Al the Wop’s 13943 Main St. Locke, CA I’m a sucker for any place with a colorful history and scruffy charm. Even more so if the name of the place includes an ethnic slur. Apparently “wop” is a …
A Brush With Danger For Some Memphis Barbeque
Payne’s Bar-B-Q 1762 Lamar Ave. Memphis, TN Good barbeque often involves a bit of danger. No, not the kind that involves a trip to the local Urgent Care with a bad case of food poisoning. (Smok…
Get off the Tourist-Beaten Path with a Roadtrip across Michigan’s Wild and Remote Upper Peninsula
Michigan may not be the first place you think of when planning your next vacation. But there is one remote section of the state I just returned from and you should seriously add it to your tra…
Welcome To Hell – It May Be The Perfect Place
We’re all fond of our expressions, our pop-culture references, and the little quirks that make us human. We also enjoy finding references to these in our travels – sometimes in the least likely of pl…
Craft Beer and Gourmet Burgers In An Airport?
Root Down Denver International Airport C Concourse -Denver, CO Airport food is usually just so disappointing… I mean, only in an airport can you be served gross fast food, pay twice as much for it, al…
Pickin Fist Fights in the Bluegrass State
Hall’s on the River 1225 Athens Boonesboro Rd. Winchester, KY I’ll be the first to admit it – I bear an anti-Kentucky prejudice. Call me a bluegrass bigot. The quickest way to pick a fist fight in the…
Progress and Pancakes Move Slow In The Old South
The Elite Restaurant 141 East Capitol Street Jackson, Mississippi Capitol Street in downtown Jackson, Mississippi is like stepping back in time to the Old South of the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Sure, …
Going Upstream To Cheat On Your Beer
Upstream Brewing Company 514 S. 11th St. Omaha, NE Beer Selection: Exciting variety of freshly brewed beers Food: Standard brewpub fare It’s just the way men are wired. We like to try different stuff.…
Philly Food Fight! Your Editor Dares to Jump into the Great Cheesesteak Debate
Philadelphia is “The City of Brotherly Love.” I have no idea who originates these Chamber of Commerce type taglines. But Philly clearly wins the prize for irony. Take your kids to a Philadelphia Eag…
Steffen’s Restaurant Is Good Southern Cooking You Won’t Find At A Chain
Steffen’s 550 S. Lee St. Kingsland, GA Sometimes when I take the rural two-lane highways that wind throughout this great country of ours, I’ll pass an old-fashioned establishment that’s just too authe…
