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Fried Chicken Los Angeles

Top Restaurant Crispy Fried Chicken

My brother-in-law Spencer mentioned the fried chicken at Top Restaurant many times, but I never had a reason to visit this east Pasadena strip mall. Somehow the stars aligned for a family dinner at...
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Waffle Los Angeles

New Fusion Hong Kong Style Egg Waffles

New Fusion opened in Arcadia in 2014. This sprawling Hong Kong style café features BBQ meats up front, dim sum, and a huge Chinese and Western-ish food menu. The space houses burgundy and yellow...
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Steak Banff

Chuck’s Steakhouse Ribeye

Banff is far better known for outdoor adventure than food, but I did have one strong dinner at Chuck’s Steakhouse, an ambitious meat-focused destination on the second floor of a mountain-facing downtown building. Banff...
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Chinese Food Calgary

Calan Hand Pulled Noodle in Beef Soup

My family had one meal left in Calgary before driving to Canmore and Canada’s Civic Holiday severely limited our choices. Earlier in the trip, I’d researched demographics and saw Chinese-Canadians accounted for 10% of...
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Colombian Food Cali

Platillos Voladores Pescado Chontaduro

Destination weddings are typically to places like Martha’s Vineyard and the Bahamas. My childhood friend Ben had other ideas, inviting friends and family to join him in Cali, Colombia, near where his wife Karol...
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Colombian Food Rozo

Siga La Vaca Ubre

My high school friend Ben had a true destination wedding. He gathered close friends and family to the outskirts of Cali, Colombia. That’s where his wife Karol was born and raised. The morning after...
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