The Palace Diner is the oldest restaurant in Maine, and it is well-known for its breakfast and lunch specialties. The restaurant is small and doesn't take reservations. So, Kaitee and I arrived early, put our names on the list and waited outside for a couple seats to open up. My buddy Josh works...

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Hominy Grill was a classic southern restaurant, which had been recognized with a 2008 James Beard Award for Best Chef, among other recognitions. Unfortunately, it closed between the time I visited and the time I'm writing this post. But I wanted to document its presence. After waiting for quite a while, I was...

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No meal is complete without ice cream, right? No? Well, after dinner, Kaitee and I made our way to Gracie's Ice Cream. I opted for a cookies & cream ice cream cone - but not just a regular cone. One with marshmallow fluff inside (have I mentioned Somerville is the originator of marshmallow...

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If I could live off of seafood and soul food, I would. Nana's Seafood & Soul in Charleston, South Carolina, focuses on Gullah-Geechee cuisine. "In 2011, Carolyn McNeil went for a routine mammogram and was later diagnosed with breast cancer. This wasn't her first bout with this often life threatening disease. She had...

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Located in Somerville, Celeste is known for its ceviche and Peruvian cuisine. It is a tiny little restaurant and only has a single sign indicating its location, but it's been named to multiple best-of lists: Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America, Eater Boston's Restaurant of the Year, and more. Luckily, we had reservations so...

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