Cecilia Baca opened Cecilia’s Cafe in 1999 on the corner of 6th Street and Silver Avenue in downtown Albuquerque, naming it after herself and building the menu around the New Mexican food she learned from her grandmother’s kitchen. She is one of twelve siblings and traces her cooking directly to her family’s traditions, including a […]
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Albuquerque, Mexican, New Mexico, Restaurants, Season 5The Highlander appeared in Season 4, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Bar Food,” which aired July 27, 2008, as an Atlanta pub and bar kitchen serving food that punched well above the standard bar menu. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: The HighlanderCity: Atlanta, GeorgiaCuisine: Pub and Bar FoodDDD Season:
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Atlanta, Georgia, Restaurants, Season 4Dixie Quick’s Magnolia Room was originally featured in the Omaha, Nebraska area before relocating to Council Bluffs, Iowa, just across the Missouri River. It appeared in Season 4, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Where the Locals Eat,” which aired August 4, 2008, as an eclectic Southern and Cajun kitchen that brought bold, unexpected
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Iowa, Restaurants, Season 4, SouthernThe Nook has been a St. Paul institution since 1938 — which means it was already a 62-year-old neighborhood landmark when Ted Casper and Mike Runyon bought it in 2000 at age 20. The two co-owners, whose fathers are best friends, took the keys and turned an already beloved burger joint into one of the
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Burgers, Gastropub, Minnesota, Restaurants, Season 2Captain Chuck-A-Muck’s sits on Marina Road in Rescue, Virginia, along the James River in Isle of Wight County, and the setting alone is worth the drive: a waterfront seafood shack where the boats come in and the fish on your plate reflects whatever was fresh that morning. It appeared in Season 4, Episode 4 of
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Restaurants, Seafood, Season 4, VirginiaUncle Lou’s Fried Chicken on Millbranch Road in Memphis has been serving the kind of fried chicken that makes people drive across town without explanation since Louis Martin opened it decades ago. The sweet and spicy sauce that goes on the bird is the item that has built a national reputation, and it was what
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Memphis, Restaurants, Season 4, TennesseeGalewood Cook Shack appeared in Season 2, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — “Off the Hook Specials,” aired January 20, 2008 — as a Chicago BBQ and food truck operation that earned its DDD segment with straightforward, no-frills smoked meat. The operation has since closed. Quick Facts Restaurant: Galewood Cook ShackCity: Chicago, IllinoisCuisine:
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Barbecue, Chicago, Illinois, Restaurants, Season 2G&A Restaurant was originally a Baltimore institution, operating on Eastern Avenue in the Highlandtown neighborhood for decades before relocating. It appeared in Season 4, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Burgers and Dogs,” which aired July 28, 2008, at its original Baltimore location, where it had been serving Eastern European-influenced comfort food including kielbasa,
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Burgers, Maryland, Restaurants, Season 4The Wienery on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis has been a neighborhood fixture in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood since 1981, serving hot dogs, burgers, and diner food to a community that includes University of Minnesota students, Somali immigrants, longtime Minneapolis residents, and anyone else who finds their way to the little red stand on the south end
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Restaurants, Season 4Blue Plate Diner appeared in Season 4, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Diners You Sent Me To,” which aired July 14, 2008, as a viewer-nominated Salt Lake City diner serving creative American comfort food with a scratch-made approach that earned its spot in the episode. The restaurant has since permanently closed. Quick Facts
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