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Mamaleh's Delicatessen - everything bagel with cream cheese

Mamaleh’s Delicatessen

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Cambridge, MA (The Joy of Food) — Mamaleh’s is a modern delicatessen reborn into a civic space that lacks the chubby neon sign, battered counter, and leather booths of other […]

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Birrieria Don Rafa - tacos con birria de chivo (left) y res (right)

Birrieria Don Rafa

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — For every street taco joint or fish taco truck in San Diego’s many South Bay neighborhoods, there will be at least one […]

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All’Antico Vinaio - prosciutto sandwich

All’antico Vinaio

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Florence, Italy (The Joy of Food) — An All’antico Vinaio experience usually comes with a line, thanks to the tourists who pencil in the place right after the Uffizi on […]

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Uovo - tonnarelli all’Arrabiata

Uovo

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Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — To better understand the Italian restaurant Uovo, you need to look at the Japanese restaurant Sugarfish.  Sugarfish is the west coast’s Shake […]

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The Salt Lick - brisket, ribs, beans, potato salad, and slaw

The Salt Lick

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Austin, TX (The Joy of Food) — The Salt Lick is quite literally in the middle of nowhere. If after miles and miles of heading down a pitch-black road through […]

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Azuki Sushi - chirashi bowl

Azuki Sushi

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Azuki Sushi Lounge is a mid-range sushi option in San Diego, tucked somewhere between the higher-end omakase purveyors (Nobu, Sushi Ota) and […]

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Curry ’n Kabab - chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, and rice

Curry ’n Kabab

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — From the outside, Curry ‘n Kabab looks not unlike every other strip mall Indian purveyor in San Diego, to its left a […]

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Terminal Bar - assorted drinks

Terminal Bar

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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, […]

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Spago - sweet corn agnolotti

Spago – Las Vegas

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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 […]

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Guu with Garlic - king salmon tetaki

Guu with Garlic

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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 […]

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