Caplansky’s has been building a reputation as Toronto’s most celebrated Jewish deli since Zane Caplansky opened the original location in 2009, producing house-cured smoked meat — the Montreal-style cured beef brisket that is Canada’s contribution to the Jewish deli tradition — with the slow-curing and smoking commitment that earns a deli its national reputation. It
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Restaurants, Season 16Chomp Chomp Nation appeared in Season 16, Episode 13 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Real Deal Roots,” which aired March 25, 2013, as an Orange County, California Singaporean food truck bringing the hawker center food culture of Singapore — char kway teow, laksa, and the complex, coconut milk and chile-forward dishes of Southeast Asian street
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Califonia, Restaurants, Season 16The Ace on Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto’s Roncesvalles Village neighborhood has been a city diner institution since it opened, serving the retro comfort food and creative brunch plates that earn a West End Toronto community its go-to neighborhood diner in a city where the brunch competition is genuinely fierce. It appeared in Season 16, Episode
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Comfort Food, Restaurants, Season 16Tortugas’ Lie on South Virginia Dare Trail in Nags Head has been an Outer Banks institution since it opened, combining fresh Atlantic seafood with Caribbean-influenced cooking in a beach shack setting that earns a year-round Outer Banks community its most beloved neighborhood seafood restaurant. It appeared in Season 16, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and
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American, Carribean, North Carolina, Restaurants, Seafood, Season 16Lakeview Restaurant on Dundas Street West in Toronto’s Little Portugal neighborhood has been a city diner institution since it opened in 1932, serving the classic Canadian diner breakfast and brunch plates in a retro setting that has made it one of the most beloved neighborhood diners in a city with an exceptionally competitive brunch culture.
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Restaurants, Season 16Beer Belly appeared in Season 16, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Unlikely Partners,” which aired March 11, 2013, as a Los Angeles Koreatown pub and burger operation combining a serious craft beer program with creative scratch-made bar food — duck fat fries, creative burgers, and the kind of elevated pub food that earns
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Burgers, Califonia, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 16The Golden State on North Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles’s Fairfax district has been a celebrated California burger and craft beer destination since it opened, building a menu around quality-sourced burgers on house-baked buns with artisan toppings that reflect California’s premium ingredient culture — the kind of burger that earns a Los Angeles restaurant its
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Burgers, Califonia, Gastropub, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 16Crown Bar on 6th Avenue in Tacoma has been a city pub institution since it opened, combining a thoughtfully curated craft beer program with scratch-made bar food that earns a Tacoma neighborhood its most beloved neighborhood pub in a city that has built a strong craft beer and independent restaurant culture. It appeared in Season
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Restaurants, Season 16, WashingtonHey Meatball appeared in Season 16, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Eurocentric,” which aired February 24, 2013, as a Toronto Italian restaurant and meatball operation building a focused menu around creative, scratch-made meatball variations that went well beyond the standard Italian-American beef and pork combination — earning a devoted Toronto following in a
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Italian, Restaurants, Season 16Bruno’s European Restaurant on Bridgeport Way SW in Lakewood has been bringing the Central and Eastern European comfort food traditions — German schnitzel, Polish pierogi, and the slow-cooked dishes of the European table — to the South Sound community since it opened, earning a Pierce County destination reputation in a market where German and Polish
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