emblazoned with signs that read: “NOTICE: Proof of being UNvaccinated required.”“We have zero tolerance for treasonous, anti-American stupidity,” the now-viral notice adds.

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Maybe you liked tequila before tequila was cool, but in recent years the Mexican spirit has become decidedly hot. Its popularity soared during the pandemic as a spirit of choice while drinking at home, but National Tequila Day, this Saturday, July 24, offers as good of an excuse as any to get out of the house and let someone else shake and pour for you.A handful of local establishments have announced tequila-related specials to mark the occasion.

A post shared by Josh Beckerman (@foodiemagician)Collaborating with fellow restaurateur Cobi Levy, Baby Luc’s will also feature zesty drinks like a Rosaluna mezcal negroni and Italian sodas for guests to sip inside, or even better, at the pizzeria’s outdoor garden. This one shouldn’t be a toss up.

reopened last Friday — just broke its tenth Guinness World Record, this time for the most expensive French fries.

serve takeout and delivery cocktails, a lucrative and popular pandemic allowance. “Licensees please be advised that with the ending of our state of emergency and the return to pre-pandemic guidelines, the temporary pandemic-related privileges for to-go and delivery of alcoholic beverages will end after June 24,” the NYS Liquor Authority tweeted June 23. The sudden decision to end takeout drinks is not just intensely unpopular, restaurant and bar owners told Eater, but is also a huge blow to

Dupont Circle Main Streets will be out there. We’ll have a table outside Grubbs Pharmacy and we’re hoping to make a rainbow of Pride wishes.

restaurants they choose to dine at.Now lockdown has eased and we're all eating out again, many of us are looking for new venue recommendations, so how about following in the footsteps of Victoria Beckham?MORE: Royal ladies' favourite dinners revealedWATCH: Victoria Beckham on husband David's surprising new roleBack in 2019, the fashion designer revealed her top five restaurants on her website - and two of them are in London.If you're looking for a delicious meal or a date night in London, the

@PopUpBagels on Instagram to keep up.467 East Lake Drive, MontaukKissaki owner Garry Kanfer teams up with Jennifer Saesue, owner of the seafood-forward Thai spot Fish Cheeks in NYC, for a pop-up at the Montauk Anglers Club.

an executive order issued by D.C.

Michelin awarded 76 restaurants their stars in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Westchester.However, this year there are only 68. Since the pandemic hit the city, restaurants that have shuttered number at least 1,000.

an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal, the Swiss-born chef said, “If Eleven Madison Park is truly at the forefront of dining and culinary innovation, to me it’s crystal clear that this is the only place to go next.”The relaunched menu is described as “an eight- to 10-course menu in the main dining room consisting of entirely plant-based dishes,” according to their website.

Oscars party.  The idea came up at the bar late one night, when regulars John Bennett and “Dr. Mike” were giving general manager Peter Mosconi an earful about the movies.“So Peter said, ‘If you like the Oscars so much, we should have a party,’” Dr.

La Noxe is now open to the public — if the public can find it, let alone get past the 1,500-person waitlist. The 600-square-foot speakeasy is tucked behind a discreet door inside a subway station.Instead of heading through the turnstiles at the 28th Street stop of the 1 train line, those in the know stop at the bottom of the first flight of stairs at the southeast corner of 28th Street and Seventh Avenue.

Immigrant Food, the socially conscious fast-casual downtown eatery — or “cause-casual restaurant” — co-founded by Chef Enrique Limardo known for its globally adventurous fusion bowls, is celebrating by returning Pink Dragon Mylk to its menu. The iced, bright pink concoction blending oatmilk, pink dragon fruit, blue agave, yellow raisins, and cardamom is $6.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, opens Friday under still-tight restrictions: 50 percent seating capacity, no service at the bar and an 11 p.m. curfew.And it opens without its multimedia star attraction on hand to join in the festivities.

through his site, UnregularPizza.com, but only has enough capacity in his Harlem apartment’s kitchen to turn out three or four per week. “It’s heartbreaking not to be able to provide as many pizzas as people want,” he told The Post.

Upper East Side has fled to South Florida, Palm Beach outposts of high-end Manhattan eateries Sant Ambroeus, La Goulue and Le Bilboquet are teeming with NYC regulars. For the newly opened Le Bilboquet, longtime Palm Beach resident and former Andy Warhol star “Baby Jane” Holzer has partnered with owner Philippe Delgrange.

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Metro Weekly in an interview. “We’ll obviously still be in some sort of transition, so it will not be a typical Pride event, but perhaps something like a smaller block party.

fabled 21 Club two weeks ago, might only be getting started. And as painful as it would be to food lovers, it would hurt landlords even more as retail vacancies of all kinds mushroom in each of the five boroughs.Many of the “couple of thousand” eatery closures to date, as estimated by the New York City Hospitality Alliance (NYCHA), were small neighborhood spots less “iconic” than media accounts claimed.

Winter Restaurant Week kicks off Monday, Jan. 25, and runs to Sunday, Feb.

New Year’s Eve celebrations will be different because of COVID-19 — but those lucky enough to have a big bank account aren’t just sitting home — they’re booking heated glass houses on the East River or having caviar with their pals. Especially hot are restaurant-prepped DYI meal kits with a Zoom link that let people partying at home watch comedy shows, mixology sessions or DJs spin music all night long, Andrew Rigie, executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, told The Post.

Nellie’s Sports Bar is usually a bustling beehive of activity over New Year’s. This year, the Shaw neighborhood bar will offer its menu of delicious, comfort food classics and boozy drinks, punches, and jello shots from three different carry-out windows spaced out on the first floor.

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It’s possible you don’t even recall — or know — a time before Georgia Brown’s was the go-to restaurant for gourmet Southern cuisine in Washington, D.C.

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 winterization or COVID-19 preparation.“Our restaurants and other food establishments are essential to small business community, employing our residents and driving our local economy,” Bowser said in a press release. “We know times are particularly tough as our restaurants continue to make sacrifices and implement creative service adjustments.

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now-viral footage of his angry Sunday afternoon anti-twerking address.

coronavirus precautionary measures in Germany by filling his tables with dozens of stuffed pandas, in a play on the word “pandemic.”And last call doesn’t appear to be coming any time soon.German officials are expected on Wednesday to extend “lockdown light” through Dec. 20, Reuters reported.

Taqueria Xochi“When you go to Mexico City — that’s where I’m from — you have taco stands in the street, so you’re eating outside, standing up — which is kind of the idea of what we wanted to do here,” says Geraldine Mendoza, the director of operations at Taqueria Xochi, U Street’s hip new carryout spot. The authentic Mexican street food concept is a dream come true for Chef Teresa Padilla, who enlisted Mendoza’s help in launching the business after being furloughed during the pandemic.

Blue Duck Tavern‘s seasonal feast-to-go, but if you’re comfortable with socially distanced dining, you’ll find the tavern’s three-course, prix-fixe indulgence worth the splurge.