Kate Krader (@kkrader on Twitter) is Food & Wine's restaurant editor. When she tells us where to find our culinary heart's desire, we listen up.

Once upon a time, it was challenging to find restaurants and bars where you could consume truly good drinks and food in natural daylight (or twilight or moonlight). The best cocktails were in deep, dark speakeasies, accessed through unmarked entrances and phone booths. The places with good food were protected by thick walls; invariably, light wasn’t pouring in from the outdoors, it was coming from the open kitchen.
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Sink your teeth into this week's top stories from around the globe.

• Work it! McDonald's gives a behind-the-scenes look at a burger photo shoot. Also known as "why the burger you order at the store doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to the burgers in the chain's advertisements." - Toronto Star

• Speaking of burgers, don't fall into "The Pimento Cheese Trap" by not melting the Southern spread on top of the patty. - Robert F. Moss

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While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.

Any way you peel it, June 22 is National Onion Rings Day!

Happy Fry-day! Second in popularity only to their fried potato cousins, onion rings are a staple on almost every bar menu. This simple pleasure is a crowd favorite - and for good reason.
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