The crispy dog, apparently invented by a San Antonio abuela or tia, is a yellow corn tortilla slapped with a slice of American cheese and rolled around a frankfurter before a deep fry.

If you like cats, if you like fun drinks, if you like epically good ramen, if you like being outside, and if you like good tunes, Domo Alley-Gato should be your new scratching post!

amberjack, mussels, and crimini, oh my!

Foulmouthed, pink, and LOUD, Taquero Mucho slings affordable Mexican, inventive drinks, and more fuschia than Mary Kay's love shack.

You've heard me say it before, but I will say it again: we are fortunate to have

Deep Purpl (why am I suddenly hearing the opening strums of “Smoke on the Water”?) layers açaí sorbet with a plethora of customer-chosen ingredients into sedimentary masterpieces of fruit, fresh, and flavor.

The whole Pita Fusion concept is like a Mediterranean version of Chipotles with fast-casual service and interactive ingredient selection. And my neighbor was right: these dang things are dang good! The proteins are deeply savory and the veggies pop with color, flavor, and crispness with each bite.

Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher, they of Lenoir, created Vixen's Wedding as an homage to Goa, India, a former colony of Portugal and current hotspot for European ravers and a genre of techno

chilaquilas and torte and acai, oh my!

This bread is buried and baked amidst geothermal springs, taking advantage of the natural heat underneath Iceland as it roughrides the Mid-Atlantic Rift.