What are your "must order" dishes/ingredients at any restaurants?

Lately, duck.

And for me, especially Peking duck in Hong Kong or Beijing.

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Lucky duck. I haven’t even done Peking duck in Toronto in 8 years. I’ve organized 2 Peking duck meet-ups over the years. One for law friends and one for ski friends.

My latest duck was this pappardelle with duck confit at AloBar (York St location)

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My current must orders have changed a bit over 2 years.

I’m going through a Croque Monsieur / Madame phase lately.

I’m ordering more vegetarian slices, and less whole pizzas.

I also order every Cardamom Latte I see.

I’m also ordering more sandwiches this year.

I still like a Greek omelette at a greasy spoon.

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A good Greek omelette is a hallmark of many a proper diner here in Massachusetts. I always look for one on the menu when visiting a diner that’s new to me.

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Another diner selection: hash browns. Not many non-chain places here serve them anymore, so when I saw them on the menu at The Vault in Berkeley, I jumped on them.

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How were they?

Pretty good, maybe not greasy enough (!).

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so hard to find good hash browns in Ontario.

I love hash browns. The best are at the Waffle House, but the ones the Palm offered with a rare steak, creamed spinach, and a martini are a good memory forty years later.

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Fauchon at Bryant Park in NYC serves a fantastic hash brown.

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