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Ushna

Nov 13, 11

Posted by Edmund in Featured Articles, Indian, Restaurants, United Arab Emirates

Reflets par Gagnaire

Nov 13, 11

Posted by Edmund in Featured Articles, Fine Dining, French, Restaurants, United Arab Emirates

Turner Fisheries

Sep 18, 11

Posted by Edmund in Boston, Featured Articles, Restaurants, Seafood

Cuisine: Seafood. Specialty: Clam Chowder. Address: 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116. Price: $8 for Clam Chowder. Having lived in Boston for a year, I’m ashamed that I’ve only had one bowl of clam chowder. In a town crazy for seafood, clam chowder is one of the most contested culinary warzones—and the results are...

Sapporo Ramen

Sep 11, 11

Posted by Edmund in Boston, Featured Articles, Japanese, Restaurants

Cuisine: Japanese. Specialty: Ramen Noodles. Address: 1815 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140. Price: Less than $10 for entrees. $8.50-$9 for Ramen. The scene: A Wednesday night. Three young law school students on the hunt for the cheapest, simplest, most filling meal around. Outside: 50 degree weather impeding our every step....

Corner Bistro

Aug 27, 11

Posted by Edmund in Burger, Featured Articles, New York City, Restaurants

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,...

Artichoke and Basille’s Pizzeria

Aug 23, 11

Posted by Edmund in Featured Articles, New York City, Pizza, Restaurants

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...

Craigie on Main: The Craigie Burger

Aug 14, 11

Posted by Edmund in Boston, Burger, Featured Articles, Restaurants

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...

Katz’s Deli

Aug 10, 11

Posted by Edmund in Deli, Featured Articles, New York City, Restaurants

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...

Hashem’s: Jordanian Falafel at its Best

Aug 04, 11

Posted by Edmund in Fast Food, Featured Articles, Jordan, Restaurants

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...

Shawarma Reem

Jul 23, 11

Posted by Edmund in Fast Food, Featured Articles, Jordan, Restaurants

Cuisine: Fast Food (Shawarma). Location: Right off the 2nd Circle in Amman, Jordan. Price: 0.65 JD for a sandwich (about $1). The best part about Middle Eastern cuisine? It’s gotta be the fast food. I know—an odd thing to say for a devoted foodie, particularly one marred by the American fast food experience, where food seems...