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  EAT: Perennial Virant / Chicago, IL

  Some friends came into town to celebrate birthdays and another pal recommended PERENNIAL VIRANT. I dropped a note about the celebration via Open Table and they couldn’t have been nicer about it– they wished us a happy birthday upon arrival and gave us a great table. We started off by sharing the “bar snacks” (shown [...]

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  SAM’S BAGELS / Los Angeles, CA

  One of my longtime favorite spots on Larchmont is SAM’S BAGELS. I like to stop in after I visit the Farmer’s Market on Sundays and grab a few bagels and my favorite sandwich– chicken salad (shown above) with cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce and onions.

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  Cook: Shrimp & Mushroom Pizza

  As you may already know, I’m a wee obsessed with Trader Joe’s refrigerated pizza dough. Most of the time I keep it pretty basic– a little sauce, mushrooms and cheese. But, every once in a while I like to change it up and I’ve become a big fan of the shrimp and mushroom variety. For [...]

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  Cook: Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Soup)

  Every time I visit Durham, my friend, H., makes this awesome Thai coconut soup. Finally got the recipe: 2 chix breasts (sliced) or shrimp or both 1 can chix broth 2 cans coconut milk 1 can straw mush (fresh is better if you can find them) 1 package button mushrooms 1 can oyster mushrooms (fresh [...]

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  BURMA SUPERSTAR / Alameda, CA

  My last two trips to the Bay Area have included a visit to Alameda’s very popular BURMA SUPERSTAR. So far, I’ve had the infamous Tea Leaf Salad (pictured, above) twice, Spicy Chicken with Fresh Basil and the Garlic Noodles. So yummy, I’m eager to go back. Note to self to try: Burmese Samusas Classic Burmese [...]