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Italian

Sandwich Seattle

Salumi Porchetta Sandwich

Salumi Artisan Cured Meats, the salumeria and sandwich shop from former Boeing employee Armandino Batali (and Mario’s dad) in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, is only open weekdays for a total of 20 hours. Basically, you’ll...
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Italian Food Los Angeles

Bestia Beef Tongue

Bestia was making good food out of the gate, but there’s no doubt this ostensibly-Italian restaurant with seasonal California flourishes is far better than when Ori Menashe, Genevieve Gergis and business partner Bill Chait...
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Dessert San Francisco

SPQR Blond Chocolate Panna Cotta

It threw me off to see $13 desserts on the menu at SPQR. This was basically a neighborhood Italian restaurant when Nate Appleman was in the kitchen. Clearly, my impressions were outdated. Since Matthew...
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Bread Los Angeles

Bay Cities Italian Deli Bread + Burrata

Keep it simple. That’s a great rule for dinner parties, when the experience ends up being at least as much about the people as it is about the food. That’s at least part of...
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Food Truck San Diego

El Gallito Tortas Ahogadas: Guadalajara Gems in Chula Vista [CLOSED]

Tortas ahogadas, the drowned carnitas sandwiches from the Mexican state of Jalisco, may have reached their Stateside apex in a Chula Vista parking lot, about 10 miles from the Mexican border. Guadalajara native Ray...
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Italian Food New York City

Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria Short Ribs

One of my Manhattan based friend Joe’s key selling points about the vaunted Italian restaurant from Donna Lennard, Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria, was the short ribs. He made the dish (and the multi-faceted...
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