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Sun Wah BBQ's Flavor-Soaked Tofu | Uptown, Chicago

Tofu from Sun Xien Soy Products tofu factory at Sun Wah BBQ in Uptown. 

Mexicali Taco & Co's Specialty Menu | Chinatown, Los Angeles

Mexicali Taco & Co. opens at its new, indoor space.

Plan Check

Japanified Americana rules the menu at this Little Osaka restaurant, which opens tomorrow. The kitchen is helmed by former Umami Burger corporate chef Ernesto Uchimura, which helps explain creations like a double-smoked pastrami sandwich with kimchi mustard, Swiss cheese, pickles and a fried egg.

Blue Cow

Brabant

Yesterday was opening day for this massive brasserie in Midtown East. There are 50 Belgian beers by the bottle and 10 more on tap, with a menu of onion soup and mussel pots. Get a look at the menu here.

http://www.medjoolsf.com

As of yesterday, the dining room at Medjool is closed indefinitely. But rest assured, al fresco drinkers: The roof deck remains open (weather permitting).

Quarts De Chaume - Dessert Wine Grand Cru

When choosing dessert wines, remember Quarts de Chaume

Balcones Brimstone Whiskey + Lindenhoff Gouda

Try a pairing of a favorite whiskey and gouda for an unbeatable match.

The Shanty At New York Distilling Co. Shares A Recipe

Hibiscus syrup gives this cocktail its rosy hue. The drink was designed to showcase Brooklyn-based Dorothy Parker gin, and is served at the distillery.

Local Distilleries Are Now Serving On Premise Drinks

Bartenders are moonlighting as distillers at these bars.

Original Joe's Fine Italian Food | San Francisco, CA

Original Joe's is a new restaurant with a very old soul. Seated in a horseshoe banquette, Negroni in hand, tuxedo-clad waiters buzzing around the room, you would be forgiven for thinking it was 1959. The latest iteration of the restaurant is a reincarnation of the original Original Joe's, which was opened in the Tenderloin in 1937 by Croatian immigrant Ante Rodin.

Vucciria

Pete Zaaz

Stoner food for pizza fans--and Pete Zaaz delivers! Our recommendation: the impossibly delicious fried chicken pizza.

Tea Bar

Williamsburg has this new kombucha bar. Flavors include Chocolate Tart (green tea with cacao beans) and Gingerly Love (pu-erh tea with ginger). Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m. is the grand opening party.

Blue Bottle Coffee

On Saturday, this San Francisco-based coffee roaster opens a new location in a former loading dock in Chelsea. There will be a siphon bar, plus the excellent baked goods found at the Brooklyn location.

FIG - Fairmont Miramar | Santa Monica, CA

FIG's new barrel-aged cocktails.

Cyrano's Farm Kitchen

Mexicali Taco & Co.

http://www.jasmineteahouse.com

3rd Street Station

This brasserie, which will serve everything from rabbit cassoulet to duck-fat fries , opens today on West 3rd. The restaurant is open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

http://www.wisesonsdeli.com

Artizone

Black & Orange

After a months-long wait, Black & Orange has brought its creative burger combinations to 14th & U sts.

Haven Pizzeria

Bethesda now has New Haven-style pizzas. This new restaurant cooks its pies -- including a clam version -- in a coal-fired oven.

Joy The Baker - A Joy Wilson Cookbook

Try this oatmeal cookie pancake recipe from Joy the Baker cookbook.

Oatmeal Cookie Pancake Recipe - Joy Wilson

Breakfast meets dessert in this sweet, fanciful recipe from the Joy the Baker Cookbook.

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