••• Watch David Bouley make asparagus with comté foam. (Grub Street)

••• Take a look at this highly covetable loft in the Skylofts building at 145 Hudson (formerly known as the Green Industrial Building). There are many more photos, all by Richard Powers. (Arch Daily)

••• CB1 members argued about whether one member should’ve acknowledged his affiliation in a letter he wrote to the New York Times about Park51. (Broadsheet Daily)

••• “More than nine years after the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was crushed in the World Trade Center’s collapse, its congregants are still wondering when or even if it will ever be rebuilt. They may begin to get their answer next week, according to the Port Authority, the bi-state agency in control of the land that the church once occupied.” (Tribeca Trib)

••• “The shining exterior of One World Trade Center will soon be visible for miles around. The gleaming stainless-steel and glass panels will begin to rise next month to cover the skyscraper, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, the Port Authority said.” (DNAinfo) Which is great, really, but this slow drip of not-exactly-news is like death by a thousand cuts. Call me when I can go inside. And now, I’m going to take a nap.