Food & Wine's Top 10 Food Obsessions
Burgers
Even superstar chef Thomas Keller is a fan of the West Coast chain In-N-Out—and with good reason. The cooked-to-order burgers are made from Harris Ranch beef and served with hand-cut fries. For a messier, more indulgent experience, order your burger "animal style" for extra sauce and chopped grilled onions.
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Photo © Jess Lander.
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Pizza
Chef-co-owner Roberto Caporuscio worked as a cheese salesman in Italy before he opened Kesté, one of the best Neapolitan pizza spots in New York City.
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Photo Courtesy of Kesté Pizza and Vino.
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Barbecue
At Lillie's Q in Chicago, chef Charlie McKenna, who has won big on the competitive barbecue circuit, makes five kinds of sauces to go with his meat. These baby back ribs, rubbed with a secret "Carolina dirt" spice rub, are his signature.
Find more of F&W's favorite barbecue in our Foodspotting guides to Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
Best Recipes for Barbecue Ribs
Photo © Neil Burger.
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Cupcakes
Making cupcakes at Los Angeles-based phenomenon Sprinkles is an art. Creative varieties on offer include Ginger Lemon, Vanilla Milk Chocolate and Chai Latte.
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Photo © Korie Lynn Herold.
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Doughnuts
The Doughnut Vault started selling big, fresh doughnuts out of a charming Chicago storefront in the spring of 2011, and lines continue from early morning until the handful of flavors sell out. Outside, there's a big communal table for eating old-fashioned, chocolate-glazed and pistachio-covered rings, with $1 cups of coffee.
Find more of F&W's favorite doughnuts in our Foodspotting guides to Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
Photo © Jonathan Tam.
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Fried Chicken
Chicago quick-service joint Crisp turns out six versions of Korean fried chicken. Seoul Sassy birds are dipped in a garlic-ginger-soy blend, dusted with flour and then double-fried for a mysteriously greaseless finish. The Plain Jane's golden, almost translucent coating is the hallmark of the genre.
Find more of F&W's favorite fried chicken in our Foodspotting guides to Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
Terrific Fried Chicken Recipes
Photo © Santi Tuamsuk.
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Hot Dogs
The 12-foot-tall fiberglass hot dog couple on the roof of Chicago's Superdawg is an homage to founders Maurie and Flaurie Berman, high school sweethearts who married in 1947. The all-beef hot dogs come on a heap of crinkle-cut fries.
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Photo Courtesy of Superdawg.
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Ice Cream
Toscanini's, an ice cream institution in Cambridge, MA, wins fans with its signature Burnt Caramel flavor. The floor-to-ceiling windows are also superb for people watching on the street.
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Photo © Gary Wong.
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Pie
After winning a local bake-off, Allison Kave launched First Prize Pies in Brooklyn with flavors like s'mores. Kave now sells her pies online and at her mother's chocolate stand Roni-Sue's in NYC's Essex Street Market.
Find more of F&W's favorite pies in our Foodspotting guides to New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.
Photo © Hector Sanchez.
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Tacos
San Francisco's Tacolicious prizes local ingredients for its tortilla fillings—like summer squash with grilled Brentwood corn and fried local rock cod with cabbage and tangy crema.
Find more of F&W's favorite tacos in our Foodspotting guides to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and New York.
Photo © Maren Caruso.