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IN LATE AUGUST, when Popeyes was selling about 1,000 sandwiches per store per day, it didn’t seem like there were more than three words — “fried chicken sandwich” — in America’s culinary lexicon.

EVERYONE KNOWS you can enjoy wonderful meals in cities such as Paris, New York, London, and Tokyo. But what of other dining destinations, with fabulous dishes that are more likely to be found in casual bars or bistros than in fancy restaurants?

IF THERE’S a food that epitomizes summer more than a grilled burger, name it.

A FEW years ago, the Montreal restaurant Joe Beef made a version of KFC’s Double Down sandwich, using foie gras in place of the fried chicken breasts. This is what passes as a joke for chef-owners and contrarions David McMillan and Fred Morin. The dish became a media sensation, and they served 50 a night. They kept raising the price, eventually to C$55 ($41). People still bought it. “We had built the perfect lure to attract food writers,” says Mr. McMillan. He and Mr. Morin eventually grew tired of it, and took it off the menu.

BILBAO isn’t the first city that trips off the tongue when you recommend international dining destinations.

FOR A generation of chefs and food enthusiasts, Anthony Bourdain’s book Kitchen Confidential was a passport to the seamy, sexy world of restaurant kitchens.

PARIS — Women may do the lion’s share of cooking all over the world, but when it comes to haute cuisine they are still...

HIS NAME was Auguste Escoffier. Any chef worth his salt would know the great Escoffier, codifier of French cuisine, author of culinary bible Le...

By Richard Vines, Bloomberg YOU DON’T have to forsake Stilton, manchego or camembert. But if you want to spice up your cheese plate or impress...

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN — Some of the world’s top chefs launched a new global culinary prize on Monday aimed at rewarding cooks who use...