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Bolton’s Spicy Chicken & Fish

in American, Carbapalooza, Greasy Stuff, Meaty Goodness, United States, Nashville, TN 2 comments

Nashville, TN (The Joy of Food) — Nashville is famous for the twang of its country music, the neon lights of its honky-tonk bars, and its hot chicken, the city’s potentially fatal (or, at least, not for the faint of heart) spicy fried specialty. It hurts, but it is oh […]

Myung In Dumplings

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

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — I first heard about Myung In Dumplings in a Koreatown episode of Parts Unknown, where guest buddy David Choe describes the wang mandu (king dumplings) here as ‘prolapsed buttholes.’ Just the image you want in your head during dinner. On that show, […]

Au Pied de Cochon

in Montreal, Canada, Comfort, 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 […]

Joe Beef

in Montreal, Comfort, Canada, Gone Fishing, French, Meaty Goodness, Quebecois 2 comments

Montreal, Canada (The Joy of Food) — When I saw two jolly guys on television traveling with their own stash of truffles on a train jaunt through the Québécois countryside, I knew I needed to visit whatever restaurant they were hawking on the show. Those jolly guys were chef-owners David […]

Bestia

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

El Borrego Restaurant

in Comfort, United States, Meaty Goodness, The Milky Way, Mexican, San Diego, CA 4 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — On University Avenue, slightly east of the gentrified North Park area, stands El Borrego, a gem hiding in plain sight. It’s an eccentric operation, this one, with a screaming orange exterior paint job and bright, colorful interior that gives way to equally […]

Kogi BBQ Truck

in Comfort, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Meaty Goodness, Korean, Mexican 4 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Kogi was the food truck that started a revolution. In 2008, Kogi was the right idea at the right time, thanks to a few circumstances — the novelty combined with a recession economy made this concept of quality food at affordable prices […]

Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles

in American, Comfort, Greasy Stuff, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Meaty Goodness 2 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — I’ve been visiting Roscoe’s since I was in college, when the door guy at the original Hollywood location would refer to me as “the girl who can’t parallel park” to the other guests. Like everyone else, I went there to see what […]

Sagmani’s Restaurant

in Comfort, Meaty Goodness, United States, Middle Eastern, San Diego, CA 0 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — If this were 1980’s sitcom television, Sagmani’s would be that place where everybody knows your name, a low-key, no-frills local joint serving some of the best homemade Iraqi food in San Diego to a dedicated and loyal clientele. Your GPS will route […]