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    Eeva – Philadelphia, PA
    the_maestro
    • Jun 21
    • 4 min

    Eeva – Philadelphia, PA

    Eater has been doing a pretty cool "Best New Restaurants in America" list of late, and since I found myself with a car and no real...
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    The best lobster roll in Maine, Part 2
    the_maestro
    • Jun 18
    • 5 min

    The best lobster roll in Maine, Part 2

    Once I'd dropped off my friend's new Bernedoodle puppy in Boston and enjoyed some culinary offerings in one of my favorite cities in the...
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    Eat Like the Maestro in Asheville
    the_maestro
    • May 17
    • 3 min

    Eat Like the Maestro in Asheville

    I'm on the cusp of bidding "adieu" to Charlotte for good but have many fond memories of the Queen City, particularly its many green...
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    Sushi|Bar at Scratch – Los Angeles, CA
    the_maestro
    • May 7
    • 7 min

    Sushi|Bar at Scratch – Los Angeles, CA

    Y'all already know the Maestro's first item on his to-do list when visiting Los Angeles––eat sushi. Because of LA's proximity to the...
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    Immi at Turntable/Lord Stanley – San Francisco, CA
    the_maestro
    • Apr 29
    • 7 min

    Immi at Turntable/Lord Stanley – San Francisco, CA

    Many restaurants made dramatic changes to their operations as a consequence of the pandemic. Lord Stanley, a one-Michelin-starred...
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    Pizza on Two Coasts – L'Industrie and Cheese Board
    the_maestro
    • Apr 20
    • 5 min

    Pizza on Two Coasts – L'Industrie and Cheese Board

    A little curveball today celebrating Spring Break Round 2 visits to two spots producing some of the best pizza in the country––one from...
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    Eat Like the Maestro in Boston
    the_maestro
    • Apr 9
    • 3 min

    Eat Like the Maestro in Boston

    Oooo kiddos––it's been a busy time in the Maestro's life, and I have a backlog of blogs that resembles a California freeway at 4pm. So...
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    Sushi Note – Los Angeles, CA
    the_maestro
    • Mar 4
    • 6 min

    Sushi Note – Los Angeles, CA

    If I'm in LA, I'm in the best sushi city in the United States. And that means I am almost certainly seeking out a new omakase to sample....
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    Usu-Zan by SingleThread at Blue Sky Ranch – Wanship, UT
    the_maestro
    • Feb 26
    • 11 min

    Usu-Zan by SingleThread at Blue Sky Ranch – Wanship, UT

    It was a frigid evening and I was about three cocktails deep when a well-agorithmed article found its way to my feed––"SingleThread...
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    Provisions + Dented Brick Distilling – Salt Lake City, UT
    the_maestro
    • Feb 3
    • 5 min

    Provisions + Dented Brick Distilling – Salt Lake City, UT

    Provisions reliably serves some of the best food in Salt Lake City. When Lugano, the previous occupant of the space, closed some ten or...
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    The 2021 Variant of the Big Drunk Gay Awards
    the_maestro
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 9 min

    The 2021 Variant of the Big Drunk Gay Awards

    Perhaps it was the sense of impending doom resulting from waking up every day in this pandemic, now again in a terrible phase, that...
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    36 hours of fantastic food and bev in Athens
    the_maestro
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    36 hours of fantastic food and bev in Athens

    I am woefully behind on blog posts owing to the end of the semester at Davidson and the ensuing whirlwind travel schedule. I know both of...
    13 views0 comments
    Noma – Copenhagen, Denmark
    the_maestro
    • Dec 5, 2021
    • 21 min

    Noma – Copenhagen, Denmark

    Years before I came to understand what fine dining really meant––or rather, what it really could mean––my attraction to the best...
    126 views0 comments
    St. John Bread and Wine – London, UK
    the_maestro
    • Nov 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    St. John Bread and Wine – London, UK

    It was wonderful to be back in London, the site of a brisk 36-hour layover en route to meet my sister's probably-future in-laws in...
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    Omakase Room by Mitsu – New York, NY
    the_maestro
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 6 min

    Omakase Room by Mitsu – New York, NY

    I can't stay away from omakase meals in New York City. My last NYC omakase at Nakazawa just reinforced what I already knew––an excellent...
    172 views0 comments
    Rezdôra – New York, NY
    the_maestro
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    Rezdôra – New York, NY

    I am bad at making reservations. I tend to wait to book trips until only a few weeks before, and at that point it's too late to get the...
    16 views0 comments
    Prime Fish vs. O-Ku – Charlotte, NC
    the_maestro
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 10 min

    Prime Fish vs. O-Ku – Charlotte, NC

    Charlotte is a budding food city, and a particularly good locale for many varieties of Asian cuisine. The notable exception is...
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    Taste of Shu – Charlotte, NC
    the_maestro
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Taste of Shu – Charlotte, NC

    I am having a passionate love affair with Sichuan cuisine these days. This started with my exploration of one of the most classic Sichuan...
    17 views0 comments
    Futo Buta – Charlotte, NC
    the_maestro
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    Futo Buta – Charlotte, NC

    When I was first preparing to move to Charlotte, I heard all around that South End was the happening-est neighborhood in town. When I...
    13 views1 comment
    Lang Van – Charlotte, NC
    the_maestro
    • Oct 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lang Van – Charlotte, NC

    There are some restaurants that are just too precious, wonderful, and important than can be believed––institutions of food that quietly...
    44 views0 comments
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