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Audrey Saunders shares some good news with us about the Department of Health inspection that caused her to temporarily take raw-egg drinks off her menu at Pegu Club: “The DOH has gotten back to us and said that with the appropriate warnings (both in print and verbal from our staff) in place, we are covered. We are now free to offer raw egg drinks again — and I am very happy with the outcome. Not just for us, but for any establishment who wishes to offer raw eggs as an option.” Yes, that means the Earl Gray MarTEAni is back on the menu. In case you’re curious, here’s the Libation Goddess explaining why exactly she’d never use pasteurized eggs.

The Real Deal reports that the Taj team has ditched plans to return the Roxy to its former glory as a nightclub: “The only way that we can be successful in applying for a liquor license, as well as maintaining a liquor license, is through a harmonious relationship with the neighbors,” said the buyers’ lawyer at last night’s Community Board 4 meeting. “It doesn’t appear as though there’s going to be one. Toward that end, we’re willing to walk away from this project.” Maybe the space can be converted into a big ol' chocolate and candy mart, à la Limelight?

Roxy nightclub plans abandoned [Real Deal]

Anthony Bourdain’s wingman on last night’s episode of No Reservations, Michael Ruhlman, has sold another book according to Publishers Marketplace.

Ratio and The Making of a Chef author Michael Ruhlman's TWENTY TECHNIQUES, providing the key kitchen methods and techniques to make you a better cook, to Bill LeBlond at Chronicle, in a good deal [$100000 - $250000] for publication in Fall 2011 (World).

So between Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and Ruhlman’s Twenty Techniques, you’re all set!

Hammers and drills were working overtime this weekend at 62 West 9th Street where Waverly Inn chef and author of The Hunger John DeLucie and his partner, Delicatessen owner Mark Amadei, are readying a 140-seat restaurant. The Lion, opening at the end of next month, will be two stories and serve classic American fare from steaks and chops to burgers. The space, which previously housed the restaurant Village, will take on more of an old-world feel, but with updated art, and the team is currently meeting with collectors and dealers in a search for works by Andy Warhol and David La Chapelle.