The Tribune is garnished with a handful of salaminchini—pepperoncini stuffed with salami-wrapped provolone—halved and jammed into the sandwich along with dry cured capicola (the real stuff, similar to prosciutto) and regular capicola (the pink stuff that's more like deli ham). More

We abide by Philly's status as a mecca for sandwich lovers. One visit to Paesano's is proof that the title goes above and beyond the cheesesteak. More

Many years ago (okay, four), back when I was a spry young undergraduate, I called the wonderful city of Philadelphia home. As a fledgling serious eater, it was quite a place to explore—BYOB restaurants! Epic brunches! Food carts! Admittedly, I ate a lot of late night pizza, and curly fries, and Wawa hoagies (though, for better or worse, maybe four cheesesteaks over four years). But when I wanted to class it up with some good cheese and a good glass of wine, Tria was the spot I would go. More

When you think of sandwiches in Philadelphia, the first things that come to mind are cheesesteaks, hoagies, and maybe roast pork. But at one time Philly was also a serious Jewish deli town, a tradition that still hangs on at Famous 4th Street, one of Philadelphia's oldest and best known delis. More

Walk into the Granola Factory and it smells like a bakery with oatmeal cookies in the oven—since, let's be honest, granola is somewhere between cereal and cookies, probably closer to cookies. We went on a tour of the granola-making enterprise, which started in the Virgilio family's B&B kitchen around the corner at the quaint Bethlehem Inn. More

The Gravlax with Dill and Capers ($11) is filled with rosy slices of fennel cured, sustainably raised salmon spread with a lemony, dilly cream cheese, scattered with thin sliced red onions, and sandwiched into a crisp, chewy baguette. Not quite as salty as traditional lox, Plenty's Gravlax is mild, letting the delicate flavor of the Scottish salmon shine through and complementing it with subtle notes of fennel. More

Don't even think about calling it a hoagie. In Norristown, a small industrial city just west of Philadelphia, vaguely Italian sliced meat sandwiches on long rolls are not called subs, hoagies, or grinders. They are Zeps, and there are rules. Eve's and nearby Lou's Sandwich Shop are widely considered the cream of the crop. More

If you've ever had Shanghainese soup dumplings (xiao long bao), you've probably had the thin-skinned kind filled with pork (or sometimes pork and crab) meatballs and rich, ultra-savory meat broth that gushes out when you bite through the wrapper. But as I recently discovered, there's a similar, heartier version: pan-fried soup dumplings, or shengjianbao. More

Sometimes I think I'm over French bistro food, and then I eat at a place like this that reminds me what all the fuss is about. More

Two years ago when we first featured Thanksgiving hot dogs they were few and far between. But with the new wave of modern hot dog restaurants—often run by former fine-dining chefs eager to experiment—Thanksgiving has become a serious hot dog holiday. Check out this slideshow for Thanksgiving-themed hot dogs ranging from elegant and creative to straight up ridiculous. More