Marc Forgione and his whole halibut—the bones are deep-fried and edible (by Marilynn K. Yee, courtesy the New York Times)

••• The New York Times dining section went Tribeca-razy today. First, a story about wine shops highlighted Frankly Wines: “‘I wanted a generalist shop, crammed with everything you might find in a good textbook on wine,’ [owner Christy Frank] said. She does not try to outdo Chambers Street Wines in areas in which it excels, like Beaujolais and the Loire. But, textbook in mind, she offers excellent educational packages, like a case of wines that illustrate the different meanings of the term ‘dry.’).” The piece also mentioned Tribeca Wine Merchants and Pasanella & Son, as well as Hunter’s Point Wines and Spirits, a Long Island City shop owned by Paul Huston, formerly wine director at Scalini Fedeli. And then Marc Forgione‘s whole-cooked halibut was featured. And so was Capsouto Frères‘ 23-year tradition of Passover Seders. A side note: The writer of the wine piece, Eric Asmiov, refers to Frankly Wines as being in “the triangle below Chambers.” Leaving aside what exactly this “triangle” is and whether we’d call it Tribecha—”like ‘you betcha’?” asked Christy Frank* in an email—maybe it’s time to officially annex the streets below Chambers into Tribeca. Like manifest destiny, but smaller! And before you disagree, ask yourself: Are the Whole Foods and P.S. 234 in Tribeca or not? (*She did point out that it’s preferable to BelCh, short for Below Chambers, as suggested in 2006 by Curbed.)

••• In less exciting food news, Grub Street sniffed through the Department of Health’s current health-inspection ratings to see which restaurants would get a C in the new letter-grade system. A few are around here, although given how bizarrely the ratings are determined, it’s unclear whether the numbers should concern diners.

••• “One of the developments to come out of the March 11 meeting of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s Schools Overcrowding Task Force was an announcement that Lower Manhattan kindergarten enrollments for the fall, 2010 term are much higher than even the worst-case predictions had previously envisioned. ‘The total enrollment is now 426 kids,’ said Eric Greenleaf, a P.S. 234 parent who also chairs that school’s Overcrowding Committee. The Department of Education (DOE) had been insisting for months that 350 kindergarten seats, the total capacity of all Lower Manhattan schools, was sufficient to meet any rise in demand created by population growth. ‘We’ve believed for a long time that 350 was not nearly enough seats,’ said Mr. Greenleaf, ‘but this is worse than we thought. I didn’t expect things to get this bad until 2012, or maybe 2013.” (Broadsheet Daily) Related: The New York Post says the overcrowding (as opposed to crowding?) down here is art of a larger problem.

••• Truffles Tribeca seems to be doing OK. (Curbed)

••• The Broadsheet Daily visited the State Petersburg State Ballet Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.

••• The 2010 Subaru Tribeca is being recalled: “The door latch cables inside the front doors were not positioned properly during production. A cable can catch in the window regulator when the window opens or closes. This scenario could unlatch the door, causing it to open while vehicle occupants raise or lower the windows. The recall affects Tribecas manufactured between September 4, 2009, and March 8, 2010.” (Motor Trend)

••• The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival held a party…at the W Hollywood. (Just Jared)