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The Lo Hi: Your Guide to America's Best Edibles
And notes on dining out (or in) while enjoying a dose of quality cannabis
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David Portnoy's $200 Pizza Party Is Something You Can Skip Next Year Too
The case against shelling out hundreds of dollars to attend the controversial reviewer's pizza festival
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Is the Newest Tacombi Actually Serving Good Tacos?
Plus, six places for New York's best tacos, including Aldama, Ensenada, and elsewhere
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The Restaurant of the Summer Is Wherever You Can Find Strong Creamsicle Energy. Maybe.
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New York's 19 Best Dishes of the Year So Far
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Would You Like a $7.50 Cheeseburger? (Yes!)
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The Next Great Cheeseburger Is Sold From a Midtown Office Building for $27. It's Vegetarian.
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David Portnoy's $200 Pizza Party Is Something You Can Skip Next Year Too
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Free Food: Is Katz's Pastrami Sandwich Still a Good Deal at $30?
Plus, America's best new restaurants and chefs from Food & Wine and Bon Appétit, as well as thoughts on when a restaurant is "gonna suck"
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The Booming Era of $100 Sushi Omakases
Affordable sushi tastings at Linda Wang's (very good) Thirteen Water and elsewhere are helping to democratize the omakase movement in New York
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Free Food: Momofuku Ssam Bar, David Chang's Trailblazing NYC Restaurant, Will Close. Again.
Plus, reviews of Libertine, a few really good breakfast burritos, and the icy paletas at Mateo's in Los Angeles
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You Can Usually Skip the Tinned Fish When Dining Out
But you can still find very good conservas at a few places, including at Saint Julivert, Bonnie's, and Cart-Driver
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Free Food: Masa, Most Expensive U.S. Sushi Spot, Slashes Starting Lunch Price to $495
The sushi special ends in mid-September. Plus, reviews by Helen Rosner, Tammie Teclemariam, and an Eater interview with Alicia Kennedy
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Free Food: Our New National Food Media Column
A new weekly newsletter that brings you the country's biggest restaurant reviews, features, news stories, awards, and other delicious stuff
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This $30 Burger (That's Really a Steak) Is Finally Turning Me Into a Via Carota Fan
Plus, notes on the chopped steaks at Le Rock and Gallaghers
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