ICYMI: Our August cheat sheet of the top 12 food and booze stories

beachside coffee bar and kitchen
Kevin Alexander
Kevin Alexander

Because you likely took all of August off so you could follow Lady Antebellum's Take Me Downtown tour, we now present the best of the best from this past month, featuring everything from where to eat breakfast anywhere in the country to ways to make your waiter want to French kiss you and bonus recipes so good, you'll end up telling them, "I need you now." Also, that's a Lady Antebellum song reference.

bbq
Dan Gentile
waitress in love
Shutterstock/Jennifer Bui
breakfast
Sara Norris
fast-food chicken sandwich
Kevin Alexander
thrillist regional pizza index
Grant Condon
regional american burger guide
Mitchell Maglio
deep-fried tequila
Oh, Bite It!
upscale taco bell
U.S. Taco Co
mana food bar
Mana Food Bar
state beer ranking
Jennifer Bui
things servers do wrong
Dan Gentile
Trader Joe's
Liz Childers / Jennifer Bui
pizza pot pie
Drew Swantak