It was a building barely large enough to be called a closet, with a handful of stools and standing room only. Tucked into a corner window was the tiny flat top where thick cut bacon and unbroken yolks fought for space with a face-sized flapjack that sizzled away. For me, this was as close to…
Ahhh… Brussels, what can I say about this place? A whole bunch as a matter of fact. Resting between France and Netherlands, the country has a very unique feel and culture all unto itself. We were there for four days and explored just a small amount of what it had to offer. Upon arriving…
Hidden among the neighborhoods of Cleveland’s metro and suburbs are gems like The Christmas Story house and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame It is also home to one of the “largest theater districts outside of New York“. So it’s not surprising for the “Mistake on the Lake” to be home to…
Update 2023: The Freemont Diner has closed for business. We came to Fremont Diner for punishment. Spicy unforgivable gastronomic punishment. We were in search of authentic Nashville Hot chicken, an often imitated culinary trend that unless genuinely from middle Tennessee, never truly lived up to the name. Yet there we were, in the heart of…
Nestled in the shadow of a long dormant volcano not far from the banks of one of California’s largest lakes and surrounded by rolling vineyards and lazy hills is the cozy town of Kelseyville. It is also home to the Kelsey Creek Brewing Company. The nano brewery was tucked among the storefronts looking straight from…
He didn’t plan to make beer history when he asked a brewer friend to help him craft a beer to pour at his booth during Brewfest, Knoxville’s seminal spring beer festival. What Zack Roskop did was strike a spark that lit a brewing powderkeg that would echo among the cities’ bars for years to come….
“…I put a spell on you, because you’re mine…” Nina Simone’s words came to mind as the hotel shuttle barreled down the interstate towards what appeared to be the depths of New Orleans. I could not help feeling that my soul was on a string gently yet forcibly being pulled in the direction of the…
With sandwiches like the Danny Davito and the Johnny Knoxville we were curious. Then they mentioned a 5 pound hotdog. And a giant PBR. Curious Dog had us hooked the moment we looked through the window. Matt Weidenhamer is a mad scientist. Inside his laboratory, a small corner shop hidden down a side…
I probably should have turned the car around and stayed home when I left the morning of my California adventure. Having to trudge through a couple of inches of snow and ice should have been the first clue. Weather be damned, I continued on dodging the slipping front-wheel drive cars and wheeling past confused motorists…
It took two trips to Jackson, Mississippi to really pin down why Lucky Town Brewing Company was so special to us. It was worth it. Lucas Simmons and Chip Jones of Lucky Town They only make a handful of beers and they can’t even sell those beers at the brewery so why did…