The weather was about as ideal as one could wish for on a recent Saturday afternoon when my wife and I met a group of old friends with whom we were way overdue for a visit. To make matters even better, the setting was one of the Philly region’s best spots for such an occasionContinue reading “Enjoying a Perfect Summer Afternoon”
Author Archives: BZ Maestro
Elite Steak Shop Expands Without Slipping
When I last visited Gazzos Steaks in early 2023, they were serving cheesesteaks out of a food truck. It was a chilly winter day in Pottstown, PA, when I sampled one at a picnic table next to their kitchen on wheels. Regardless of the setting, it was one of the best steaks I’ve ever hadContinue reading “Elite Steak Shop Expands Without Slipping”
Enjoying One of Baltimore’s Finest
It was in late 2023 that I last wrote about Maryland crab cakes for a post on the wonderful examples served at Box Hill Pizzeria in Abingdon, MD. My fellow food blogger – John Tanner, whose barbecue-centric blog can be found here and is always worth a read – joined me on that occasion. WeContinue reading “Enjoying One of Baltimore’s Finest”
Closing Out the Festivities with a Burger
The longest birthday celebration of my life has finally come to a close. We began commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of my birth at the beginning of June, when my wife and I hopped into our car for a Midwest roadfood trip. The festivities concluded July 19, when we went to our annual birthday lunch forContinue reading “Closing Out the Festivities with a Burger”
Expanding on the Cheesesteak Theme
It’s been a few months since my last cheesesteak post, so I already felt due for one when I came across an online rave for the steaks at Antica Pizza Co. of Warrington, Pennsylvania. That was all the enticement I needed to head north to Bucks County and check them out along with friends JohnContinue reading “Expanding on the Cheesesteak Theme”
The End of an Era in Philly’s Chinatown
A sour topic related to my love for circa 1970s-80s Chinese restaurants raised its ugly head again this past weekend. I had made plans months ago to meet with my family for dinner at one of the oldest remaining eateries in Philadelphia’s Chinatown – and the only one that still looks like the old-school placesContinue reading “The End of an Era in Philly’s Chinatown”
2025 Midwest Roadfood Trip (Part Three)
After a couple days of great eating at some very classic roadfood establishments in Wisconsin, it was time to head back in the direction of home Friday morning. Our eventual destination that day was Toledo, Ohio, but we took a detour in northern Indiana to return to Goshen, where we enjoyed a great lunch atContinue reading “2025 Midwest Roadfood Trip (Part Three)”
2025 Midwest Roadfood Trip (Part Two)
This middle part of the trip report will be entirely devoted to our two days in southern Wisconsin. They started off with lunch Wednesday at the state’s oldest Chinese restaurant – and one of the oldest in the U.S. – the Cozy Inn of Janesville, Wisconsin. Regular readers of this blog know that one ofContinue reading “2025 Midwest Roadfood Trip (Part Two)”
2025 Midwest Roadfood Trip (Part One)
This blog was begun in 2021 so that I’d have public cyber space on which to recreate and save the trip reports that were permanently lost when the roadfood.com message board on which I posted them went defunct. It fairly quickly morphed into something else, but those reports are still available here along with aContinue reading “2025 Midwest Roadfood Trip (Part One)”
He Made Me a Cheesesteak I Couldn’t Refuse
I’ve been on a blogging hiatus while trying to eat lighter than usual leading up to a major food-themed trip later this spring but felt the need to interrupt it to visit and report on a new cheesesteak shop in Philadelphia that has received a huge amount of attention. The reason for the excess publicityContinue reading “He Made Me a Cheesesteak I Couldn’t Refuse”
BZ Maestro Eats 