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Nov 17, 202110 min read
Prime Fish vs. O-Ku – Charlotte, NC
Charlotte is a budding food city, and a particularly good locale for many varieties of Asian cuisine. The notable exception is...
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Nov 6, 20214 min read
Futo Buta – Charlotte, NC
When I was first preparing to move to Charlotte, I heard all around that South End was the happening-est neighborhood in town. When I...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read
Haberdish – Charlotte, NC
Certain areas of Charlotte experienced a mass migration of rural Appalachian and Carolina Piedmont populations, as well as formerly...
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the_maestro
Oct 15, 20217 min read
Log Haven – Salt Lake City, UT
It's hard to pinpoint a seminal dining experience that made me into the insatiable food lover that I am today, but the closest thing I...
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the_maestro
Oct 13, 20218 min read
Atoboy – New York, NY
I've always been a staunch defender of northern California's food scene over New York City's, mostly because that's where I learned to...
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the_maestro
Oct 9, 20218 min read
Sushi Nakazawa – New York, NY
Sushi omakase meals are a dime a dozen in New York City (or, perhaps more accurately, three grand a dozen). The super-high-end sushi...
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the_maestro
Oct 5, 20219 min read
Finding the Best Lobster Roll in Midcoast Maine
The Maine coast has approximately 24,398,423,876,323,907 restaurants serving lobster. This is the land of “lobstah,” especially this time...
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the_maestro
Oct 3, 20216 min read
Pammy's – Cambridge, MA
Boston is one of those cities I feel bad that I haven't spent more time visiting. I finally got up to Boston to see a dear friend's...
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the_maestro
Sep 28, 20215 min read
Kindred – Davidson, NC
I must admit that I have been pretty bad about exploring my new city and environs and seeing what's on offer. When I had dinner with a...
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the_maestro
Sep 24, 20214 min read
An Overnight Layover in Chicago
I hadn't been back to Chicago since my last (brief) visit mid-summer of 2020, when almost everything was shuttered, but my sister and I...
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the_maestro
Sep 12, 202111 min read
Is Las Vegas Undergoing a Culinary Revival? A Case Study
Back in the era of big name European celebrity chefs establishing outpost restaurants, in the heyday of places like the Bellagio, when...
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the_maestro
Aug 29, 20219 min read
Mélisse – Los Angeles, CA
When I lived in Los Angeles, I used to visit Mélisse, one of West LA's most storied fine dining destinations, with some regularity, since...
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the_maestro
Aug 15, 20216 min read
Rodina – Cedar Rapids, IA
Back when I was starting to realize I wouldn't get a teaching job for Fall 2019, fresh out of my doctorate and settled in Mom's guest...
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the_maestro
Aug 8, 20219 min read
Chef Jonathan Tam in Residence at Stone Barns – Pocantico Hills, NY
Stone Barns is starting to feel like a bit of a home. The people, the ethos, and the amazing food––everything about it makes me so joyful...
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the_maestro
Aug 5, 202112 min read
Central – Lima, Peru
When I posted my first food photos from Lima to my Instagram story, a friend of mine who is a fellow lover of food and works in the...
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the_maestro
Jul 31, 20216 min read
Contra – New York, NY
Instagram has figured out that most of my life is food/wine, airplanes, music, and cute guys. The algorithms are precise, y'all! Though,...
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the_maestro
Jul 24, 20216 min read
Fulgurances Laundromat with Victoria Blamey – New York, NY
So I think I might have had COVID at the tail end of my trip to Peru. I am vaccinated. I tested negative. I had a nagging, mild cough and...
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the_maestro
Jul 22, 20213 min read
Fonta Flora Brewery and Singlewyde Pizza at Whippoorwill Farm – Nebo, NC
North Carolina is the land of beer. I have five breweries within a five minute walk of my apartment. Charlotte has dozens in its city...
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the_maestro
Jul 17, 20219 min read
Maido – Lima, Peru
Our weeklong visit to Lima was to culminate in two blockbuster meals at the two places seen as the very best restaurants in the city, two...
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the_maestro
Jul 5, 202114 min read
Our Culinary Adventure in Lima
Lima, Peru, a vibrant city of nearly ten million people, has earned a reputation as one of the culinary epicenters of the Americas, if...
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