Hungry? Really hungry? Go west… to Flagstaff. Like right now. While Flagstaff is a cool place on its own (hiking, biking, mountains, pine trees), it’s worth a visit to this mountain town just to visit Brandy’s Restaurant and Bakery. Right up front, you should know that it’s gonna be crowded, and you will probably have [...]
Key West. Just saying those words conjures up visions of island breezes, tarpon fishing on the flats, and staring across the open ocean to Cuba. So close, and yet so far. So, it’s a wonder that most of the tourists to this Florida island frequent places like the Hard Rock Cafe or IHOP, when there [...]
Sure, Seattle has the Space Needle, Pike’s Market, and a lot of white ferries, but more importantly, it also has The Shanty Café. Located on the western edge of the city, The Shanty Café has been serving down home, come-n-git-it vittles since 1914 (think World War One). Sitting on a little triangle of land in [...]
Recently reopened, the Mountain View Restaurant, just off I-81 near Lexington, Virginia, is a culinary quandary. This, because, it can be so darn confusing. For example, stop in for a hearty breakfast (served all day), and as you deliberate over cheese grits versus stuffed French toast, a waitress will walk by with a burger so [...]
This place is like a little slice of real Brazil come to New Hampshire. Although most Brazilian churrascaria joints in the States are massive restaurants featuring gaucho-style waiters wandering around with swords of meat held aloft, Sabor Brasil is a tiny 10-table neighborhood eatery that feels as if you are eating at a friend’s house. [...]
Sometimes, a diner is just a diner. Other times, it’s a cultural event. The Culpeper Diner, in northern Virginia, is one such place. Although it shares an old pharmacy building with it’s sister diner, a very respectable place where you can eat Peruvian chow as well as good ol’ American grub, the Culpeper Diner is [...]
Crums on Central, named after chef Andrew Crumrine, is a life-ring in a sea of Southern chain restaurants. Why is it that so often when you ask somebody where to find great grub in a new town, all they come up with are the typical chains? Down South, that usually means Waffle House, Bo Jangles, [...]
The Ashton Avenue Diner is a great little spot. Where else can you go for breakfast and find Tex-Mex. Guatemalan, plain ’ol American, and Greek items all on the same menu? Each authentic, every one delicious. This little diner, located a few miles from the beautiful historic district of Manassas, is staffed by waitresses who [...]
Often times, wandering aimlessly can be more fun than knowing where you are going. Everything is unexpected—the people you meet, the places you discover. So when you find a little place like the Aden Grocery, it shouldn’t come as a total surprise, but it always is. [...]
When in Israel, it seems obligatory to have falafel at least once. It’s not a novel idea. Not like say, tracking down Sabich, the secret food of Israel. But, after a visit to the right spot, falafel gets transformed from obligatory to necessary. [...]
Want a treat that will knock your socks off, elevate your taste buds to a new level, force you to loosen your belt a notch, and make you smile like a lovestruck teenager? Sabich, baby! It’s the hidden food secret of Israel. [...]
The menu clearly states, “Authentic and Upscale African Cuisine,” and from what the patrons explain, it really is the closest thing to homemade outside of Ghana. [...]
Warning! If you walk into Billy and Madeline’s Red Room Tavern in a sleeveless T-shirt, they won’t serve you. In fact, you’ll probably get a mouthful of grief from the bartenders. Fortunately, co-owner Madeleine Fornaro will cruise into the back and bring you a brand new T-shirt (beer logo and sleeves included) and then you [...]
Size doesn’t matter! And this place proves it. The Bangkok Kitchen, located on Cape Cod in bustling Hyannis, Massachusetts, is so tiny you could drive by for years and never see it. With just a few tables, the rest of the building is all kitchen. Cooks and staff usually outnumber the diners. And it works [...]
Go easy, because you can just plain hurt yourself at Johnnie’s. If you want to stuff yourself silly in a matter of minutes, drive up Sepulveda Boulevard, just a few miles north of LAX, and go for it. [...]
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