Best French Fries in the United States

Come on admit it, there is nothing better than a crispy, golden brown, salted French fry. Right?

CNN Travel‘s article, lists where to get the “Best French fries in the United States.”

1. Boise Fry Company, Idaho: Their slogan is “Burgers on the Side” and with Idaho being known for their potatoes, this place was destined to have killer fries. Customers can choose from six varieties of potato, then the cut, then the dressing. What could be better than a fry customized to your craving?!

2. The Breslin Bar & Dining Room, NYC:This hip place is known for their thrice-cooked chips. Long, medium-thick slices of Idaho russet potatoes are first boiled, then fried twice in a sunflower/canola oil blend. Then they get a pinch of salt. Try them with the restaurant’s Cuban mayo.

3. The Original Hot Dog Shop, Pittsburgh:Known for dishing out fries piled a mile high, The Original Hot Dog Shop makes their fries using hand-cut, and peeled Idaho potatoes which are friend twice in peanut oil. Served perfectly golden and crunch on a cafeteria tray, this place will bring back the nostalgia of the good old days.

4. Duckfat, Maine:Duckfat uses locally grown potatoes for their famous fries which are fried twice in duck fat allowing the outside to get super crisp while the inside remains tender. Served in a paper cone alongside specially made dips like mussel mayo and chopped egg and caper mayo, these fries are unusually made but delicious.

5. Jasper’s Corner Tap, San Francisco: With a menu devoted specifically to fries, this place has to be a winner! Choose your fry, thin, thick, or sweet potato, then your seasoning. Folks say that the smoked cheese fondue that is served as a side for dipping is “to die for.”

6. Pike Street Fish, Seattle: Known for Seattle’s best fish and chips, this place serves hand-sliced fries that are fried to “perfection,” along with delectable dipping sauces. The tangy chili mayo is a favorite. Even better, fries are FREE every third Friday of the month from 5PM to 7PM.

7. The Green Room, South Carolina: The Chef here, Patrick Long, specializes in Parmesan truffle fries, shoestring cut, and immediately tossed in truffle oil after being taken from the fryer. He then finishes them with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

8. Bourbon Steak, Miami: Celeb chef Michael Mina offers mid-thick cuts of potato that are dunked in duck fat for the ultimate flavor and crispiness. An order covers three seasonings and sauce combos including rosemary herb with spicy ketchup, onion-dusted with sour cream sauce, and smoked paprika with smoked BBQ sauce. YUM!

9. Jonesy’s EatBar, Denver: Continually voted as Denver’s best fries, these thick-cut, extra crispy spuds are out of this world. They also come in four “World Famous” and original varieties like Buffalo (loaded in wing sauve and blue cheese crumbles with a side of dressing) and Bacon Mac & Cheese.

10. Thrasher’s, Maryland: Simply put, these are the ultimate “Boardwalk Fry.” These hand-cut fries are freid in peanut oil with the skins still on and served with salk & vineagar in a big bucket. The smallest bucket is 16oz and the largest weighs in at 53oz!

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America’s 50 Best Cities

Businessweek.com has published their 2nd annual list of America’s 50 Best Cities.  100 of the country’s largest cities were evaluated based on leisure attributes (the number of restaurants, bars, libraries, museums, professional sports teams, and park acres by population); educational attributes (public school performance, the number of colleges, and graduate degree holders), economic factors (2011 income and June and July 2012 unemployment), crime, and air quality. The greatest weighting was placed on leisure amenities, followed by educational metrics and economic metrics, and then crime and air quality. San Francisco, CA topped the list, followed by Los Angeles, CA and Anchorage, AK.

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Developers seek to legalize tiny apartments in San Francisco

Sfpublicpress.org reports Developers seek to legalize tiny apartments in San Francisco, citing soaring rents. The plan is to reduce the minimum living space in apartments from the current 220 square feet to just 150. The move could lead to more residential development in a city where the vacancy rate is close to zero. But skeptics say that if private developers can squeeze more rent from each square foot, builders of affordable-housing could be priced out of the real estate market.

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Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary

Sunday, May 27th was Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th Anniversary. Thousands of people flocked to San Francisco’s waterfront and onto Golden Gate Bridge to celebrate the famous span’s 75th birthday. To celebrate, a number of events were held, stretching from Fort Point south of the bridge to Pier 39 along The Embarcadero. An 18 minute-long fireworks show capped the celebration at night. Since it opened in 1937, more than two-billion vehicles have crossed the 1.7-mile-long bridge.

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Eight World Cities and How Much They Cost to Live In

Matadornetwork.com has an interesting article about Eight World Cities and How Much They Cost to Live In. The article features cities like San Francisco, USA; Salta, Argentina; Vancouver, Canada; Cairo, Egypt; La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain; Chiang Mai, Thailand; Ulsan, South Korea; and Melbourne, Australia. A major takeaway is that San Francisco, Vancouver and Melbourne have some of the highest rent in the world while the cost is similar around the world except for Cairo, where the price is significantly less.

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The 10 Most Flirtatious Cities in America

Theatlantic.com published the list of 10 Most Flirtatious Cities in America as measured online. The list was based on the findings at Badoo, a multi-lingual social networking site with more than 100 million registered users in 180 countries around the world. To determine which cities across the country were hotbeds of Internet activity, Badoo looked at 12 million flirtatious contacts — defined by the researchers as chats initiated with strangers – made during a one-month period.

The 10 most flirtatious cities in America are:
1. Miami
2. Boston
3. San Francisco
4. Tampa (Tied)
4. New York (Tied)
6. Orlando
7. Los Angeles
8. Houston
9. Chicago
10. Phoenix

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The Most Expensive Rental Housing Market in the U.S

According to the latest census, the San Jose metro area in northern California, where gross median rents cost $1,414, is the most expensive rental market in the country. San Francisco came in second, followed by the Washington, D.C., area. Crainsnewyork.com has determined that NY-area rents are not as high as one might think, with NY coming in as the sixth most expensive rental housing market in the U.S.

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NYC Named America’s Richest City

Luxist.com has named NYC as America’s Richest City. According to the new Metro Wealth Index, New York has a record 667,000 high-net worth individuals, or people with $1 million or more in investible assets, recorded as living there in 2009. Rounding out the top 3 are Los Angeles and Chicago. Here are the tallies of millionaires for the top 10, along with the percentage growth from the Wall Street Journal:

New York – 667,200, +18.7%
Los Angeles – 235,800, +13.3%
Chicago – 198,100, +15.1%
Washington, D.C. – 152,400 +19.3%
San Francisco – 138,300 +14.5%
Philadelphia – 104,100, +20.1%
Boston – 102,300, + 14.4%
Detroit – 89,100, +12.1%
Houston –- 88,200, +28.9%
San Jose — 86,500, +24.5%

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12 Restaurants with the Best Views in the World

Dailygreen.com has posted their list of 12 Restaurants with the Best Views in the World with several U.S. restaurants making the list.  Peaks Restaurant in Palm Springs makes the list with its California desert and Coachella Valley views. Cite Restaurant in Chicago offers 360-degree views of the skyline and Lake Michigan, from 70 stories above Lake Point Tower. Cliff House in San Francisco features views of the Pacific, all the way to the Marin coastline.

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Top 10 Rock Cities in the World

Askmen.com has published their list of Top 10: Rock Cities which they have defined as “…a place that lives and breaths the music…” and where music is “…integral part of the cultural fabric.” The list is dominated by US cities with Los Angeles coming in #1 on the list. Famous venues such as The Greek Theatre, The Roxy, and The Troubadour serve as the backdrop of the rise of a half-dozen musical genres.  New York City, Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Boston, and San Francisco also made the list.

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