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La Central - birria tacos

La Central Birrieria & Menuderia

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — The undisputed king of birria goodness in San Diego has long been Ed Fernandez, a place I have visited many times for […]

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Pizzeria Luigi - assorted slices

Pizzeria Luigi

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Once a small neighborhood place, Pizzeria Luigi came to be known by a wider audience thanks to a segment on the Food […]

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Zankou Chicken - half chicken, hummus, pickled vegetables

Zankou Chicken

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Orange County, CA (The Joy of Food) — Zankou, you had me at “garlic sauce,” the Holy Grail in a little plastic container. Known officially as toum, it’s a whipped, […]

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The Prado - pressed arugula salad

The Prado

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Eventually, the moment will arise where you can’t take one more minute of the million tourists and their screaming kids in Balboa […]

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Ristorante Del Fagioli - pici al sugo di salsiccia

Ristorante Del Fagioli

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Florence, Italy (The Joy of Food) — When I’ve thought about what my last meal on earth would be, something I ponder with alarming regularity, my eternal answer involves dinner […]

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Superdawg - superdawg and fries

Superdawg

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Chicago, IL (The Joy of Food) — If you grew up in the midwest in the 1980s, your family probably had allegiances to all sorts of food places that bordered […]

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Majordomo - marinated black cod

Majordōmo

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Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Majordōmo’s location in a warehouse district north of downtown L.A. is recognizably Changish, designed to screw with you before you even walk […]

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Mom's Pie House - apple cherry flakey pie

Mom’s Pie House

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — For many flip flop-wearing San Diego tweens born into a life without weather or seasons, a trip to Julian in ‘winter’ is […]

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Randy's Donuts - sugar-raised donut

Randy’s Donuts

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Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — If you’ve ever flown into the City of Angels, you’ve been welcomed to town by a giant donut on top of a […]

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Mitch's Seafood - fish plate

Mitch’s Seafood

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — For a San Diego local, Mitch’s Seafood is the ultimate Instagram-worthy #ilivewhereyouvacation spot. The deck is where it’s happening, a sea of […]

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