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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.

Eating in Tokyo: Curry Rice for Breakfast
Eating in Tokyo: Curry Rice for Breakfast
Oct 13, 2009
Curry rice, which is a staple in the Japanese diet, has recently been finding its way to the breakfast table (the term is asa curry, literally "curry for breakfast"), and fast-food shops are including it on their menu. Continue... Continue...
Eating in New York: Hot Pot at the Little Fat Lamb
Eating in New York: Hot Pot at the Little Fat Lamb
Oct 12, 2009
The Little Fat Lamb (a branch of a global restaurant chain with locations seemingly everywhere, including California and Malaysia) serves its hot pot in straightforward fashion: customers can choose either a spicy red broth dotted with chiles or a luscious milky-white pork broth—or both, in a single pot divided in two. Continue... Continue...
Eating in Los Angeles: Canelé's Many Friends
Eating in Los Angeles: Canelé's Many Friends
Oct 7, 2009
Do you fancy yourself something of a chef? You might lie awake at night counting lamb chops in order to throw 12-course dinner parties at home. But, in the back of your mind, you may have always wondered if you could cut it in a real restaurant. Now you can find out—maybe. Continue... Continue...
Eating in San Francisco: Yuet Lee Seafood Restaurant
Eating in San Francisco: Yuet Lee Seafood Restaurant
Sep 23, 2009
Chinatown’s Yuet Lee has remained one of San Francisco’s favorite secrets for over 30 years. Open until 3 a.m., cash only, and gloriously un-remodeled save for a lick of new paint, this Cantonese restaurant feels like a place where Steve McQueen might be sucking on clay pot short ribs at the next table. Continue... Continue...
Eating in Los Angeles: A Chocolate Haven
Eating in Los Angeles: A Chocolate Haven
Sep 16, 2009
Like some French Legionnaire who dropped his weapons in the sand and decided to stick around, L’Artisan Du Chocolat is an unexpected bastion of the tri-color in a neighborhood of pupuserias and Korean bulgogi. Continue... Continue...
Eating in Paris: Gimme Shelter—and Barbecue
Eating in Paris: Gimme Shelter—and Barbecue
Sep 15, 2009
The most talked-about hotel in Paris right now is the über-trendy Mama Shelter. This summer, the joint got even hotter by hosting weekend barbecue parties on the roof, and it's continuing to do so on sunny days during the fall. Continue... Continue...
Eating in New York: The Blonde Ambition at Craftbar
Eating in New York: The Blonde Ambition at Craftbar
Sep 14, 2009
Not only does Craftbar serve some of the best chicken liver pâté in town, but the bartenders make a mean martini in the form of the Blonde Ambition. Continue... Continue...
Eating in Brazil: SAVEUR's James Oseland in São Paolo
Eating in Brazil: SAVEUR's James Oseland in São Paolo
Sep 11, 2009
Neide Rigo is one of our favorite cooks and bloggers: not only does she run the gorgeous blog Come-Se, but she was also featured in our last SAVEUR 100, dedicated to home cooks around the world. Our editor-in-chief, James Oseland, visited Rigo in Brazil, and she documented his trip as he traveled through the Mercado da Lapa in São Paolo and photographed home-cooked meals. Continue... Continue...
Eating in Las Vegas: Caught On Tape
Eating in Las Vegas: Caught On Tape
Sep 10, 2009
The dining and drinking entries on Las Vegas Weekly’s video log (or vlog, in web lingo) are like all your guiltiest Food Network and Travel Channel pleasures rolled into one and set against the backdrop of Sin City. Continue... Continue...
Eating in San Francisco: Bi-Rite Creamery
Eating in San Francisco: Bi-Rite Creamery
Sep 9, 2009
Bi-Rite Market in the Mission District had such positive feedback about their house-made ice cream, they decided to open a creamery down the block from their bustling little grocery store. Continue... Continue...