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Longevity is an important word in any restaurateur’s lexicon. Every house wants to see its ten-year anniversary in the rearview; most never get there. But 240 Union — the New American outpost founded in 1989 by Michael Coughlin, Noel Cunningham and chef Matt Franklin — is still going strong, because this restaurant has never just […]
Arts, crafts, sculptures, furniture and fabrics from sub-Saharan Africa.
The menu isn’t limited to a specific African region at this restaurant owned and run by Sylvester Osei-Fordwuo and his wife, Theodora. Instead, it offers a variety of foods from across the continent. If dishes like fufu, South African pap and chakalaka sound unfamiliar, don’t worry: The knowledgeable staff is happy to help guide you, […]
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You can test a restaurant by its simplest dishes to see how the kitchen respects ingredients. Bangkok Thai Food excels with well-executed satay, pungent larb and papaya salad zingy with tamarind. Or you can look for deep dives into a country’s culinary landscape. Here, too, Bangkok Thai comes through with Isaan-style lemongrass sausage and lovely […]
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Leonard Cordova inherited many things from Stella Cordova, his grandmother who cooked at the legendary Chubby’s for more than forty years. Most important, he got her green chile recipe. And although he lost the right to use the Chubby’s name after a cousin registered the trademark, when he changed the name of his first restaurant […]
Leonard Cordova inherited many things from Stella Cordova, his grandmother who cooked at the legendary Chubby’s for more than forty years. Most important, he got her green chile recipe. And although he lost the right to use the Chubby’s name after a cousin registered the trademark, when he changed the name of his first restaurant […]
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For over three decades, this Italian eatery in a nondescript Lakewood strip mall has drawn a crowd of regulars. When it moved to a larger space next door to its original location in 2018, it didn’t lose any of its charm – thanks in large part to owner and co-founder Elisa Heitman, who was born […]
This cozy, family-owned Italian market and deli has been around since 1976. The shelves are lined with imported pasta of all shapes and sizes, olive oil, canned goods, frozen foods like housemade sausages, and so much more. Still, the sandwiches – huge, messy masterpieces loaded onto freshly baked rolls, which you can custom-order with that […]