Charcoal Style, a little Baltimore-style pit beef stand next to a go kart track in White Marsh, MD. Pit turkey sandwich and old bay fries were tasty.
One of the best and cheapest places to get a great pastrami sandwich in NYC right now, Moe’s Pastrami & Burger on Flatbush Ave. It’s halal and run by Yemenis, like David’s Brisket House on Nostrand 🇾🇪
Five lovely veggies of the day at Sora Ethiopian Cafe in Alexandria
La Caridad is back?? One of my all time favorites. Cuban-Chinese UWS staple that closed in 2020 just reopened under new owners six blocks south. First impression is that the service is much nicer (which feels wrong) and the food is pretty close to id
Chaat and chili paneer from the cafeteria at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the second largest Hindu temple on earth, in Robbinsville, NJ. Happy New Year!
Nice details at the lovely old school Chez Francois in Great Falls, VA
The tchotchke-crammed Daichan in Studio City, where we got agedashi tofu and crispy spicy tuna rolls among other things.
Bò lúc lắc (shaking beef) and garlic butter filet mignon from Khoi Hung, a Vietnamese steakhouse in Little Saigon, Orange County. This was extremely good.
Various tacos filled with guisados like chicharron, rajas con crema, bistec con papa, and chile relleno. From @guisados_lascazuelitas on Atlantic in East LA. Nice fresh tortillas were the highlight.
Stir fried shrimp, shredded pork with garlic sauce, and Lion’s Head meatballs from WangJia, a celebrated Shanghai-style place in San Gabriel with a huge menu. I personally found the food here a little plain, but I’m sure some would say it
The Borneo rice plate and superior chicken satay from Uncle Fung in Long Beach. Same owners as Borneo Kalimantan Cuisine in Alhambra.
The stunning array of banchan at Borit Gogae, a barley rice restaurant in LA’s Ktown.