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Dominic Armato
@darmato.bsky.social
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Voice of Guybrush Threepwood. Homeless dining critic. Old-school community food guy. Influencer culture can get bent. Defender of pears. Cubs devotee. On the path of devolution back to Web 1.0.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · Nov 12
Howdy, all!

With BlueSky having a moment, here's a shameless request:



If you live in AZ, care about restaurants, and like what you read below (or just enjoy pretty pictures and food talk), I hope you’ll consider helping me find like-minded folks by lending this a repost. Lemme 'splain... (1/9)
A bowl of Mexican caldo de res brimming with chunks of beef and vegetables.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 10h
NOT ON MY WATCH.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 17h
(No shade, but La Grande Jatte isn’t even my favorite piece *in that room*)
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 17h
I was trying to decide if it was intentional, yeah :-D
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 19h
SEEEEEEEEE?!?!? Not just making it up! :-D
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 19h
Footnote: Hand to God, there was a guy wearing a Red Wings jersey with his girlfriend in the next gallery and it was everything I could not to grab them.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 19h
Not why I came to the Art Institute, honest, but since I *am* seeing the Cubs tonight, a Seurat pop-in seemed apropos.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 20h
Also, to be fair, probably 79,999,999…999,996 of those viewings were before I was 12.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 21h
I’ve watched Tron 80 bajillion times and never caught that line.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 21h
Oh wow. Pre-S&L crisis.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 21h
(For the uninitiated, this is just as Chicago as stopping for a dog or Italian beef.)
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 21h
Sunny, 60 degrees, and fried shrimp al trunko. Chicago!
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 21h
Waiting for my order at a Chicago shrimp shack, watching the cook trying to chop and mince a pile of green bell pepper with a 1.5” paring knife and dying.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 23h
Dear friends with a policy of making a pie for all houseguests are the best.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 1d
Not so much with the piling on, but I’ll take it.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 1d
YMCA in the first inning is a beautiful, beautiful sound. Keep piling on, fellas.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 1d
Tastes like swan.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 1d
Oh, he’s not wrong!
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
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A ★★★★ review of One Battle After Another (2025)
Not mad about it, but I can't figure out why all of my favorite quirky '90s indie directors are suddenly all about action-ey gunplay car chase movies. If that sounds dismissive, it isn't. Caught Steal...
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
My kid said he loves plantains because it’s like he gets to eat bananas and potatoes at the same time and I’m 98% certain it wasn’t sarcastic.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
Win.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
“Move over, banku ne mako. Koko a y’atoto is the Ghanaian starch we can’t get enough of.”
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
“Where to get the provincial Sicilian dish you absolutely must taste before you die.”
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
“The secret ingredient in René Redzepi’s gin will shock you.”
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
It’s like when NPR news anchors talk sports.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 2d
Saveur posting like 2015 Buzzfeed is freaking me out, man.
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SAVEUR @saveur.com · 2d
Whether you’re looking for pristine seafood or a snappy Icelandic hot dog, you won’t want to miss these 10 best restaurants in Reykjavík.
10 Must-Try Restaurants in Reykjavík
Whether you’re looking for pristine seafood or a snappy Icelandic hot dog, you won’t want to miss these 10 best restaurants in Reykjavík.
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