Cuisine: Gastropub, Burger Bar. Location: 331 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10014-1901. Price: $6.75 for Bistro Burger, $2.50 for Fries. I love dining in restaurants, particularly in a city like New York with so much quality dining. But sometimes I just want to keep it simple, kick back, and head to a pub for something greasy,...
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Cuisine: Fast Food Pizza. Specialty: Artichoke Pizza. Location: 328 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003. Price: $4.50 for a Humungous Slice. Only in New York can you be charged $4.50 for a slice of pizza…and think that you actually got a bargain. But late at night, there are few decent options, even in the Big Apple. So, going out to...
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Location: Borne Confections, 485 Park Avenue, New York NY 10022 Country of Production: USA Price: Pods are $2.50 each. A Pre-Packed Box of 12 for $31.50. When I was studying abroad in Spain, I had a chance to travel to Barcelona, which soon became my favorite city in the whole country. Beautiful, natural, and a bit wacky, the city...
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Cuisine: Eclectic, Local Sustainable Cooking. Specialty: The Craigie Burger (among others). Address: 853 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. Price: $16 for the 10 oz. Burger + a Mountain of Fries. If there is one place in Boston I can never grow tired of, it’s Craigie on Main. I’ve been to the always packed restaurant three...
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Cuisine: Jewish Delicatessen. Specialty: Hot Pastrami Sandwich on Rye. Location: 205 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002-1098. Price: $14.95 for Pastrami Sandwich. The setting: midday New York, my second day there. I’ve been traveling through the gigantic city on foot, exploring every nook and cranny that I can. Hunger has...
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Cuisine: Patisserie. Address: Dubai Mall, Dubai. Price: 40 dirhams a dessert (~$11). Ever had a bite of one of the world’s best desserts in a shopping mall? Dubai, ever eager to brandish its wealth and craft the ultimate hedonistic experience, has attempted just that, bringing the world-renowned Fauchon straight from Paris to the...
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Address: Near post office at King Faisal St., Amman, Jordan. Cuisine: Falafel and Hummus. Price: Less than about $1 for a sandwich plus extra falafel balls. Famished after a long day of exploring Jordan, and battered by the flaming hot Amman sun, I was looking for a way to refuel: ideally something quick, cheap, and starchy. That...
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Cuisine: Lebanese Gourmet Shop. Address: All over Dubai’s malls. Price: 20-25 dhs for a large slice of knafeh ($5.50-$7). Traveling through the Middle East, few things have I eaten with so much pleasure as a warm, delicious knafeh, a savory dessert consisting of a hulking piece of melted goat cheese topped with phyllo pastry and...
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Region of Production: France. Composition: 33% Milk Chocolate with Caramel. Price: About $6.50 for 75g. This is my first take at the legendary Fauchon’s chocolate, and the brand lives up to its name, with a bar that is just so right in so many way. The Gout n. 3 Lait Caramel bar comes literally shimmering with a near caramel-like...
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Cuisine: Café. Specialty: French Pastries. Address: Abu Dhabi Mall, Abu Dhabi. Price: 10-12 dhs for Croissants. Starting off the weekend with a breakfast pastry from a renowned patisserie—how can you ever go wrong with that? Unfortunately, when in the Middle East, where French brands are ever popular, even the most reliable of...
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