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The new Michelin ratings totally miss the mark — and some of NYC’s best restaurants

The new Michelin ratings totally miss the mark — and some of NYC’s best restaurants

We’ve enjoyed a revolution in great Chinese, from high-end Hutong to a dozen wonderful Szechuanese and Fukienese spots in the east and west 30s to tiny Cantonese joints on Mott Street — all chopped liver to Michelin.

NYC’s first Rainforest Cafe to open at the Empire State Building — but there’s a catch

NYC’s first Rainforest Cafe to open at the Empire State Building — but there’s a catch

While living in a Twin Cities suburb, Schussler, who started out slinging hot chocolate at Shea Stadium, tested his concept by building a $400,000 mock rainforest in his own home — equipped with a real waterfall, 40 actual tropical birds, two heavy tortoises, iguanas, and a baboon that had free reign in the house, according to The Hustle.