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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Rome’s Fifth Great Pasta: The Battle for the Crown (opens the original)

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    Rome’s 5th Pasta: Jeffrey Merrihue Vs Eric J. LymanA few weeks ago, in his Italian Dispatch post Italy’s Best Food City, Eric J. Lyman included a nod to Rome’s four great pastas: amatriciana, cacio e pepe, carbonara, and gricia.“Your reference to four Roman pastas gets my goat,” I wrote. “That list should be five.” My nominee for the fifth? Fettuccine Alfre

  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Pujol Taco Omakase: Can a Culture Misappropriate Itself? (opens the original)

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    Note: Pujol was contacted with questions about the intent and preparation of these tacos but did not respond.I have always enjoyed 2 ⭐️⭐️ Pujol in Mexico City<source type="image/w

  3. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    Avoid The New Apple Iphone Fold At All Costs (opens the original)

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    Standing in line at 7am at the Apple Store in Marbella<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1456" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oqbg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpu

  4. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    High Above Zurich: The Magnificent Dolder Grand Hotel (opens the original)

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    The Homogenization of Luxury HospitalityThere is something wonderfully ironic about The World’s 50 Best Hotels. It is a ranking designed to celebrate the world’s greatest hotels, yet 46 of its Top 50: an astonishing 92% belong to multi-property hotel groups or branded collections. Magnificent operators, certainly, but when 92% of the world’s “best” hotels belong to groups and collections, global hospitality starts to resemble global luxury retail: different addresses, same brands, same formula,

  5. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Hawksmoor London: The Worst Burger On Earth (opens the original)

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    Hawksmoor is a legendary steakhouse with a distinguished pedigree, serving some of the best beef in England - perhaps the world. It also has a history of interesting burgers, including its famous Big Mac riff, the “Big Matt.”So, as part of our epic London burger update, we came to try the new “Burgerr.” Apparently, it’s a collaboration with social-media star Calfreezy. Here is a video of the “making of” this burger from Instagram. Whatever the pedigree, the result is atrocious.I don’t eat many s

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