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Dining guides, chef spotlights, and restaurant coverage from a team of editors and writers who don’t miss a meal.

Beef Tartare, the Dish of the Year, at Joule Restaurant
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Beef Tartare, the Dish of the Year, at Joule Restaurant

Joule restaurant's Korean barbecue-inspired take on beef tartare means Asian pear, spicy cod-roe aioli, and pine nuts
Top 50 New Restaurants - The Whale Wins, Seattle WA
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Top 50 New Restaurants - The Whale Wins, Seattle WA

Chef Renee Erickson followed up her tiny spot the Walrus and the Carpenter (one of Bon Appétit’s Hot 10 picks from 2012) with this spacious, bright dining room in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood
Top 50 New Restaurants - The Ordinary, Charleston SC
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Top 50 New Restaurants - The Ordinary, Charleston SC

There’s white marble and raw-bar towers as far as the eye can see at FIG chef Mike Lata’s casual seafood hall
Top 50 New Restaurants - Ramen Tatsuya, Austin TX
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Ramen Tatsuya, Austin TX

A strip mall may not be the first place you might think to look for one of the country’s best new restaurants, but you’ll be glad you did when you stumble upon this Japanese gem
Husk Chef Sean Brock's Latest Project
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Husk Chef Sean Brock's Latest Project

The Husk chef's new Nashville outpost is more than just a fling: He's got "daring" plans for the property's stables--and we've got the exclusive
'Southern Cross the Dog' Novelist Bill Cheng Eats in Nashville, Tennessee
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'Southern Cross the Dog' Novelist Bill Cheng Eats in Nashville, Tennessee

From meat-and-threes to house-cured salami, "Southern Cross the Dog" novelist Bill Cheng gets swallowed up in the capital of country
Interview with Michael Paterniti, Author of 'The Telling Room'
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Interview with Michael Paterniti, Author of 'The Telling Room'

How does the world's greatest queso actually taste? We ask Michael Paterniti, whose new book, "The Telling Room," unravels the tale of this mighty curd
'Southern Cross the Dog' Novelist Bill Cheng Eats in Mississippi
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'Southern Cross the Dog' Novelist Bill Cheng Eats in Mississippi

Novelist Bill Cheng, on book tour in Mississippi, makes new friends as he devours the flavors of the South
How Star Chefs Made Great Dishes from 'Trash Fish' in Las Vegas
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How Star Chefs Made Great Dishes from 'Trash Fish' in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas, star chefs cooked up a dinner featuring the weirdest, ugliest--and absolutely tastiest--seafood around, to highlight the potential of "trash fish"
How to Make the Perfect Cheese, an Excerpt from 'The Telling Room,' by Michael Paterniti
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How to Make the Perfect Cheese, an Excerpt from 'The Telling Room,' by Michael Paterniti

How a Spaniard named Ambrosio created the queso to end all quesos--an excerpt from Michael Paterniti's new book "The Telling Room"
A Southern Food Diary by 'Southern Cross the Dog' Bill Cheng
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A Southern Food Diary by 'Southern Cross the Dog' Bill Cheng

New Yorker Bill Cheng wrote a whole novel about Mississippi--without ever going there. So when his book tour took him South, he was hungry for new experiences
5 Alternative S'mores That Are Breaking the Rules
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5 Alternative S'mores That Are Breaking the Rules

They're alterna-s'mores! All over the country, chefs are tweaking the campfire classic. Here are 5 of our favorites, from bacon to frozen to boozy
Interview with Jen Lin-Liu, Author of 'On the Noodle Road'
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Interview with Jen Lin-Liu, Author of 'On the Noodle Road'

After eating all the pasta from Beijing to Rome, Jen Lin-Liu (author of "On the Noodle Road") tells us what she learned--and what she's cooking these days
Interview with Novelist Lawrence Osborne, Author of 'The Wet and the Dry'
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Interview with Novelist Lawrence Osborne, Author of 'The Wet and the Dry'

In his new book, "The Wet and the Dry," novelist Lawrence Osborne seeks liquid refreshment from Lebanon and Pakistan to Oman and Malaysia
Excerpt from 'On the Noodle Road,' by Jen Lin-Liu
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Excerpt from 'On the Noodle Road,' by Jen Lin-Liu

At one restaurant in Rome, writes Jen Lin-Liu in this excerpt from "On the Noodle Road," they're both--and neither
The 10 Best Things About Italy, According to the Perennial Plate
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The 10 Best Things About Italy, According to the Perennial Plate

The Perennial Plate went to Italy to eat pizza, pasta, meat, and cheese, and all they brought back were these gorgeous photos (plus a chance to win a trip!)
16 Great Restaurants in Old or Still-Functioning Gas Stations
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16 Great Restaurants in Old or Still-Functioning Gas Stations

Skip the rest stop and pull up to these 16 cool restaurants that live in gas stations (both former and still-functioning). A little KC BBQ with your wiper fluid?
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Fort Greene, a Tokyo Restaurant Inspired by the Brooklyn Neighborhood

Inside Fort Greene, a French-trained Japanese chef's homage to the funky New York neighborhood he loves
Pop-Up Restaurants Are Over
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Pop-Up Restaurants Are Over

The spaces are bad, the food is uneven, and even the chefs don't know what's on the plate. Columnist Matt Duckor says: Give me a traditional restaurant!
The Best New Restaurants in Amsterdam
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The Best New Restaurants in Amsterdam

The just-reopened Rijksmuseum isn't the only reason to visit Amsterdam: The food scene is producing works of art, too
After the Chez Panisse Fire, Alice Waters's Unofficial 'Family' Helped Rebuild
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After the Chez Panisse Fire, Alice Waters's Unofficial 'Family' Helped Rebuild

When fire struck Alice Waters's restaurant in March, a tight-knit crew of staffers, ex-staffers, friends, farmers, and 9-year-old lemonade vendors came together to help rebuild
Eating in Istanbul During the Taksim Square Protests
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Eating in Istanbul During the Taksim Square Protests

Ben Pomeroy went to Istanbul hoping to eat. Instead, he found anti-government protests, riot police, and tear gas--plus some really good meze
6 Ways to Preserve and Protect Street Food in Your City
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6 Ways to Preserve and Protect Street Food in Your City

Keeping street food alive (and legal) is a challenge, but these 6 strategies will help it thrive any city
How Singapore Came to Dominate the Discussion About Street Food's Future
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How Singapore Came to Dominate the Discussion About Street Food's Future

Singapore dominates the global discussion of sidewalk cuisine, but it doesn't even serve food on the street. Are its hawker centers really a garden of eatin'?
The Best Food from the Kennebunkport Festival 2013
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The Best Food from the Kennebunkport Festival 2013

Five days of dining, drinking, and dancing with the wealthy and fabulous of Kennebunkport, Maine? Web editor Matt Gross accepts the hardship assignment
The 5 Best Dishes from the Street Food Jamboree at Singapore's World Street Food Congress
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The 5 Best Dishes from the Street Food Jamboree at Singapore's World Street Food Congress

From Indian chicken fried with 40 spices to a mind-blowing Mexican seafood tostada, we pick the 5 best snacks from Singapore's World Street Food Congress
Singapore's World Street Food Congress
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Singapore's World Street Food Congress

Well, Singapore just had one, and we've got all the important details, like what Tony Bourdain bitched about and who served the best seafood cocktails
How to Navigate a Shopping Mall Food Court in Thailand
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How to Navigate a Shopping Mall Food Court in Thailand

In Thailand, shopping-center food courts are flat-out awesome, and we've got everything you need to know to navigate them like a pro