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Instagram of the Day: Best Little Breakfast-House in Texas
// May 20th, 2013 // No Comments » // Food, Pics, Places
El Paso, TX — It’s funny how “buzz” works. During my overnight stop in El Paso on a West Texas ride for HOG magazine, several people in town recommended I try “H&H Car Wash” for breakfast. That’s what they said: “car wash,” not “café.” Sounded good to me. Like most bikers, there’s nothing I despise …read more…
Instagram of the Day: Sparky’s in Hatch, NM
// May 16th, 2013 // 5 Comments » // Food, Pics, Places
Hatch, NM — If you’ve been folowing me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/travelingringo), you probably know that I’ve recently started using Instagram (www.instagram.com/travelingringo). I’ve discovered that – as with most social media – it’s kind of addictive. Instagram offers the ability to manipulate your basic cellphone pictures, by applying different filters which add or subtract things like …read more…
The best damn green chile cheeseburger in America: Sparky’s, in Hatch, New Mexico
// September 12th, 2012 // 3 Comments » // Food, Places
[Hatch, NM] — As bikers, we’re constantly on the lookout for memorable roadside dives. Great barbecue, a great bowl of chili, a great cheeseburger — the list goes on and on. “Live to ride, ride to eat” could even be a twist on the popular biker refrain. On a recent ride through southwest New Mexico, …read more…
The Spirit of Kentucky: On the Bourbon Trail in Bardstown, KY
// August 20th, 2012 // 4 Comments » // Food, Places
[Bardstown, KY] — For a spirit supposedly created by mistake, bourbon sure has done pretty well for itself. Although the story is open to dispute, bourbon came about in the 1780s, when Kentucky corn whiskey was shipped downriver to New Orleans in charred oak barrels. The trip took up to 90 days, and by the …read more…
Top 10 things to do in Door County, WI
// August 2nd, 2012 // 4 Comments » // Food, Places
Traveling north through Door County, Wisconsin’s small towns and fishing villages, it’s easy to understand why the area is sometimes called the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.” Indeed, there are many similarities, although Door County would seem to be one of the Midwest’s best kept secrets. Ninety percent of its estimated two million annual visitors …read more…
Friday photos: Cherry pit spittin’ in Door County, WI
// July 19th, 2012 // 2 Comments » // Food, Places
[Fish Creek, WI] — Nothin’ says summer in Door County like spittin’ cherry pits — unless you’re talking about a Door County fish boil, of course, which I’ve written about previously. You’ll find so many cherries in Door County, you’d think they grew on trees. Oh, um, never mind, they do. The county is particularly well-known for its …read more…
Goats on a hot sod roof – Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant, Door County, WI
// July 17th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Food, Places
[Sister Bay, WI] — Could this be what they mean by a “green” building? Arguably one of Door County, Wisconsin’s most distinctive dining establishments, Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant features live goats grazing on its sod roof. The family-owned eatery has been around for more than 60 years, but the grass roof and its bovid caretakers …read more…
A good, old-fashioned fish boil in Door County, WI
// July 13th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[Ellison Bay, WI] — Here in Door County, Wisconsin, they take their history — and their fish boils — seriously. I’ve come to Rowleys Bay Resort near the northeastern tip of Door County for a real, old-fashioned fish boil — one that comes with its own historical re-enactor. “A fish boil is where we cook …read more…
Not just a whiskey town: brewing and winemaking in Knoxville, TN
// May 25th, 2012 // 3 Comments » // Food, Places
[Knoxville, TN] — When you think of Tennessee, you might not immediately think of brewing beer or making wine. If you’re like me, you probably associate it with whiskey, as Jack Daniel’s is distilled in Lynchburg. Some Knoxville entrepreneurs are looking to change that, however. The city is host to Tennessee’s first urban winery, as …read more…
Tales of the Biscuit: International Biscuit Festival, Knoxville, TN
// May 21st, 2012 // 5 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[Knoxville, TN] — It’s the ultimate Southern comfort food (well, besides Jack Daniel’s — I’m pretty sure whiskey is a food, right?). Naturally, I digress. Let’s get back to biscuits — a simple food item, yet so emblematic of Southern culture. “Biscuits are one of those elemental foods that resonate with people,” says John Craig. …read more…
The Ya-Ka-Mein lady of New Orleans
// March 21st, 2012 // 4 Comments » // Food, People, Places
Everyone in New Orleans knows Miss Linda. If you’ve ever been to a festival, a parade, or a concert in the city – and if you haven’t, you need to get out more, with all due respect – you’ve undoubtedly seen her, selling Ya-Ka-Mein and other delicious recipes from a tent, a table, or from …read more…
New Orleans’ chips with a Cajun crunch
// January 18th, 2012 // 10 Comments » // Food, Places
[Gramercy, LA] – Here in the Big Easy, it’s all about the spice. From Po-Boys to potato chips, the proper seasoning is essential. So little wonder that our favorite chip comes in a variety of tastebud-tantalizing flavors, with imaginative names like Spicy Cajun Crawtator, Voodoo, and Cajun Dill Gator-Tators – along with the old standbys like …read more…
From Picnics to Prison, New Orleans’ Hubig’s Pies has you covered
// January 4th, 2012 // 11 Comments » // Food, People, Places
[New Orleans, LA] – If you’ve been to a parade, picnic, or prison in the Big Easy, chances are you’ve eaten a Hubig’s pie. The delectable dessert has been part of the city’s culinary and cultural fabric since 1922, when Simon Hubig opened his bakery in a small warehouse in the Bywater neighborhood. The diminutive deep-fried …read more…
It Must be Maine: Whoopie for Bean and Boats!
// December 2nd, 2011 // 5 Comments » // Food, Places
[Maine seacoast] — In what may be my most confusing blog title ever, I’ve incorporated three disparate elements all found in the state of Maine: Whoopie Pies, LL Bean, and the Maine Maritime Museum. Lest you think there is some deeper meaning in this, there isn’t. I’ll give you the simple explanation — I’m …read more…
Great Day for a Po-Boy — Oak Street Po-Boy Festival, New Orleans
// November 20th, 2011 // 11 Comments » // Events, Food, Places
[New Orleans, LA] — To my way of thinking, there’s never a bad time for a Po-boy. The iconic New Orleans overstuffed sandwich originated in the 1920s during a strike of unionized streetcar conductors. A local restaurant — in support of the workers — provided free sandwiches to the strikers, who they called “poor boys.” …read more…
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