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To survive weeks of restaurant scouting, you need the right gear

The perfect travel pants, carry-on luggage, and in-flight must-haves from BA editors

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While that TikTok video of the latest viral plane blanket or roller suitcase can be pretty convincing, the only people I trust to give me travel advice are those who do a lot of it. And the folks who scout BA’s Best New Restaurants are some of the most well-traveled people I know. Not to mention, they have impeccable taste—in all things, not just restaurants.

Here, you’ll find the items they swear by for thriving during their marathon food trips, along with:

ABBEY STONE

SENIOR DIRECTOR, RECS AND REVIEWS

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The Travel Must-Haves BA Editors Swear by for Stress-Free Trips

By Abbey Stone

When your job description includes identifying the top dining spots and hotels for food lovers in cities all around the world, you spend a lot of time on the road—sometimes for weeks at a time. Over the years, the BA team has racked up an impressive number of travel hacks and tips along with their frequent flyer miles.

Here, we share the trousers one staffer relies on to look fresh when heading straight from the plane to a restaurant reservation, the best tool for brewing a great shot of espresso on the go, essentials to make your flights a bit more comfortable, and more travel items BA editors never leave home without.

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The Very Best Dishes We Had at the Best New Restaurants

By Joseph Hernandez

To be a food writer is to never have enough data on a phone plan: Our camera rolls and notes apps are full of detailed (and not so detailed) ramblings and snippets of meals we’ve loved and have tried to document. From a superlative blood sausage in Los Angeles to a taco blending Lebanese and Mexican flavors in Philadelphia, this smattering of 13 dishes is merely a glimpse at the hundreds we loved over a year of travel. While we can’t possibly feature everything, these dishes stand out for their flavor, technique, and the sheer fact that we can’t stop thinking (or talking) about them.

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This week our editors made chia pudding for breakfast, umami greens for a goes-with-anything-side, and not one but two tomato showstoppers. Click through for the full list and recipes.

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To survive weeks of restaurant scouting, you need the right gear

The perfect travel pants, carry-on luggage, and in-flight must-haves from BA editors

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