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• Spicy Road

  

  There has been a flurry of comments on the Chowhound boards lately about Deyi Peking Duck House in Flushing, and since I had been curious about Beijing-style... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• La Esquina Criolla

  My friend Garrett had just flown back from Berlin yesterday and wanted a hearty to meal to keep him awake until a normal bedtime. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Café Trang

  It's too bad there are no Vietnamese restaurants of the quality of Café Trang in New York--I would be eating Vietnamese food a LOT more often when home. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Little Red Hamburger Hut

  If you're craving a burger in Albuquerque, skip the chains--skip EVERYWHERE else--and head to Little Red Hamburger Hut for the best red chile burger on the... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Duran Central Pharmacy

  New Mexicans have fierce running debates about who has the best red or green chile... many would say that the top contender in both categories can be found at... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Mary & Tito's Cafe

  After two extended trips to Albuquerque, I can unequivocally say that the best traditional New Mexican cooking I tried was at Mary's Tito's Cafe. Everything... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2011 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Gran San Carlos

  After the bicentenario blow-out, there was one last stop for us in Mexico--Monterrey. Having done a bit of reading up on the area, I knew there was one thing I... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• “Los Arcos” - Antojitos Yucatecos

  

  After Oaxaca, we returned to Mexico City to rehearse and perform what turned out to be a rather amazing concert: Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (or... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• La Casa De La Abuela

  

  After the travel day from hell getting to Oaxaca, the LAST thing I felt like doing the next day was playing a concert, I was so damn tired. I also particularly... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Casa Oaxaca

  

  The next concert after Guadalajara was in Oaxaca, and getting there was one of the worst days of my adult life. Because of a recently deceased Mexican airline,... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Guadalajara

  

  The next stop on the tour after Zacatecas was Guadalajara, where we were fortunate enough to have a whole afternoon and evening to explore. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Gorditas Doña Julia

  

  A couple of days ago, I returned from a two-week tour of Mexico with the Orquesta Filarmónica de las Américas (Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas). It was ... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• WonJo

  The weather in NYC the last several days has been sweltering, and during such times my thought turn, inevitably, to naeng myun. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Old Sichuan

  With the demise of the Grand Sichuan at Ninth Ave. and 51st St., and the inflation-commensurate-with-popularity of the prices at Szechuan Gourmet (making it... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Restaurante Adega O Fuso

  If you're in Lisbon and have access to a car, you should definitely take a trip to Arruda dos Vinhos. Take the A1 highway from Lisbon, in the direction of Porto... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Meste Zé

  If you head up the coast from Cascais on the Estrada do Guincho, you're in for a spectacularly beautiful drive. And if you stop at Meste Zé, you'll be in for a... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Cervejaria Caneca De Prata

  If, while in Lisboa, you find yourself in the mood to try vinho verde, do yourself a favor and go to Caneca da Prata (Rua da Prata, 163/165, about halfway... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK

• Restaurante Carreira

  If you happen to be up north in Portugal, passing through Guimarães, there are two things you must do: spend an hour or so at the Paço dos Duques de Bragança,... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2010 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK