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Le Dézaley

in Zurich, Comfort, French, Switzerland, The Milky Way, Swiss 6 comments

Zurich, Switzerland (The Joy of Food) — I can’t think of a better place to venture into a pot of boiling cheese for dinner than at Le Dézaley, Zurich’s fondue mecca right in the heart of the city. If you have ever spent time around a fondue pot, this will […]

Veracruz All Natural

in Breakfast and Pastry, Austin, TX, Comfort, Healthy, United States, Vegetarian, Mexican 2 comments

Austin, TX (The Joy of Food) — As is the case with many popular dining destinations in Austin, at Veracruz All Natural your meal will come off the back of a truck. And here, it’s not just any truck, but a converted school bus with a fully functioning kitchen inside. […]

Spice Lounge

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

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — The restaurants in San Diego’s Pacific Beach neighborhood cater to a mostly beach bumpkin clientele — lots of burgers, drinks, and other things you’d enjoy while stoned out of your mind. Spice Lounge is an Indian restaurant right off the main drag […]

800 Degrees

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Drink, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Vegetarian, Italian 7 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — “To know thy pizza,” Socrates said, “is the beginning of wisdom.” Assembly-line pizza places are littered around L.A. these days, but back in 2012 when 800 Degrees first opened in a high-ceilinged, wood-paneled shop near UCLA, the city was a stranger to […]

Au Kouign-Amann

in Montreal, Breakfast and Pastry, Carbapalooza, Canada, Dessert, French 4 comments

Montreal, Canada (The Joy of Food) — A visit to Au Kouign-Amann in Montreal is a pilgrimage, a chance to visit a patisserie making a classic version of the famed kouign-amann. Fads like the Cronut come and go, but French pastry is forever. For the uninitiated, the kouign-amann is a […]

Hemenway’s Restaurant

in American, Gone Fishing, Healthy, United States, Providence, RI 4 comments

Providence, RI (The Joy of Food) — Just down the road from Providence Memorial Park overlooking the river and across from the Old Stone Bank is the seafood gem known as Hemenway’s, its dining room a throwback to a different era, its patio the epitome of serenity. There are worse […]

Uncle

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Denver, CO, United States, Vegetarian, Japanese 4 comments

Denver, CO (The Joy of Food) — For anyone planning a trip to the Mile High City, one word will come up over and over again as you consider places to eat: Uncle. And for good reason. The chicken ramen here is no joke; it is life-changing. Like many of […]

Au Pied de Cochon

in Montreal, Comfort, Canada, French, Meaty Goodness, Quebecois 8 comments

Montreal, Canada (The Joy of Food) — Montreal may be home to one of the richest, most decadent food scenes in the world, one where things like cheese curds, duck fat, and red wine flow through veins, where sophistication and rustic commingle on the same plate, and where gluttony is […]

Gelati e Peccati - marinara pizza al taglio

Gelati & Peccati

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, United States, Italian, Vegetarian, San Diego, CA 6 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Tiffany’s taught us the art of window shopping, and the newest member of the Buona Forchetta family — Gelati & Peccati — takes that concept to effective visual heights with pizza, reminiscent of the walk-up pizzerie and gelati shops common in Rome. […]

The Slanted Door

in Gone Fishing, Healthy, United States, Vegetarian, San Francisco, CA, Vietnamese 3 comments

San Francisco, CA (The Joy of Food) — On my most recent trip to northern California, I was communing with nature at Yosemite and desperately seeking two things: a wifi signal and food not meant for prisoners. A return visit to the Slanted Door — my favorite restaurant in San […]