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”
Tag Archives: Barbecue
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)”
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”
Ten Coolest Looking Roadfood Spots I’ve Visited
I had intended to post this week about my Saturday lunch outing. But you know what they say about the best laid plans. The meal wasn’t particularly good and left me with little desire to write about it. I am usually hesitant to post a mainly negative review about restaurants, not wanting to do anyContinue reading “Ten Coolest Looking Roadfood Spots I’ve Visited”
The Philly Region’s Best Barbecue
I somehow managed to get through the entire spring and first month of summer without having any barbecue. But that drought was happily put to rest Friday when friends John and Rob joined me for lunch at Holy Que Smokehouse in Lahaska, Pennsylvania. This was my second visit to Holy Que. The first made aContinue reading “The Philly Region’s Best Barbecue”
Trying a Burnt Ends Cheesesteak at the Ballpark
A very pleasant surprise awaited me when I checked my texts upon returning home from lunch at The Borscht Belt and a visit with my father Tuesday. My friend, Butch, had an extra ticket to that evening’s Phillies game and invited me to join him. I don’t go to nearly as many sporting events asContinue reading “Trying a Burnt Ends Cheesesteak at the Ballpark”
My Roadfood Pantheon
I had planned on following my usual pattern by going out for some sort of long-roll sandwich yesterday and reporting on it here today. But I’ve got a very hefty meal planned for Friday and my body was telling me to take it easy until then. So to hold you over, I’ve put together aContinue reading “My Roadfood Pantheon”
Breaking Out the Smoker Early This Year
I don’t normally use my smoker before spring, but when I saw Sunday would be fairly warm, I had the sudden itch to barbecue. It had been at least a couple years since I last made pulled pork, and I decided to end that drought. That meant picking up some kind of pork shoulder roast.Continue reading “Breaking Out the Smoker Early This Year”
The Barbecue Triangle of Philly’s Northern ‘Burbs
It wasn’t that many years ago that the Philadelphia region was virtually a barren wasteland when it came to barbecue that could pass for authentic in the South. The situation has shown signs of slow improvement over the past decade or so. But the pace seems to be picking up based on my experiences inContinue reading “The Barbecue Triangle of Philly’s Northern ‘Burbs”
Getting My Hash On
I can’t remember exactly when I became a fan of corned beef hash. It was probably the first time I had a good made-from-scratch version of it, and I was well into my adulthood when that happened. It may have been on one of our roadfood themed trips during my early married years. Whenever itContinue reading “Getting My Hash On”
BZ Maestro Eats 