Posts Tagged ‘roadfood’

A Somewhat “Reluctant” Look Back at 2011

// December 31st, 2011 // 15 Comments » // Travel Sunset over a Louisiana bayou

I’m not generally a big fan of retrospectives: e.g.  ”2011, the year in Review.” The year’s done, over, it’s time to get on with your life. And I’ve worked in journalism long enough to know that year-end retrospectives are usually a “prepared in advance” way to fill space (or airtime) at the end of the …read more…

Wein-O-Rama — Rhode Island’s favorite weenie joint!

// May 9th, 2011 // 31 Comments » // Food, Travel The best!

Cranston, RI — When you grow up in Rhode Island, you take certain things for granted. Drinking fountains are called “bubblers.” Milkshakes are called “cabinets.” Submarine sandwiches are “grinders.” (also, no one ever pronounces the “r”s at the ends of words — so “grinders” sounds more like “grinduhz;” “pictures” sounds like “pitchuhz,” etc. An interesting …read more…

There Will Be Beer (oh yes, there will), along with great German food — Vienna’s Restaurant & Café, DeBary, FL

// February 11th, 2011 // 3 Comments » // Events, Food Vienna's

DeBary, FL — Mention the phrase “Beer Tasting,” and I’m SO there. I know that America was built on Budweiser and Pabst, but forgive me, life’s too short to drink tasteless swill. So when I hear of a place that offers something different, I’m all over it. “We don’t do Bud, Miller, Yuengling. Most of …read more…

Bar-B-Que and Donuts

// February 1st, 2011 // 16 Comments » // Food, Travel Carlyss BBQ

Sulphur, Louisiana — Sometimes you just know a place is gonna be good. When I’m on the road, I love to eat in local joints. Just passin’ through a small town, you’ve gotta use your intuition, and sometimes it’s a crapshoot. Riding through Louisiana, doing an article on the state’s bayous and backcountry for HOG magazine …read more…

There’s always time for Whoopie — Pies, of course!

// January 28th, 2011 // 16 Comments » // Food, Travel Whoopie Pies

Silver Springs, FL — As part of my never-ending search for high-calorie, low nutritional-value snack foods, on a recent road trip I discovered Whoopie Pies. The name, of course, is irresistible — everyone needs a little whoopie in their life, right? What is a whoopie pie, you ask? “A whoopie pie is two cake-like cookies …read more…