January 17, 2012 Slideshows

Steak Across America

        
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From a Midwest breakfast to a New York dinner, with a hangover Philly cheesesteak in between, this country knows how to enjoy its beef. Curated by Rebecca Aronauer.

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Jennifer Silverberg

Steak can start the day.

The steak and eggs at Liluma's Side Door in St. Louis, Missouri.

Alma Guzman

Steak can keep it real.

Photographed at Pittsburgh Blue in Edina, Minnesota.

Candace West

But other times, steak prefers to leave something to the imagination.

Photographed at Market 17 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Jonathan McNamara

What are you trying to hide there, steak?

Pepper-seared steak next to a cheesy potato galette with a mixed green salad covered in a truffle oil vinaigrette from Chow Bella in Phoenix, Arizona.

Anne Fishbein

Steak can go well with vegetables.

A pepper steak photographed at Dal Rae in Los Angeles.

Michelle Leon

Sometimes the best thing about a steak is its onion.

Filet Mignon with onion ring, cauliflower and potato puree, watercress, caramelized onions and shallot jus from The Hanger Room in Willemie, Minnesota.

Bill Wisser

Steak can go well with fries.

Photographed at Morgan's on the Beach in Miami Beach, Florida.

Lara Hata

Or a fine glass of wine.

New York steak with truffled tater tots at Leather Neck Steakhouse in San Francisco, California.

Liz Barclay

Sometimes steak wishes it were chicken.

Chicken fried steak with Kool-Aid from Brooklyn Star in Brooklyn, New York.

Carrie Applegate Jaeger

Or even a salad.

Rachael Ray's Sliced Steaks with Sweet and Spicy Salad on Top, made by an Eating Our Words blogger in Houston, Texas.

Anne Fishbein

Sometimes steak is thick.

Photographed at Beefsteak 2011 at Vibiana in Los Angeles

Samantha Guzman

Sometimes steak is thin.

Photographed at the 2011 State Fair of Texas.

Jamie Peachey

Every once in a while steak is actually vegan.

Mongolian "beef" from Loving Cult in Phoenix, Arizona.

Joshua Huston

Steak can be fancy.

Beef Short Ribs: Stella espresso rub, pickled beets from Lecosho in Seattle, Washington.

Clean Plate Charlie

Steak can be good for hangovers.

The ultimate guilty pleasure sandwich, this decadence is served by chef Jason Smith in a nod to Philly native and restaurateur Stephen Starr of Steak 954 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Candace West

Each piece of steak has a lot of potential.

Owner Louis Backstone and the Baitz family took a risk, banking that the art of butchering is here to stay, when they opened Smitty's Old Fashioned Butcher Shop in Oakland Park, Florida.