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Terminal Bar

in American, Drink, Denver, CO, United States 6 comments

Denver, CO (The Joy of Food) — Union Station’s recent renovation has returned an old-world feeling to the transit center. It’s once again a place where you can relax, shop, eat, and drink in trendy style, whether you’re a local or just traveling through. Terminal Bar anchors one side of […]

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 […]

Guu with Garlic

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Canada, Vancouver, Drink, Gone Fishing, Japanese 4 comments

Vancouver, Canada (The Joy of Food) — The first thing that you should know about Guu with Garlic is that it is the kind of place where you can get anything you want, as long as what you want is garlic. Guu with Garlic is an izakaya experience to be […]

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 […]

800 Degrees

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

Hodad’s

in American, Comfort, Drink, Greasy Stuff, United States, Vegetarian, San Diego, CA 6 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Hodad’s is a beacon of hope serving baskets of awesome to the shirtless and shoeless since 1991. Those who are seriously hammered, stoned, and/or missing clothes are welcomed with open arms. I first visited Hodad’s when I was a college-going gal in […]

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 […]

Cloak & Petal

in Dessert, Drink, Gone Fishing, Healthy, United States, Japanese, San Diego, CA 3 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — I’d avoided Cloak & Petal for a long time as a serious sushi contender in San Diego, given its presence in what’s supposed to be an Italian-centric area. Little Italy in name only now, it’s filled with trendy steak houses, modern burger […]

Porto’s Bakery

in Breakfast and Pastry, American, Carbapalooza, Comfort, Dessert, Drink, Cuban, French, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Mexican 8 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Porto’s is a Cuban-French-Mexican-American bakery in and around the L.A. region popular for a mishmash of breakfast and lunch offerings at low prices. The catch? That would be the interminable line every minute of the day. In a world of designer drinks […]