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Prince of pizza

Alia Orra

When Saif Dari arrived in Italy in 1992, he had a major problem: he didn't speak a word of the boot's mother tongue.

A classier kind of street meat

Emily Gibb

The scent of grilling brats and dogs wafts through the air as the sizzle signals hungry party-goers.

Authentically south of the border

Griffin Messer-Kruse

It is easy to see how passionate Carlos Mendez is about the food that he prepares.

Downtown spot, down home eats

Emily Gibb

Inside an average-looking downtown office building, Big C’s Smoked Barbeque is serving up Southern-style flavor.

Slurper’s paradise

Alia Orra

A cook has to be something of a warrior to survive at QQ Kitchen.

Badger me

Alia Orra

The Yelp-ers call her “sleepy eyes.”

Baked, and happy

Alia Orra

One of Elizabeth Drake Brown’s earliest memories is of her mother Anne’s tiny kitchen filled with the chaos of their family’s most daunting baking assignment.

Slice me off a piece of that gyro

Alia Orra

Greg Cook’s marriage to his half-Greek, half-Italian wife, JoAnn, has had its culinary benefits.

The Italian job

Alia Orra

“They are delivered to the table dressed with basil leaves, fresh tomato chunks or pieces of prosciutto poking out from under a landscape of fresh mozzarella.”

Barr’s Public House

Alia Orra

Barr's brings a modern feel to cuisine and cocktails

SMASH Toledo

Alia Orra

Josh Wagy wants to have dinner with you — on your computer

Irish Eyes Heavenly Pub

Alia Orra

Irish Eyes Heavenly Pub aims for an authentic Emerald Isle experience

Balance Pan-Asian Grille

TCP Contributor

Balance Pan-Asian Grille’s fusion foods are like an alarm clock for the taste buds.

The Nixon effect

Alia Orra

Chef Chris Nixon brings his intensity to his new fine dining venture

Degage Express

Alia Orra

Chef Joseph Jacobsen’s big inspiration? The reuben sandwich.

An artisanal touch

Alia Orra

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