America’s Top Chefs Pick Their Fave Fast Food

And the winner is………………..drum roll……………In N Out!    Alton Brown says, “”The hamburger is definitive, greasy but oddly clean-tasting at the same time and the sauce actually is ‘special.’ And the shake tastes the way shakes tasted back when I was a kid. It makes me tear up just thinkin’ about it.”   It’s also… Continue reading America’s Top Chefs Pick Their Fave Fast Food

Claim Jumper Frozen Chicken Fried Steak

Isn’t it amazing how fast food has permeated our lives?   Not only do we grab a meal on the go in our car, but now we have scads of restaurant-branded food in the grocery stores.  Were White Castle Burgers first?   Now we can get Taco Bell products, TGI Fridays, myriad pizzas, Marie Callender’s, and now,… Continue reading Claim Jumper Frozen Chicken Fried Steak

Seattle, WA – Beecher’s Handmade Cheese

Another place I did not get to go in, I was there too early in the morning, Beecher’s would have probably been a money sink-hole for me, as I do love specialty cheeses. According to their website:  “In the heart of Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market people press their noses against the windows at Beecher’s… Continue reading Seattle, WA – Beecher’s Handmade Cheese

Seattle – Places I Didn’t Get To

Well, one can’t check out one chili legend without checking out  the other, can they?  That would be like going to Cincinnati, hitting up Gold Star, and not Skyline!  Unconscionable!   I wanted to check out Slim’s Last Chance Chili Shack  – the Chili Cheese Burger: Hand pressed certified angus seasoned beef burger served open faced… Continue reading Seattle – Places I Didn’t Get To

Seattle, WA – Dick’s Drive In

Every city has their own “local favorites.”   These places have been around for years, and if there is more than one, usually there is an intense local rivalry as to which is better.  Usually, “outsiders”, don’t “get it.”   I know that when I have taken people to partake in my own hometown favorite pizza or… Continue reading Seattle, WA – Dick’s Drive In

Seattle, WA – Mike’s Chili Parlor

Now in the hands of the 4th generation,  Mike’s  has been serving their “secret recipe” chili solo, or with burgers, dogs, and……………..  since 1922.   I saw this on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” and it seemed worth checking out.     A modest place, a little north of downtown Seattle, Mike’s appears to be the last building standing… Continue reading Seattle, WA – Mike’s Chili Parlor

Seattle Journey

Folks that know me know few things get me going like long-distance driving, rolling across America, the backroads, checking out old discoveries, new ones.   Those that really know me, know I especially love to drive at night, stopping at truck stops, waysides, eavesdropping on other people’s stories, making up my own in my head to… Continue reading Seattle Journey