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There are mornings when the city makes a decision for you. You step outside with no real plan,…
There are mornings when the city makes a decision for you. You step outside with no real plan,…
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I once ate a pastelito so good I had to pull over and sit with it for a…
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I have eaten a lot of ice cream in my life, and I say that not as a…
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There is a specific kind of ambush that only happens in small town Texas, and it almost always…
I have strong opinions about clam chowder and I am not ashamed of that. What I did not…
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Nobody talks about Texas steakhouses the way gas station attendants do, and I mean that as the highest…
I have eaten a lot of mediocre burgers in my life. Dry patties, sad cheese, buns that fall…
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Arizona is not supposed to have waterfront dining. The desert made no such promises, and nobody in their…
Never underestimate a friend with strong opinions about steak. I learned this the hard way on a winding…
Arizona can make you feel like you have seen it all, and then it slides a plate in…
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Nobody warned me. One minute I was walking along the Maine waterfront, half-distracted by seagulls arguing over a…
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There is a moment, somewhere between the first bite and the second tortilla, when you stop eating and…
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Some of the best meals I have ever eaten came from places I nearly drove straight past. No…
My grandfather ate his first lobster roll at a picnic table in Maine. Decades later, I sat at…
Forget everything you think you know about sticking to the usual dinner spots. Connecticut’s restaurant scene is full…
Oklahoma does not get enough credit for its food surprises, and that is exactly the kind of underestimation…
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My grandfather always said the best meals come with a story. He was right. I sat down at…
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Maryland does not mess around when it comes to crab. This is not a state where you can…
The best barbecue joints in Georgia share a specific quality that no amount of interior design or social…
Every now and then, the best part of going out to eat starts before you even get there….
Oregon is the kind of state that lets its food do the talking, and nowhere is that more…
There is a version of Nevada that has nothing to do with casinos, neon signs, or anything you…
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