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)”
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Going to Jersey for an Oklahoma-Style Burger
My friend and former colleague, Pete, and I have been getting together periodically for hamburger lunches for many years. It’s happened less often since he and his wife moved to Florida, but they are up north for the summer and we finally managed to make plans to meet up this past Thursday. Our destination wasContinue reading “Going to Jersey for an Oklahoma-Style Burger”
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”
Pinch Me – I Think I’m Dreaming
In a few early posts, I wrote about my food-themed travels primarily in the Midwest and New England. One of the restaurant genres for which I was always on the make during those trips was old-school hamburger and hot dog joints with an abundance of roadfood charm. Carl’s Drive-In just outside of St. Louis andContinue reading “Pinch Me – I Think I’m Dreaming”
‘Tis the Season
It’s the time of year when seasonal ice cream businesses spring to life, including my two favorites from among several soft-serve stands within a short drive from where I live. Barones, which I wrote about last year, and Richman’s both returned to serving their delicious concoctions within the past few weeks. We’ve known about andContinue reading “‘Tis the Season”
A Burger & Shake Day
During the last few years before Covid drove us from the office, several work-mates and I had a nice routine of getting hamburgers for lunch from one of several places that were either a short walk from our Center City (Philadelphia) office or close enough to deliver. They all had very good burgers, including aContinue reading “A Burger & Shake Day”
Old School Burgers: Willow Grove, PA
Yesterday I wrote about a place called The Hot Dog Stand that has better burgers than hot dogs. Today I am posting on Old School Burgers, which has better cheesesteaks than burgers. Actually, their full name is Old School Burgers, Dogs & Shakes, but that’s a bit much to put in a title and I’m notContinue reading “Old School Burgers: Willow Grove, PA”
2019 Eating Excursion to the Midwest and Kentucky (part 3)
The morning after our Mooresville day-trip, I headed southwest on my own. My wife remained in Bloomington to continue visiting with her friends. But I had a date with some fried chicken in Henderson, Kentucky. I enjoyed a sparkling new stretch of I-69 for the two hours it took me to reach Evansville, Indiana. AtContinue reading “2019 Eating Excursion to the Midwest and Kentucky (part 3)”
BZ Maestro Eats 