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Masa 14

Two and a half years after opening, this Latin-Asian restaurant has finally finished its roof deck. Step outside for bulgogi steak-and-cheese buns, chorizo hot dogs and five-spice sopapillas. The bar menu includes seasonal sangrias and a spicy cucumber margarita.

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Tasting Table's 2012 Mother's Day Gift Guide. 

Jalapeno Simple Syrup Recipe

How to make Jalapeno Simple Syrup.

Hibiscus Sumac Syrup Recipe

How to make Hibiscus Sumac Syrup. 

Gioia's Perfect Slice |Berkely

Gioia Pizzeria may have to change its name.  It was a fitting moniker when Gioia was but a shoe-box slice joint in North Berkeley. But now that Will and Karen Gioia have expanded, opening a full restaurant in Russian Hill that serves, in addition to pizza, an incredible rigatoni Bolognese and skirt steak glistening with bagna càuda, a rebranding might be in order.

Sadie's Unique Ice Cream Floats | Los Angeles

Ice cream floats, with bitters, at Sadie.

Hanger Steak Salad Recipe

Hanger steak salad from Zakary Pelaccio's new cookbook, Eat with Your Hands​.

Good Girl Dinette

Chef Laurent Quenioux is moving his pop-up effort from Starry Kitchen to this Highland Park restaurant for a series of dinners. Reservations can be made here for 5/7, 5/8, 5/21 and 5/22.

http://www.districtoak.com

This restaurant near the ballpark has gone and cloned itself in Oakland. As with the original, the wine list comes courtesy of Caterina Mirabelli, and the chef is Bob Cena.

Mile End Sandwich

Empellón Cocina

The NoMad

Talde

Randolph Beer

Frankies 570

Though the tender pine-nut-studded meatballs are always a crowd-pleaser at the West Village outpost of Frankies Spuntino, we keep coming back for platters of ricotta-and-honey crostini and the sausage-and-brown-sage-butter cavatelli. Click here to see our previous coverage.

Fizzy Cocktails, Made By You

We're kicking off our May Monthly Edition, The Great Outdoors, with a look at some of our favorite soda cocktail recipes.

Lotus Blue's Taste Of The Yunnan Province | Tribeca, NYC

Lotus Blue in Tribeca serves up a bright, herbal take on the foods of the Yunnan province.

Falafill

A second location of this counter-service falafel joint is now open in the Loop, with an Oak Park outpost following shortly.

The Experimental Cocktail Club

Paris and London have both gone wild for The Experimental Cocktail Club. Now, a Lower East Side location with an unrivaled collection of liquor is open.

Mission Chinese Food

Tasting Table Miami Coming Soon

On May 4, Tasting Table launches our latest city edition in Miami.

Fried Egg Sandwich With Kimichi And Bacon Recipe

Meet Tim Dornon, chef de cuisine at Uchiko, and get his recipe for a fried-egg sandwich topped with bacon and kimchi.

http://www.spicekit.com

Though mostly known as a lunch spot, the time to go is at breakfast, when you can fortify yourself for a FiDi work day with an Asian-inspired take of a breakfast sandwich: a steamed bun split and filled with braised pork belly and a folded egg omelet. Click here to see our previous coverage.

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http://www.koipalace.com

Oh the lines, they are brutal. Add to it a healthy dose of chaos and we almost want to swear off dim sum here. But then we remember the juicy dumplings, the crisp-skinned suckling pig and we just wait, and wait.

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In nice weather, a seat on the patio overlooking Washington Square Park is a great place to be--this is especially true at weekend brunch, when the Dutch baby with berries and pastries from Starter Bakery only add to the pleasure. Click here to see our previous coverage.