Need a visual aid for your print edition? This week Jonathan Gold considers the ontology of the burrito (“tell me what kind of burrito you like and I will tell you who you are, but tell me what kind of burrito you really think I should like and I start looking for the next escape route out of town”). Click through for Anne Fishbein's spectacular photos and read more in Gold's Counter Intelligence, “What Is a Burrito? A Primer.” (Which got new NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton thinking about burritos too. Or longing for them, really, having none too many where he is.)

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

Credit: Anne Fishbein

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