Posts about American food on The Joy of Food blog.
Miami, FL (The Joy of Food) — Azucar Ice Cream Company is the brainchild of Suzy Batlle, a long-time banker who left the corporate world to open her own ice cream shop and make things like Burn in Hell, Fidel ice cream, one of many off-the-beaten path flavors found at […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Picture it. COVID 2020. After months of quasi-convalescence at my own version of Shady Pines during the apocalypse, here I sat in a cordoned-off parking lane over hot asphalt with cars whizzing by ten inches from my arm. I was only half-focused […]
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Austin, TX (The Joy of Food) — For many, Franklin is barbecue mecca, the promised land where you’ll find a magical pot of brisket, pork ribs, and other delicious delights at the end of a double rainbow. For a long time, Franklin has been considered the best, since 2009 really […]
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Chicago, IL (The Joy of Food) — White Castle is Dante’s tenth circle of hell. Once upon a time, I lived in Chicago and crossed the threshold of a White Castle a time or two in my ill-advised youth. The faint sewer odor of the steamed semi-translucent ‘patty’ served between […]
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