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Puesto

in Comfort, Drink, Healthy, Meaty Goodness, United States, Vegetarian, Mexican, San Diego, CA 2 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Yes folks, I like Puesto. If you have followed the Puesto story over the years, you will probably know it to be a trendy Mexican-American front-runner in San Diego that excels at food, drinks, and ambiance. These are trophy tacos given an […]

Taste of the Himalayas

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Healthy, United States, Indian, Vegetarian, Nepalese, San Diego, CA 2 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — From the outside, Taste of the Himalayas looks more like a dry cleaner or a payday loan service than a place serving food, tucked away in a corner spot in one of those suburban strip malls where everything is the color of […]

Le Doux Ciel

in Breakfast and Pastry, Canada, Vancouver, Dessert, French 2 comments

Vancouver, Canada (The Joy of Food) — Everything at Le Doux Ciel is an explosion of pink: it’s in the seat cushions, in the lamps, and in the giant spherical things that hang from the ceiling. If you’ve ever wondered what the inside of Barbie’s Dollhouse looks like, this is […]

Las Cuatro Milpas

in Comfort, Greasy Stuff, United States, Mexican, San Diego, CA 8 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Meaning ‘The Four Cornfields,’ Las Cuatro Milpas is the quintessential hole-in-the-wall serving traditional Mexican eats at dirt cheap prices. The long line is there for a reason. You will need some extra time but not a lot of money to eat here. […]

Schwartz’s Deli

in Montreal, Canada, Comfort, Meaty Goodness, Quebecois 4 comments

Montreal, Canada (The Joy of Food) — The star at Schwartz’s Deli is the spiced and brined beef brisket, hot-smoked and steamed, yielding something similar to corned beef or pastrami, but taken a step further. It comes piled high with slices of hand-cut meat served on fresh rye bread with […]

Eggslut

in American, Breakfast and Pastry, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Meaty Goodness 2 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Eggslut is squarely in the middle of a trend I loathe: the hipsterfication of food, where what you eat is just as ‘edgy’ as the ripped jeans of the clientele, where the casual post-gourmet fare hits the same note as the punk […]

Pho Hoa

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, United States, Meaty Goodness, San Diego, CA, Vietnamese 4 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — In a city teeming with Vietnamese noodle shops specializing in the very fragrant beef noodle soup known as pho, one of them has to be getting it right. In San Diego, Pho Hoa might just be it. They do one thing here, […]

Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips

in British, Gone Fishing, Greasy Stuff, Las Vegas, NV, United States 4 comments

Las Vegas, NV (The Joy of Food) — The LINQ Promenade is not a bad place to be if you’re after 24-hour cotton candy pancakes or bad-decision bars, but you might be surprised to also find the best fish and chips in the U.S.A. basically hiding in plain sight there, […]

Ramen Danbo

in Carbapalooza, Canada, Vancouver, Comfort, Meaty Goodness, Japanese 4 comments

Vancouver, Canada (The Joy of Food) — Ramen Danbo is that place that makes you question life and determine that, until now, all the other ramen you’ve been eating is swill. Here, it is a special kind of ramen that exists perfectly in the moment, and then it disappears. The […]

Pink’s Hot Dogs

in American, Greasy Stuff, United States, Los Angeles, CA 5 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Ah, Pink’s. I’ve been here exactly twice, both times with people whose goal in life it was to eat here even though it means waiting in line for two hours for a freaking hot dog. For those uninitiated to the tourist trap […]