The traditional Coney dog at American Coney Island in Detroit, the Recession Special at Gray's Papaya in New York City, and the Chicago-style, no-ketchup-allowed dog at Gene and Jude's in River Grove, Illinois.
the French apple at A la Mode Pies in Seattle; the homemade, crème-anglaise-topped apple pie at Cowbell in New Orleans; and the overstuffed apple pie
"World's Best" Mac & Cheese at Beecher's Handmade Cheese in New York or Seattle, the "No. 51" Mac & Cheese at The Old Fashioned in Madison, Wisconsin, made with Wisconsin cheddar and SarVecchio
original Blackstone Reuben at Crescent Moon in Omaha, the Reuben hot sandwich at Katz's Delicatessen in New York City, or the No. 2 Reuben at Zingerman's Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In Portland, Maine, at Two Fat Cats Bakery, you can get the original chocolate chip cookie; in San Francisco, at Tartine, you can get a chocolate chip cookie with oats and walnuts
where to eat it: the World Famous Wings at Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York; the Fitzpatrick’s—yes, that spelling—or the Buffalo City wings at The Kettle Black in Brooklyn