BRIEF BITES…

Yorkville: NYC Food Commissioner, Tony Hoop is cracking down on Precious Tack’s use of MSG in their carnitas & broccoli lunch special. “Restaurants in the city are allowed to use up to 998 milligrams of MSG per meal,” says Hoop. “This meal has 42,002 milligrams. That’s too much.”

Upper West Side: Among his many talents, Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri is able to sniff out truffles like a pig. Fieri found five of the edible fungi in Riverside Park this past weekend. Apparently, the cherubic Food Network star sold the little prizes to Italian bistro Dinotello’s. Owner Dino Dinotello is eternally grateful: “Fieri is like swine!,” he said.

Astoria: The legendary Bill’s Diner has closed to make way for luxury condos, but rather than be demolished, the building will travel to D.C. and become an exhibit at the Smithsonian.

Brooklyn Heights: In preparation for the impending snow storm, Bartlebea will be serving a six course hot chocolate tasting menu. $26 gets you five large mugs of fair trade cocoa varietals and a finale of marshmallow encrusted goat marrow dusted with instant chai tea.

Chelsea: Dance club/wine bar Morris has closed due to various violations and will reopen under new management as Slater. Next door, complaints about noise from the Powers Hotel, Kapowski’s Deli, and The Salty Turtle may mean the eventual end of all clubs on 26th St.