lsr
User since November 14, 2010
Location: Jackson Heights, NY, US
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Beer in Branford
This brewery is so big and…
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CT lobster rolls
Buttery lobster rolls for the win!…
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Chamussa
The chamussa (or chamuça) is like…
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Chocolate mousse
Can't tell you why, but rich,…
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Caldo camarao
In Portugal, always order soup. Seriously,…
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Hardscrabble apple cider
Local (alcoholic) apple cider, made on…
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Curry chicken
Spicy curry chicken, a Bahamian standard,…
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Doubles
More Trinidadian goodies in diverse south…
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Bake and buljol
Ethnically diverse south Florida is a…
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Ceviche
Ceviche is a must in Tulum,…
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Fried chicken with sides
The fried chicken is spot-on at…
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Conch patty
Among the various yummy-looking treats at…
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Bahama Mama
The island's namesake fruity rum punch…
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Banana pudding
This traditional banana pudding is one…
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Locally roasted peanuts
Freshly roasted peanuts from a "depot"…
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Sweet tea
Atlanta is just one Southern city…
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Zeytinyağlı roasted chard
Zeytinyağlı entails a whole class of…
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Homemade yogurt
Homemade organic yogurt--can't beat it. This…
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Fruit leather/bar
All manner of fruit leather and…
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Regional Turkish food
The spread is always different at…
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Thai toast
Thai toast has become a big…
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Stekt fläsk
In a town where Swedish food…
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Sukuti
In the heavily Himalayan 'hood of…
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Arepa de choclo
The brick-and-mortar restaurant that stemmed from…
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Soup dumplings
The pork soup dumplings (xiao long…
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Frikadeller
What's not to love about pan-fried…
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Karrysild
Curried herring is one of many…
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B&W cookies
Again, not a totally traditional NYC-style…
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Eggs Benedict
To be sure, this isn't eggs…
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Kalamar tava, meat borek
Some delicious hot meze plates from…
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Kaymak dondurma
This tiny storefront is known for…
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Oaks Lily
After the Mint Julep, this is…
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Pariserbøf
Translated on the English menu as…
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Plantain burger
Woody's plantain "full house" burger has…
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Homemade ginger beer
Many places offer only bottled ginger…
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Bialy
Picked up this traditional NYC (via…
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Brunsviger
Brunsviger is a type of Danish…
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NY style pizza
A mainstay of the Staten Island…
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Fresh fruit juice
Doreen's is one of several good…
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Florida golden & blue crabs
Many things about the Rustic Inn…
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Mahi-mahi tacos
Florida mahi gets the Baja treatment…
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Smoked fish dip
Smoked fish dip is a south…
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Breakfast half-smoke
At this friendly, old-school soul-food diner,…
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Chocolate babka
This Israeli-Danish bakery off Union Square…
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Punch
The bar at Husk is actually…
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Chicken liver pate
This (locally sourced) Keegan-Filion farm chicken…
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Cheddar grits
These deliciously cheesy, locally sourced Geechie…
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Fried pork chop with lima beans
Fried pork chop is a popular…
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Hush puppies
Southern through and through, deep-fried cornmeal-based…
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Creamy grits
There is a terrific from-scratch Southern…
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Ollebrod
Ollebrod is a traditional porridge made…
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Fransk pølse
It's an airport hot dog stand,…
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Spandauer med creme
Just one of many traditional Danish…
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Swedish meatballs
Swedish meatballs, or köttbullar, are surprisingly…
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Charleston beer
Craftsmen is an excellent bar in…
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Fried shrimp
Bowens Island is a must for…
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Pandan cream toast
This part of Elmhurst, Queens, is…
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Pan de bono
This part of Queens has a…
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The original Sloppy Joe sandwich
This friendly deli claims it invented,…
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Breakfast empanadas with chaya
At adorable, open-air Lola Valentina, we…
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Green juice with chaya
Basic agua de chaya--a common drink…
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Chow mein sandwich
The elusive chow mein sandwich, a…
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Mystic Cheese Melinda Mae local cheese
Yummy local, Brie-style cheese from Graywall…
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The Shaman cocktail with local gin
Delicious cocktail with (Brooklyn-based) NY Distilling…
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Bourbon truffles
These bourbon truffles from a small-batch…
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High Heat bourbon cocktail
This was perhaps our favorite bourbon…
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Local kale sausage pizza
Garage Bar is a supercool indoor-outdoor…
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Mole amarillo con pollo
Chicken breast swims in a delicious,…
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Caldo de camaron
This beautifully rich shrimp soup, its…
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Peking duck buns
A block south of the subway…
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Tofu skin skewers
"Spicy & tingly" boiled tofu skin…
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Shrimp coctel & ceviche mixto
Seafood cocteles (cocktails) and ceviche are…
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Sikil pak
Sikil pak, or pumpkin-seed dip as…
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Tamarind & sugar balls
Traditional Mexican dulces, these sugar-dusted tamarind…
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Pollo de relleno negro taco
Here is a traditional Yucatecan dish,…
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Agua de chaya
Chaya is a local leafy green,…
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Tursu suyu (pickle juice)
Sold by the balik ekmek (fish…
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Tom Yum soup
This cool little Thai bar on…
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Grilled sticky rice
In Queens' burgeoning Little Thailand, in…
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Silken tofu
There's a little tofu takeout shop…
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Lokum
This place is a chain celebrated…
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Almonds on ice
These iced white almonds, or buzlu…
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Lahmacun with salad
This was a great lahmacun: thin,…
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Lobster, country style
Oriental Garden is a great spot…
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Village omelet
The omelet at Kaymakçı Pando--another way…
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Village eggs
One of the few egg dishes…
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Turkish breakfast
The excellent traditional "village breakfast" at…
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Laphing and momos
Laphing (on right)--a common Tibetan dish…
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Banana split
Sundaes is an institution in Point,…
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Jhal muri
This spicy, crunchy Bengali chaat, sold…
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Oyster omelet
This Taiwanese classic is a great…
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"Triple Delight" veggies
This beautiful trio of veggies--eggplant, green…
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Crispy lamb
This fragrant crispy lamb is stir-fried…
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Cuban croquetas
Tasty, savory croquetas de jamon from…
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Ramos gin fizz
One of the more complex NOLA…
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Voodoo daiquiri
Also known as purple drank, the…
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Ceviche
Delicious traditional Peruvian mixed-seafood ceviche, with…
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Crispy cumin fish
This crispy-fried fish was coated in…
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Midye tava
It doesn't look like much, but…
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Portuguese pastries
Fall River has one of the…
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Charbroiled oysters
Buttery, garlicky, cheesy charbroiled oysters from…
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Sicilian slice
Every 'hood in NYC has its…
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Makowiec
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is traditionally a Polish…
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Ecuadorian bollo de pescado
Diverse Jackson Heights, Queens, has a…
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Johnny cakes
This subtly sweet fried bread, traditionally…
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Chicken skins & pig ears
Fried chicken skins--yep, just the skins--with…
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Fried chicken
Fried chicken is beloved across the…
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Local Rhode Island soda: Yacht Club
I'm not a soda drinker, but…
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Palmetto pimiento cheese
This SC-based brand of pimiento cheese…
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English muffin
This stand in Borough Market is…
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$4 Falafel
This is the Midtown cart of…
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Scrambled eggs with sturgeon & onion
This plate of eggs, scrambled with…
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Vodka gol gappa
This is an interesting take on…
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Hamsi tava
Every December Turkey goes crazy for…
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Etli ekmek
In Sinop, etli ekmek is katlama--a…
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Local scorpion fish
We'd never even heard of this…
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Stewed gooseberry
Sister Glo's stewed gooseberry is sold…
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Antiguan pineapple
Pineapple is one of the few…
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Local soursop
Locally grown (but not native) soursop…
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Ginger beer
Deliciously sweet & refreshing homemade ginger…
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Fish burger
This "fish burger" consisted of locally…
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Agidi
Agidi is a sweet pounded-corn snack,…
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Rum punch
Made with local Antiguan rum, this…
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Sierra Leone-style banana pancakes
These pancakes, prepared for breakfast one…
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Bloody Caesar
We popped into this handsome, airy…
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Organic apple ice cider (cidre de glace)
This beautiful cider is a limited-production,…
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Quebec cheese
We put this selection of Quebecois…
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Local cheese curds
These fresh and squeaky Quebecois cheese…
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Local gluten-free beer
Bought this beer, Glutenberg 8, on…
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Sesame bagel
Fairmount is one of the two…
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Traditional pea soup
La Binerie's traditional Quebec-style pea soup…
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Local spiny lobster
Though it cost an extra $10…
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Spruce beer
A Quebecois staple, nonalcoholic spruce beer…
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Pastirma pide
Pide is the "other" Turkish pizza…
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Simit with peynir (cheese)
This was just a standard simit,…
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Yogurt meze + raki
This delicious yogurt meze was studded…
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White clam pizza
White clam pizza is a New…
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Carpaccio de poisson
This carpaccio de poisson, which turned…
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Local sorbet
This small African chain is beloved…
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Tito's taco
The crunchy, hard-shelled tacos peddled by…
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Pastrami & corned beef sandwich
Just one of several great classic…
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Egg cream
Egg creams are a traditional NYC…
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Pain omelet
A common breakfast sandwich on the…
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Benni cake, groundnut cake
Benni (sesame seed) cakes and groundnut…
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Local rye beer
This beer, called Route Des Épices,…
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Maple iced coffee
This shop does local-maple everything, including…
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Jamon croqueta
We came to this Cuban bakery…
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Naked cowboy oysters
Naked cowboys are wild oysters from…
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Cafe au lait
Club Social is one of two…
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Margherita pie
Frank Pepe is the originator of…
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Dibi Haoussa
As described in our blog post,…
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Lahmacun
The Turkish have become one of…
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Cevapi
Ćevapi, or ćevapčići, is a traditional…
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Ham & cheese toastie
The Dutch do sandwiches brilliantly, and…
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Bouye (baobab fruit juice)
Thick & sweet, with a texture…
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Local cheese, veg, shrimp
This is just one example of…
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Local-fruit rum
This gorgeous, splurge-worthy lodge in the…
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Bissap (hibiscus juice)
Sweet and tangy bissap is one…
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Dibi
Senegalese-style dibi is roasted lamb, served…
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Pan pizza (pastry)
They called this a "pan pizza,"…
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Empanadas
We stopped in the pretty colonial…
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Becherovka
This 200-year-old Czech liqueur is made…
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Czech pivo sampler
It's not really a museum at…
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Párky (frankfurters)
Spicy and with a good snap,…
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Dark Czech beer
One of the oldest beerhouses in…
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Czech microbrews
This brewpub is definitely on the…
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Automat croquette
Croquettes (krokets) are very popular in…
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Goulash with Carlsbad dumplings
One of the many versions of…
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Cuban coffee and bread
This little outdoor-only shack near the…
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Kitcheri
Kitcheri, a soupy mix of rice,…
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Soul food
When in Detroit, Baker's Keyboard Lounge…
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Whole fried fish
At this super-tranquilo thatched-roof restaurant on…
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Cornish pasty
Although technically from Cornwall, Cornish pasties…
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Boulder-brewed beer
Fine award-winning house brews from hippie-friendly…
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Fresh local bread
A quaint bakery in a (practically)…
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Amsterdam craft beer
This awesome beer store stocks tons…
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Oyster pan roast
Chef April Bloomfield managed to make…
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Dutch cheese
Cheese, or kaas, is huge in…
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Matzoh ball soup
This hearty, comforting, peppery matzoh ball…
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Muffuletta
Napoleon House is where you go…
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Oysters on the half shell
Fresh local oysters from a no-frills…
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Pastrami egg roll
Whoever thought to put Katz's pastrami…
Food Memories
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Pla del Palau, 2, Barcelona, Spain
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Barcelona, 2006. My husband and I were meeting another couple for dinner, some local expat artists whom we didn’t know. It was kind of a blind double date, set up by a mutual someone back i…
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Falmouth, MA
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It was a summer Saturday on some picturesque beach in Vineyard Sound, empty but for the windswept dune grass, a few friends, and a scattering of towels and coolers. We waded in from our boat, flo…
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Rio San Juan, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Dominican Republic
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At a hotel in the DR, we’d just finished a good but modest, very Dominican lunch of fish, rice, and beans. About to return to the beach, we notice a group of people checking in and can tell…
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Our first morning in Vancouver, Scott and I took the “scenic” route to Chinatown from Commercial Drive by walking down E. Hastings Street, the strip notoriously known as Vancouver&rsquo…
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