Dyer’s Burgers is Memphis institution that is famous for (of course) burgers.
Legend has it the burgers served here are cooked in 100 year old grease.
People tend to have strong opinions as to weather or not the burgers are actually good, probably because the patties are very thin and the standard commercially produced bun used becomes a greasy mess. Personally, I love the Dyer’s burger! I don’t eat bread so I always get mine without the bun. I like the triple triple; three…

On Food Network’s Crave, host Troy Johnson checks out Gatton Farms, founded in 1840 in Lexington, KY, where they’ve been making delicious gourmet, premium bacon since 1950.

Gialina is named after my grandmother Nonni Lina. It is a tribute to my wonderful Italian family, who came from a town in Italy’s culinary heartland of Emilia-Romagna. As seen in the restaurant’s family photos, Nonni liked to surround herself with food and family. My family taught me everything I know and love about food, cooking and entertaining. Most importantly, cooking food for others is a great gift.

For supermarket chocolate, Guittard’s the best to bake with period. I discovered it years ago at a wedding w/ a chocolate fountain. They have it at Safeway and sometimes it’s buy one, get one free, but the regular price is comparable to the inferior brands like Nestle, Hershey’s, Ghirardelli anyway. My fave is the milk chocolate cuz I’m gluttonous but their others are good as well.

This is the hidden gem of Chicago. I flew in from San Francisco last week and could navigate my way from the airport just from the memory of eating Harold’s 5 years ago. The memory of the spices wafting in my face as I took bite after juicy bite haunted me for years. No one on the west coast understands Harold’s Chicken and if one more person tries to empathize with Popeye’s or KFC, I’m gonna kick them in the knees ‘cause they just don’t get it.

Mary and Vincent Grittani open a small tavern—seating just 40 people—on the South Side of Chicago. A baseball from a neighborhood game breaks one of the front windows, and Home Run Inn is born.

J&D’s Foods are the brainchild of Justin and Dave, who with their mutual love of bacon created Bacon Salt. Bacon Salt is a low sodium, zero calorie, zero fat, vegetarian and kosher seasoning that makes everything taste like bacon. It’s great on steaks, chops, eggs, salads and more.

I was excited to try this place, but I don’t think the novelty of liquid nitrogen infused ice cream grabbed me or maybe it did but it wasn’t spectacular enough for me to care/notice.

Baucom’s Best 100% Grassfed Beef Baucom’s Best 100% Grassfed Beef If you are looking for an alternative to traditional beef, then you have come to the right place. At Baucom’s Best, we believe that eating as close to nature’s model as possible is the healthiest way to not only prevent chronic illness, but also rejuvenate those with health problems back to better health.

We took all the elements of the concept we liked — classic American cuisine, good service, fun atmosphere — and turned it up about 10 notches. We offer chef-inspired comfort food, local & organic fare, a full bar and a killer beer & wine list. A finer diner, if you will. And you can stop in anytime. We’re open 24 hours a day and located downtown in the heart of Central Austin at 6th and Lamar.