Casey's Pizza: Old Pies Reinvented
Casey's Pizza serves old world New York style, locally sourced, mostly organic, pizzas from a truck. The owner, a East Coaster spent a lot of time trying to replicate the pizza of his youth and has added the West Coast mandates of local and...
Grandma's Bolognese
This Bastianich and Batali restaurant outside is warm and inviting, even if you're just stopping in for a glass of wine. It's that good mix of lively and classy that I like when dining out: there's enough going on to be entertained by your...
Lombardis Pizza, New York. Rated best in the world!
It really was good and well worth the hour-long wait. Lombardis is always pretty packed, but its got a great atmosphere to wait around in. The powdery crust, cooked to perfection, fine tomatoes, and delicious cheese...its my kind of pizza, and...
Fresh Out of the Oven
I wish I could say I knew the name of this spot, or how to find it, but I happened upon it late one night on an empty stomach, wandering around Pisa looking for a different restaurant. I stopped in here to ask for directions, and soon realized I...
For The Love Of Pizza And Pesto
NY can't hog the title of best pizza. Head to the sleepy town of Wallingford, CT and visit Half Moon on North Main Street. Order the chicken pesto pizza. Beware: You will probably make this a habitual detour while driving on 95 or the Merritt.
One of San Francisco's Best Lunches at the Bar
Cotogna is dangerously close to the AFAR Media offices. This rustic sister restaurant to Quince opened last year, and the roomy bar is a cozy place to sit mid-day with a double espresso served neat in a Heath Ceramics cup. The pastas are all...
Best food in Cinque Terre: Focaccia
Like so many touristy places, we found the food in Cinque Terre restaurants to be so-so, with one exception: the focaccia - and pizza! - from La Cambusa in Manarola. After sitting down with our selections, several locals came in to pick up their...
All-You-Can-Eat In Padua
By far the best place I found for a quick, delicious lunch in Padua, Italy, is Brek Foccaceria on the beautiful Piazzetta Garzeria (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Focacceria-Brek-di-Padova/133180920044536). The local students especially like the...
Turkish Köfte, Berlin, Germany
Berlin is good for fast food—sushi, kebabs, pizza, currywurst. This style ofköfteis from Anatolia, from Turkey. They fry minced sausages and serve it with mint, different herbs, and salad. Kottbusser Damm between Sanderstrasse and Pflügerstrasse....
