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Alison Price Becker with her chef, Robert Gurvich, at Alison Eighteen, which is to open next week.

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ALISON EIGHTEEN Alison Price Becker’s return to the Manhattan restaurant scene after an absence of almost 10 years conjures memories of her previous restaurant, Alison on Dominick Street. The same chef, Robert Gurvich, is back, and the same designers, Asfour Guzy, have created the new Alison. But here,

Growlers Beer Bistro has a large craft beer selection and a seasonal menu with snacks, sandwiches and sides.

ON a recent weeknight at Growlers Beer Bistro, where patrons are sometimes asked to seat themselves, an elderly couple had barely settled at a corner table when the host approached and asked if they had been helped. “No,” said the man.

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Market Bistro was opened in November by the proprietors of the popular West End Cafe.

WHEN the owners of a highly regarded restaurant open another place, the new spot is often on a fast track to popularity. Such is the case with Market Bistro in Jericho, which was opened in November by Bill Holden and Bob Caras, proprietors of the well-liked, 20-year-old West End Cafe in Carle Place, along with Adam

Tarry Lodge Enoteca Pizzeria, a new venture by the restaurateurs Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich.

SOMETIMES having too many projects — and the restaurateurs Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich have many — can dilute even a fine concept. But that is not the case at one of the pair’s newest ventures, Tarry Lodge Enoteca Pizzeria in Westport. A sister to the well-known Tarry Lodge that opened in Port Chester more than

Matt Abramcyk, known for the clubs he has owned, at Super Linda, a Latin grill he’s opening in TriBeCa.

MATT ABRAMCYK was obsessed with a seat.

Matt Abramcyk at Smith & Mills inTriBeCa, where he is to open Super Linda.

It had the potential to be the best seat in the house. It was a stretch of red banquette toward the back of