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)”
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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”
A Note on Blog Status
My regular readers may have noticed that I haven’t been posting as frequently as usual in recent weeks. That is likely to remain the case for at least the next couple months. There are several reasons for that, ranging from professional to health to my periodic need to take a break from the type ofContinue reading “A Note on Blog Status”
Will the Verdict Stand on My Favorite Philly Pizza?
It was just this past October that I proclaimed the New York Style cheese pie at Pizzeria Salvy to be the best I’ve had in Philadelphia while throwing in a proviso on the need to try the city’s most acclaimed pizza, which is served at Pizzeria Beddia. I did that with several friends in DecemberContinue reading “Will the Verdict Stand on My Favorite Philly Pizza?”
My New Local Go-To Cheesesteak
A couple years ago I highlighted two cheesesteaks as my go-to options when the craving hits and I don’t want to leave my immediate area. Unfortunately, one – Johnny Paisano’s – has moved just far enough away to no longer qualify as being ‘in the neighborhood.’ The other was sold and the food, including theirContinue reading “My New Local Go-To Cheesesteak”
Enjoying Barbecue in an Unusual Setting
Given the extent to which barbecue restaurants are often associated with hole-in-the-wall and out-of-the-ordinary settings, I don’t generally expect to be surprised by the appearance when trying one for the first time. But it happened last week when I ventured over to Sid’s BBQ & Jerky in Claymont, Delaware, which is off I-95 just acrossContinue reading “Enjoying Barbecue in an Unusual Setting”
A Productive Day at South Philly’s Italian Market
The menus at most of Philadelphia’s Italian sandwich shops tend to look similar. They don’t all serve cheesesteaks, but you can count on seeing an array of hoagies, as well as hot sandwiches featuring roast pork and beef, chicken cutlets, meatballs and a few other stand-bys. But one shop has steered away from the standard approachContinue reading “A Productive Day at South Philly’s Italian Market”
Returning to The Original Clam Tavern
A bonus sidebar on my most recent burger can be found at the bottom of this post. While I may have included a few photos from The Original Clam Tavern of Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, in a past composite post, I’ve never devoted an entire post to them. Of all the restaurants in that part ofContinue reading “Returning to The Original Clam Tavern”
Winning Food and Atmosphere on Campus
It was just within the past couple months that I discovered Villanova University, which is reasonably close to where I live, now has an on-campus restaurant with a menu and decor that looked appealing. The Refectory actually opened in 2019, and I’ve driven past it several times since then. But its signage isn’t easily seenContinue reading “Winning Food and Atmosphere on Campus”
BZ Maestro Eats 