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Photo of author Gabrielle Van Tassel
Gabrielle Van Tassel
Articles by Gabrielle
By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Tender Bar + Kitchen

Although it no longer tenders money, Tender Bar + Kitchen provides reputable craft cocktails, upscale American comfort foods, and a casual yet swanky atmosphere out of this vintage bank-turned-speakeasy location.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Mae

Mae is another BYOB supper club drawn to Portland for its fresh produce, but what makes it different is the Appalachian cuisine straight from a Southern family's recipe book.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Le Colonial

Le Colonial is not your hip Vietnamese food truck or shabby take-out joint, it’s an elegant French fusion restaurant featuring South East Asian cuisine and 1920s-style decor.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

The Pit Room

The Pit Room is a Southern smokehouse serving up Texas-sized helpings out of a shabby road-side shanty turned hip gathering spot.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

La Calle Tacos

At La Calle, a vibrantly colorful Mexican restaurant featuring street tacos inspired by the immense food scene in Mexico City, the menu is just a series of simple equations.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Café Azur

Cafe Azura is as bright, breezy, and beautiful to dine in as any restaurant in the French Riviera from where the upscale menu draws its influence.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa

Tellez is San Antonio’s worst kept secret for heaping, homemade stuffed tamales.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Earl Abel's

Although the original depression-era diner closed years ago, the relatively new Earl Abel’s is still a retro-feeling diner for low country comfort foods even though it doesn’t reside in the same location.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

SuperHappySushi

Located in Café 78 inside the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is SuperHappySushi, which seats 80 in its spacious warehouse setting five days a week.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Laili

At home in the Dallas Farmer’s Market, Laili dishes out noteworthy authentic Afghan cuisine and handmade Turkish pastries.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Sun Diner

Sun Diner, named for the Sun Record Company that claims to be the origin of Rock n’ Roll, with its collaged walls ultra American, breakfast-only options is as consistent as your favorite diner, but a little more upscale and a lot more hip.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

Etc.

At Etc., a cool American cuisine spot that can only be described as Southern swank, the menu is upscale and the craft cocktails are spirit-inspired.

By Gabrielle Van Tassel

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