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Spago – Las Vegas

in American, Carbapalooza, Dessert, Drink, Gone Fishing, French, Las Vegas, NV, United States, Vegetarian, Italian 7 comments

Las Vegas, NV (The Joy of Food) — Anyone recalling the old Spago in Caesar’s Palace will remember kitsch at its finest: a blue painted sky, a glistening fake pebbled floor, and a metal barrier on the ‘outdoor’ patio separating you from the passersby like a zoo enclosure. This location […]

La Gallina Bianca

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Rome, Italy, Italian 4 comments

Rome, Italy (The Joy of Food) — La Gallina Bianca is Italian for ‘The White Hen’ and the restaurant’s logo — you guessed it, a white hen — is stamped on everything except the actual food. You’ll spend lunch surrounded by chicken stuff including egg-shaped menus, oval business cards, and […]

Mike’s Pastry

in Breakfast and Pastry, Carbapalooza, Boston, MA, Dessert, United States, Italian 9 comments

Boston, MA (The Joy of Food) — Mike’s Pastry may not be on your radar until you spot 10,000 branded Mike’s Pastry boxes being carried around the greater Boston area. These folks have got their marketing down to a T. I have never seen so many cannoli flavors in my […]

L’antica Pizzeria da Michele

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Italian, Vegetarian 2 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Like many things in Hollywood, all that glitters is not gold. Symbols carry both denotative and connotative meanings. Take, for example, pizza as a symbol of interest. To some, pizza is a quintessential Italian meal, a popular, desirable, and personalized thing served […]

800 Degrees

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Drink, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Italian, Vegetarian 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 […]

Gelati e Peccati - marinara pizza al taglio

Gelati & Peccati

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, United States, Vegetarian, Italian, 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. […]

Pizzana

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Italian, Vegetarian 6 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be an ultra-rich asshole living in Brentwood hidden behind 10-foot privacy hedges that wrap every inch of your house, you can get an idea by sitting in Pizzana’s patio for lunch. It doesn’t get […]

Gusta Pizza

in Florence, Carbapalooza, Comfort, Italy, The Milky Way, Italian 2 comments

Florence, Italy (The Joy of Food) — Florence is a city with countless wonders, but remarkable pizza isn’t one of them. Unless you’re familiar with the regional cuisines of Italy, you may not know that the food known as ‘pizza’ generally struggles to find its footing north of Rome. No […]

Bestia

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Drink, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Meaty Goodness, Italian 4 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — To understand Bestia, you should look at the gnocchi al pomodoro, a dish with just a handful of ingredients. Their version comes closest to how you’d find it in Italy. I would eat my weight in these little pillows of heaven if […]