Happy National Grilled Cheese Day! The Best Grilled Cheese in New York City, San Francisco, & Austin

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The grilled cheese sandwich is simple, elegant, and timeless. The first grilled cheese sandwich was created by Stewart Cheese in the lower east side of Manhattan. Originally it contained no cheese at all and was just two pieces of bread “grilled” by ironing them on an ironing board. One day Stewart Cheese gave one of [...]

The Best Waffles in New York City, San Francisco & Austin

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It’s International Waffle Day! Hooray! Like you really need an excuse to have waffles. Waffles are amazing; crisp, fluffy, often sweet, sometimes savory. If you can’t decide where to get your waffles today, or any day, and you keep going back and forth between which place to go (basically waffling on your waffles), then I’ll [...]

Austin Restaurant Week Kicks Off

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Austin Restaurant Week is now underway March 25th-28th and April 1st -4th. Participating restaurants are offering $11 – $16 for lunch and $26 – $36 for dinner for a three-course prix-fixe menu. Make your reservations here and a donation will be made to ARW’s non-profit beneficiary, Meals on Wheels and more. Below are my picks of not-to-miss [...]