WEDNESDAY WASH-DOWN: SPANISH PORK EDITION

Wednesday is food day, when most newpapers publish food sections, thus, Wednesday Wash-Down. Highlights, best first:

#1 NYOBSERVER» Café Infidélité, Chinatown Brasserie 2*'d
#2 NYT» Craftsteak 1*'d, Supersour...yeah!, Lounge dining, Drink your wheat, Argentine food, Food Stuff, Fancy Food Show, $25 & Under= Las Ramblas, Minimalist= Tomato Soup with Bread (Pappa al Pomodoro), Spain's pigs storm shores...
#3 LAT» Surf & Turf reimagined, Tart at the Farmer's Daughter ½*'d, Schrembling updates dips, Gin "returns" and tastings, The Find= Ono Ono Hawaiian Barbecue & Veggies, AOC stuffed squash blossoms with pepitas, Abandoning tablecloths
#4 NYSUN» Tasting wine before buying, Maté makes it?(are you kidding me?), Greek done "right", Kitchen Dish, Celery-soda...canned and fresh
#5 DAILY NEWS» Dine & Dash, Fried Chicken, Lost in Union Square...Una Pizza Napoletana
#6 WPOST» Praline Bakery & Restaurant 2*'d, Chitlins In Print, The Apple House (cider and doughnuts)
#7 NYPOST» Sofrito, Chicago caterer for US Open, Bellota pork comes to town

After the jump, the Eater oddsmakers...

EATER ODDSMAKERS: I love Brunibetting-- it's pretty funny that there's actually someone out there making odds on the number of stars Frank Bruni, New York Times restaurant critic, is going to give the restaurant he's reviewing each week. But sometimes I have to laugh, I mean could they hedge any more? This week's odds were on the number of stars would be given to Craftsteak...

First, the odds are listed and their best bet is a one-star review at 3:1...

Zero Stars (Good): 20-1
One Star: 3-1
Two Stars: 8-1
Three Stars: 5-1
Four Stars: 10,000-1

So almost even money is a ONE STAR bet, right? Uh, eh, eh...wait a second. Next comes a prediction for the end of the string of two-star reviews, an explanation and...

"This is, indeed, an interesting odds profile. What we have here is the confluence of unique forces. First is Bruni's recent rash of two star reviews. At a point, one imagines it has to end. If a five of six was a long shot, then six of seven is a longer shot. Thus, the oddsmakers have no choice but to inflate the odds on two stars. That being said, this is going to be a love or hate review for our man at the NYT. Platt more or less hated on it, but he does have a certain distaste for restaurants that remind him of Vegas (ahem). It is possible that Bruni will love it has much as Platt hated, especially because the former gent does have a thing for big name chefs. So, while it would be entirely prudent to take the one star action, we'll roll the dice on the high end and say it's going to be three stars."

And it's a Three-Star bet! Am I missing something or aren't they making the odds too. So how many bets do we have here? For the record, it was a one-star review. Talk about covering your...