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A Guide to the Gingers of the World

A Guide to the Gingers of the World

It's spicier than you might expect.

By Andrew Coletti
Unofficial McDonald’s Museum
A half-smoke sausage from Weenie Beenie
The first Pizza Hut is really more of a house.
Yo quiero Taco Bell.
The World’s Largest Corn Dog is a 30-foot-long fiberglass structure on the roof of the Original Pronto Pup.

18 Fast-Food Landmarks Worth the Pilgrimage

From the teeniest Taco Bell to a 14-foot-tall Big Mac, the highways lead to all sorts of drive-thru curiosities.


The Sweet Second Life of Creole Cream Cheese


Recreating My Favorite Meal From Thailand

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Places to Eat & Drink

The pavlova comes crowned with jewel-like fruit.
New York, New York
Central Park Boathouse

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

The Village Tavern of Long Grove - exterior.
Long Grove, Illinois
The Village Tavern

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

Birmingham, Michigan
Hunter House Hamburgers

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

Kyoto, Japan
L’Escamoteur

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

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Food & Drink

An Aglamesis nectar soda.
Drinks
Nectar Soda

This pretty pink drink is a Cincinnati specialty.

Drinks
Tiquira

This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.

Maultaschen can contain a number of different fillings.
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen

Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

Drinks
Pont

A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.

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Stories


Inside London’s Gorgeously Curated ‘Art Restaurants’

Fine art meets fine dining.

By Anne Ewbank
The Fantastic, Fading Retro Diners of Hong Kong

Today, cha chaan tengs face steep competition from modern coffee shops and fast food.

By Austin Bush
Pizza di Beridde is always slightly burnt.
Rome’s Sweet ‘Pizza’ Is a Symbol of Jewish Perseverance

Pizza di Beridde is a cookie-like treat that preserved Jewish identity in the face of oppression.

By Vittoria Traverso
At Azucena Zapoteca, the mole chichilo is made with ingredients like chilhuacle chiles, burnt tortilla ash, and chochoyote dumplings.
Oaxaca’s ‘Mystical’ Mole of Mourning

Smoky, bitter, and complex, mole chichilo is flavored by grief.

By Sam O'Brien
There’s No Right Way to Say ‘Taco’

An exploration of the ways our tongues—and our pride—twist around foreign words, and what that says about how we want to be seen.

By Dan Nosowitz
Berza gitana is one of the exemplary dishes of Gitano cuisine.
How Gitano Cuisine Found a Home in Andalusia

The food of Spain's Romani people is richly flavored by history and music.

By Vera Armus
David “Mas” Masumoto’s Adopt-a-Tree program has helped preserve heirloom stone fruit.
Inside the Japanese-American Farm Preserving Endangered Fruit

How one family turned their peach orchard into a rallying cry for saving heirloom flavors and building community.

By Sarah Lohman

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