WEDNESDAY WASH-DOWN: THE BASICS

Wednesday is food day, when most newpapers publish food sections, thus the Wednesday Wash-Down:

DAILY NEWS: "Cooking for a hook-up"
LAT: Vacuum Marinators, corn dogs, Republic 1/2*, Milkshakes
NYPOST: NY's best coffee, Cuozzo bugs out on burgers, houses' steak
NYSUN: Japan in West Village: Chanto, Kitchen Dish, table-top grilling
NYT: Dona 2*'d, $25 & Under: Starwich, eating: all together now, honeys, off, stuff
WPOST: Quick pickling (& pickle recipes), Bazin's on Church 3*'d, Foraging: Arax Cafe