Posts Tagged ‘pie’

North by Downeast on the Maine Seacoast

// November 2nd, 2011 // 13 Comments » // Travel Downeast Maine

[Downeast Maine] — It’s a curious fact that as you travel north along Maine’s seacoast, you’re said to be heading downeast. For that we can thank the seafarers of yore (not mine, yore), who sailed northeast from Boston to Maine with the wind at their backs, and referred to the trip as heading Downeast.  The …read more…

Pietopia: The Great American Pie Festival — Celebration, FL

// April 10th, 2011 // 20 Comments » // Events, Food Pie Festival

Celebration, FL — Just a guess, but I’d have to say bikers consume their fair share of pie. I’m not basing this on any observations of the size of bikers’ bellies — I just believe coffee and pie are an important cultural ritual frequently celebrated as part of many a weekend morning motorcycle ride. That …read more…

Moonshine & Vinegar Pie

// January 20th, 2011 // 11 Comments » // Food, People, Travel Vinegar Pie

Thorn Hill, TN — There’s something extremely comforting about stopping at a roadside restaurant for a cup of coffee and slice of pie when you’re on a motorcycle trip; something very Mayberry R.F.D. about the whole thing. Last fall I traveled to eastern Tennessee on my Road King to learn about moonshine. That’s right, White …read more…