WEDNESDAY WASH-DOWN: TOMMY-TOES

Wednesday is food day, when most newpapers publish food sections, thus, Wednesday Wash-Down. Highlights, from the most interesting to me to the least:

#1 NYT »» Vong 1*'d & Mercer Kitchen 0*'d, Cooking competitions, Finally Chow's back, The Chef: Zak Pelaccio, Home ice cream makers revamped, Iced coffee made better: coffee ice cubes, $25 & Under: Chao Thai, Mexican unpizza, Food stuff, Off the menu
#2 NYSUN »» The return of the automat, Cotton Candy storming city, Bubble tea at Teariffic, 'Nightlife' in the Night Hotel, Kitchen Dish
#3 LAT » Oceanfront 2*'d, The Find: Macau Street, Open-faced sandwiches, Cooking: Stéphane Carrade, Follow the $10 bottle, Schrambling on the "Summer of Food," Octopus and potato
#4 WPOST »» Jimmy's on K Street 1*'d, Pepperjacks, Perry's, Prime-time: peaches tomatoes and corn, How to throw a crab feast, Weekly dish
#5 NYPOST »» Planet Thailand 212, Tomato-time
#6 DAILY NEWS »» Lattanzi, Tomatoes,
#7 SFC » Joy Luck Place 2*'d

OUT OF THE GAME, AGAIN: NYOBSERVER

MAGAZINES:
NY Magazine»» Food 2*'d (out of 5), Chinese street food, Map No. 12: South Hell's Kitchen, and she-with-the-white-teeth on "The North Fork Table & Inn"
Time Out NY»» The "Cheap Eats" issue also features tapas restaurant Boqueria, Vietnamese sandwich shops, Le Cirque 3/6*'s, Alonso's Steakhouse 2/6*'s, Bread Tribeca 3/6*'s

After the jump, Brunibetting, the Eater oddsmakers, Eater Odds on Frank Bruni's NYT Review...


MERCER KITCHEN
Zero Stars: 5,000-1
One Star: 3-1
Two Stars: 2-1
Three Stars: 15-1
Four Stars: 25,000-1

VONG
Zero Stars: 5,000-1
One Star: 5-1
Two Stars: 3-1
Three Stars: 3-2
Four Stars: 6,000-1

TOTAL STARS:
Zero Stars: 20,000-1
One Star: 15,000-1
Two Stars: 200-1
Three Stars: 4-1
Four Stars: 3-1
Five Stars: 5-1
Six Stars: 3,000-1
Seven Stars: 39,000-1
Eight Stars: 50,000-1

Eater took odds on two stars each for Vong and Mercer Kitchen. Vong was 1*'d and Mercer Kitchen was K-o'd with 0 stars. They were wrong on both. The score as of 7/18: 3/6.

OF NOTE since last Wednesday:
SFC » Divino 2½*'d, Woodhouse Fish Company 2*'d, Carneros Bistro 2 ½*'d
NYPOST »» Strong on Iced Teas-- no bubble tea Andrea?
DAILY NEWS »» Watermelon