A while ago I sent up a flare for help finding good barbecue places in Maryland. The result was a long list of places to eat. I’ve already reported on two very good ones, T & J Bar-B-Que Second Generation and Smokers Delight. Uncle D’s Grill was my third to try, and it’s another winner. Especially in ribs, Southern Maryland seems to be rewriting my … Continue reading Uncle D’s Grill, Lexington Park, St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Ah! Molto bene! Ottimo! After a great lunch at Chef J Nancy and I drove over to the Truman Library in Independence. We are fans of Presidential Libraries, and this one really captured Truman as a person and as a President. The museum was full of reminders of the extraordinary challenges Truman faced — an overflowing plate even by Presidential standards. I especially liked Thomas … Continue reading Garozzo’s Ristorante, Kansas City, Missouri
During our great dinner at Porky Butts in Omaha, barbecue guru Ryan Cooper (BBQ Tourist and The Smoke Sheet) suggested that Nancy and I should go to Chef J in the West Bottoms, or the former Stockyards District, of Kansas City. After a fine breakfast at Winstead’s and a wonderful tour of the very moving World War I Memorial and Museum, Nancy and I dutifully … Continue reading Chef J BBQ, Kansas City, Missouri
Nancy and I ran into our friend, Maurice Perkins, and, as so often happens when I run into people, the conversation turned to food. Maurice is from Miami, so the subject immediately pivoted to Cuban food. Maurice recommended El Sapo in Silver Spring, and Nancy and I dutifully drove over there for an early Sunday lunch. We found an arguably legal parking space right in … Continue reading El Sapo Social Club, Silver Spring, Maryland
Winstead’s is a gem. It’s been around even longer that I have, since 1940, and it has changed little since then, either from the outside with its drive-through open 24/7, or the interior. I’d heard a lot about the place, so Nancy and I walked over to Winstead’s for breakfast very early on Sunday morning after our dinner the night before at Jack Stack. I … Continue reading Winstead’s, Kansas City, Missouri
The morning after our great dinner at Porky Butts, Nancy and I headed to Topeka to compete another 10K state capital walk, our 41st. Then, after a quick pork sandwich at Boxer Q, we drove straight to Kansas City and set up shop at a hotel cheek by jowl with the Country Club Plaza. If you look at a list of the ten best barbecue … Continue reading Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue, Kansas City, Missouri
Nancy and I knocked off a couple more states in our quest to do 10k walks in all 50 state capitals. After walking Lincoln, Nebraska, and having a memorable dinner with Ryan Cooper (BBQ Tourist, The Smoke Sheet) at Porky Butts in Omaha, we got up early, had a forgettable breakfast, and drove down US 75 to Topeka. We proceeded on our walk. Here’s Topeka … Continue reading Boxer Q BBQ Food Truck, Topeka, Kansas
Nancy and I recently resumed our quest to do 10k walks, “Volksmarches,” in all 50 state capitals, this time to check Nebraska and Kansas off the list. We rose well before the dawn to catch a flight to Kansas City. picked up a rental car, drove to Lincoln, did our 10k walk — which by the way was very nice, with lots of old areas … Continue reading Porky Butts BBQ, Omaha, Nebraska
Our good friends Jim and Dean McDonald came down to the Bay for a visit. You remember Dean from here. She was the pastor at Chevy Chase Presbyterian, and I remember her first sermon, the one just before the vote on whether to hire her. I don’t remember what she said, but I do remember that there was a guy sitting a few rows ahead … Continue reading Lunch at La Vela, Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland
I wrote about breakfast at Coffeee Nature here. I had walked over after hearing they’d suffered a break-in during the night, as had Sol, and DeLouise Custom Tailors in that same strip on Fessenden off Wisconsin. I won’t repeat all the homey details of the earlier post, but I’ll enthusiastically repeat my praise for their coffee and breakfast sandwich. I’ll also repeat this — As … Continue reading Lunch at Coffee Nature, Tenleytown, Washington, DC
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