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If you want to know who’s running the buzziest, most boundary-pushing restaurants in the nation, check this out. 
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If you want to know who’s running the buzziest, most boundary-pushing restaurants in the nation, look no further than the children of immigrants. From a Texan take on ramen to a vegan Polish joint in Pittsburgh, young chefs and restaurateurs are transforming the cuisines they grew up eating into something undeniably modern and uniquely American. Here, in their own words, is how they’re creating the most dynamic food scene in the world.

 

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Here's Why Food in America Is More Exciting Than Ever

Adam Rapoport on why we dedicated our March issue to second generation chefs.

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Wilson Tang outside his restaurant Nom Wah in Manhattan's Chinatown

How Nom Wah Tea Parlor Keeps Old Chinatown Old

This dim sum is legendary, just like the building it's served in.

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We're Gonna Party Like We're in Post-Soviet Russia

There will be vodka.

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Great Pastries? The Turks Have Been Doing Those for, Like, Millennia

At Sub Rosa Bakery, the rose water shortbread is just as good as a ticket to the homeland.

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I'm Building a New Greek Empire, One Dish at a Time

Empires built from rotisserie chickens. Those are the kind of empires we like.

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Everything I Know About Bartending, I Learned from My Korean Mother

How one of Chicago's coolest bars came from dollar beers and cigarettes.

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This Is How You Build an Authentic American Taco

Taco Tuesday is the best day of the week.

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We Make Our Own Hoisin Sauce in These Parts

American Hoisin. It's a thing.

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That Time I Almost Killed the Family Business

Taking over your parents' Thai restaurant isn't necessarily the easiest thing in the world.

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My Mom's Indian Spices, All Day, Every Day

You can use Indian spices for everything. Seriously, everything.

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This Isn’t How My Dad Drinks Tequila

Learn a little bit about the margarita's lesser known relative.

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My Neighborhood Believed in My Restaurant Before I Did

Modern Caribbean flavors fit right in at Brooklyn's The Food Sermon.

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You've Never Seen a Pork Chop Like This

Chicharron. Ribs. Loin. Belly. All on the same piece of meat.

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You Won't Find This Laotian Cooking in Laos, and That's the Point

Cauliflower laap (or larb) is what it's all about these days.

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Middle Eastern Flatbread, the Ultimate Community Builder

Forget the park. Let's meet where the Man’oushe is.

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How I Taught Americans to Love Tongue, Tripe, and Beef Heart

The weird cuts of meat are weirdly delicious. You just have to do them right.

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The Nation's Capital Endorses My Mom's Filipino Food

Bad Saint's badass Filipino menu comes from a mother's recipes.

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No One Hosts Like an Iranian

Bring out the good plates. The baked goods. The good music. And always serve too much.

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Our Ramen Changed Texas, and Texas Changed Our Ramen

Japanese food and Texans have a give and take relationship.

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The Vegan Polish Spot so Polish, Polish Americans Don't Think It's Polish

The perfect pairing for vegan Polish food? Lots of vodka.

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Generation Next Recipes

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Pocho Taco
The nostalgic ground meat filling has obvious upgrades; the charred tomato salsa should be in heavy rotation.
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Roasted Cauliflower Larb
Cauliflower might not be a traditional ingredient in larb recipes, but the toasted rice powder is.
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Rose Water Shortbread
Spelt flour has less gluten than all-purpose, which gives these cookies a light texture.
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Kare-Kare With Beans, Baby Bok Choy, and Eggplant
If the ingredient list didn’t tip you off, the seven-hour cooking time makes it official: This recipe is a project that you make for people you love.
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Common Lily
In the fall, make this drink with a fresh fig instead of blackberries.
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Man'oushe with Za'atar Oil, Tomatoes, and Cucumber
You can serve these flatbreads as is or wrapped around a filling.
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