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Marissa Guggiana, Drew Lazor,Meg Zimbeck Travels

Our writers across the country and around the world are eating their way through fabulous local joints to tell us which ones are worth traveling for. Correspondents include Marissa Guggiana of Meatpaper magazine and Drew Lazor of Philadelphia City Paper.

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The Jersey Shore: Max's Famous Hot Dogs
Jan 20, 2010
The Jersey Shore is a seaside of many faces. Presently, the spotlight has shifted to a group of televised young inhabitants with curious accessories and dating rituals. What has endured through these cultural shifts? Hot dogs, of course. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in San Francisco: Salami on Wheels
Dec 9, 2009
I recently met Stephen Pocock of the San Francisco salumeria Boccalone when we were co-judges of a butchering contest. “I make everything,” he told me. Fair enough: he is the shop's salumiere, responsible for its catalog of classic Italian cured meats and fresh sausages. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in Albuquerque: Central Avenue and Downtown
Dec 8, 2009
in the past 15 years or so, radiating outward from collegiate-chic Nob Hill amid long-standing institutions like Frontier restaurant, El Madrid Lounge, and Dog House Drive-In, an ever-more eclectic assortment of eateries have turned Central Avenue into a hub worthy of the city’s sometime-nickname, Albuquirky. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in Las Vegas: Spring Mountain Road
Dec 1, 2009
Ask a local eater where the Strip is, and you might get pointed toward Spring Mountain Road rather Las Vegas Boulevard. Instead of luxury hotels, it’s lined with dingy strip malls that are occupied by dining diamonds in the rough. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in Philadelphia: Tiffin and Indian Pizza
Nov 24, 2009
Restaurateur Munish Narula notes that pizza has been growing in popularity exponentially in his native India. That’s half of the reason why he decided to put a slew of South Asian-inspired pizzas on the menu at his new Tiffin Etc. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in Oregon: The Portland Farmers Market
Nov 10, 2009
Sure, Seattle has plenty of farmers' markets that delight and dazzle. But Portland’s sprawling Saturday market, laid out over the central grounds of Portland State University, is a gem. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in San Francisco: Bar Tartine's Head Man
Nov 4, 2009
While the pastry shop Tartine has had a loyal and buoyant following, Bar Tartine, its sit-down, fancier sister, had trouble finding its identity earlier this year. But now, Chris Kronner is heading the kitchen in the restaurant's new incarnation. Continue... Continue...
Eating in Texas: Cocktail Envy
Eating in Texas: Cocktail Envy
Nov 3, 2009
It certainly seems that many of the country's tipplers are marinating in speakeasy culture these days, but it’s a concept that Robert Heugel latched onto more than seven years ago, when he first started bartending. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in Los Angeles: Billiards and Biriyani
Oct 28, 2009
Where can you shoot pool in between bites of rich goat curry and spicy vindaloo? Taurat Tandoori is a bright and cheery Indian-Bangladeshi restaurant in a corner of Koreatown with a somewhat incongruous pool table smack dab in the middle of the dining area. Continue... Continue...
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Eating in Maine: In the Front Yard, Doug's Seafood
Oct 22, 2009
I spent the better part of late September exploring down east and mid-coast Maine, surveying the Lobster Trail and enjoying the region's post-summer exhale. With the help of friends who knew coastal Maine well, I armed myself with an extensive list of not-to-miss shacks, luncheonettes, and white-tablecloth eateries. Continue... Continue...