I opened the white box from BB’s Beef & Hot Dog first. A package weighing about half a pound sat inside. The rich smell of Italian beef hit me even through layers of carefully wrapped white butcher paper. I peeled away the layers of paper as quickly as I could; they’d become saturated with au jus and were transparent, tearing easily the closer I got to the goods inside. It was like Christmas come early. Read our full review of the restaurant in Dining. PHOTOS BY TROY FIELDS

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