Cityfile: New York's Most Notable and Influential

♦  Is Frank Bruni leaving the Times? Possibly, although he says he's not. [Eater]
♦  Eli Zabar has slapped an "energy surcharge" on all purchases at Eli's and some customers aren't happy about it. [NYT]
♦  A look inside Citrine, the new Flatiron club opening in late October. [DBTH]
♦  Now there are two Spitzers down for the count. The Department of Health has shuttered Spitzer's Corner, the LES bar/restaurant. [Bowery Boogie via Eater]
♦  Pork nut/amateur psychic David Chang says in the future we'll make do with less meat and eat more veggies. [Esquire via GS]
♦  Meet the five finalists in the annual Vendy Awards, which celebrates the city's finest food carts. [GS]

• Adam Platt isn't feeling much love for Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Matsugen. In this week's issue, he gives JGV's soba house a single star. [NYM]
• The New Yorker spends some time at Eli Zabar's Amagansett Farmer's Market. The conclusion? The prices aren't for faint of heart. [The New Yorker]
• Benjamin Shih, owner of Williamsburg's Royal Oak and Sweet Up's, is opening an LES restaurant, Hotel Chantelle. And he's using a military loan to do it. [NYM]
• The Food Network has a new show in the works that will be a cross between an eating competition and The Amazing Race. [THR]
• NYMag's food blog has lost editor Josh Ozersky to Citysearch. [Eater]