Eat the Week; Oct 8th - 12th

Welcome back to "Eat the Week;" a compiled list of our posts from the week.  We'll publish this post every Saturday and top it with a picture for you.  That up there is the entrance to The NoMad on Broadway.  Here's what we ate this week:

Adam Platt gives Roberta's offshoot Blanca three stars for New York Mag | A look at the unique red wine of Valle d'Aosta | The first two years of Karlsson's vintage vodka | Pete Wells awards Yunnan Kitchen and their "farmers' market approach" one star | Anthony Bourdain's new show on PBS, The Mind of a Chef, will profile David Chang for its first season | The Library, Andrew Carmellini's collaborative effort in the Public Theater Building, opened on Tuesday | The second location of Einat Admony's Taim Falafel and Smoothie Bar opened Thursday on the corner of Spring and Mulberry | Brooklyn Central opened Wednesday night on 5th Avenue in Park Slope | Donde Dinner? 46-48 Bowery