Ali Khan Eats Mr. Beef on Orleans thanks to food writer Dennis Lee of The Takeout. He paid the tab so I'm obliged to share his vanity title: greatest food writer of all time. On Twitter @fartsandwich. Really.

My fam hit Vegas for my wife's bday blowout. And that we did for an EPIC LUNCH at Brera Osteria located in the Venetian on the Strip. Currently my fav restaurant if I'm going the Casino/NON CHEAP EATS route . . .

From an UNAIRED episode of Food Network & Cooking Channel's Best Thing I Ever Ate comes Ali Khan's pasta pick: Al dente noodles, sweet red sauce and fat meatball action from a food truck in Austin TX.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan hits the Jersey shore for beach fun, blue skies and pizza pies. He is steered to Berardi Brothers and has a new go to spot for pizza at the Jersey Shore.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan takes on St. Louis style pizza at Imo's, a celebrated local chain. Nostalgia runs deep but does the pizza hold up?

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan heads back to his hometown: St. Louis MO and visits Anthonino's Taverna. The Greek and Italian eatery has been featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives and is Ali's pick for Toasted Raviolis and anything with meatballs . . .

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan returns to St. Pete FL from season 5 of Cheap Eats and goes big at Il Ritorno, one of his all time fav Italian Restaurants.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan stumbles upon a food truck in Austin TX serving up authentic Italian pastas.

The Vitals: the spot: DeSano Pizza tested in Austin TX + locations in Nashville, Los Angeles and Charelston SC the eats: Neapolitan Pizza the bucks: small pies for $12, large pies for $21, plan on $15 person the full nelson: Real Deal Neapolitan pizza that can satisfy the non pizza elites There are two kinds of pizzas in this world. One is the kind you crave at 2am, ideally by the slice at a place like Joe’s Pizza in NYC. ...

The Vitals: the spot: Pietro’s 232 E. 43rd St. New York NY 10017 the eats: Shells a la Nat, New York Strip Steak for two, Caesar salad with bacon the bucks: $26, $106, and $16 respectively, plan on $100 a head with a stiff drink in the mix the full nelson: historic NYC steakhouse that twists the traditional line up with pastas, parms and a bacon laced Caesar salad. Pietro’s has been on my radar since 2007, when I came ...