Category: Other foods

Florida, Other foods

Smoked Alligator at the Everglades Seafood Festival, Everglades City, Florida

On our first full day in Marco Island, we went to the Everglades Seafood Festival in Everglades City with Doug and Emily, and I’m very glad that we did. Everglades City is about 30 miles from Marco Island, and it’s the gateway to the Everglades National Park, which we usually visit when we’re staying in Marco. The Festival began over 50 years ago, and has … Continue reading Smoked Alligator at the Everglades Seafood Festival, Everglades City, Florida

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breakfast, North Carolina, Other foods

Breakfastime Anytime, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Breakfastime is a six-link chain of breakfast places in the North Carolina Piedmont. I decided to have breakfast at one in Winston-Salem (Hanes Mall area) to start Day 2 of my recent Ride through Hell Recovery Tour of the Piedmont. After four lunches on Day 1 I’d skipped dinner and was ready to eat. I chose Breakfastime because it offers both country ham biscuits, which … Continue reading Breakfastime Anytime, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Other foods, Virginia

Perly’s Restaurant, Richmond, Virginia

Please welcome Senior Richmond and Deli Correspondent, Les Wexler. I had a comment from Les about a post, and the ensuing conversation led to pastrami. I’ve been thinking about pastrami lately — I keep meaning to get back to Silver and Sons (great smoked lamb) to try theirs — and I”m off on an effort to find top quality pastrami in the Washington area. Les … Continue reading Perly’s Restaurant, Richmond, Virginia

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Other foods

A Tale of Two Green Chile Cheeseburgers, The Original Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio, New Mexico and Oso Grill in Capitan, New Mexico

I’ve been neglecting one of the all-time great sandwiches, the green chile cheeseburger. My nephew, Senior New Mexico Correspondent, Jon Berry, has stepped up to fill the gap. I was just mentioning his son Henry, a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Texas, in my review of Terry Black’s in Austin, and you may remember Jon for his report on Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue, which … Continue reading A Tale of Two Green Chile Cheeseburgers, The Original Owl Bar and Cafe in San Antonio, New Mexico and Oso Grill in Capitan, New Mexico

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Other foods, Texas

Vera’s Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brownsville, Texas

I recently wrote up five Texas barbecue places from the Hill Country. (Scroll to the end of the page.) Vera’s offers another face of Texas barbecue spots, the Rio Grande Valley. I’ve had one blog post (here), and that from the far reaches of the Valley, a place celebrated in song and story. Unlike the Hill Country, the Valley serves delicacies the like of which … Continue reading Vera’s Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brownsville, Texas

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Other foods, Texas

Sandy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Austin, Texas

After our magnificent lunch at the City Market in Luling and fulfilling Nancy’s burning desire to go to Smitty’s, we drove on to Austin. As I mentioned here, one of our goals in our trip to Texas was to complete our 10K — this one actually was 11K — state capital walk in Austin. It was state capital #42 in our quest to do all … Continue reading Sandy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Austin, Texas

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Other foods, Texas

Rainbow Lodge, Houston, Texas

Nancy and I had three great purposes in going to Texas: to see Anne Rain and Hunter’s daughter, Isabelle (and, of course, Anne Rain and Hunter), to do one of our 10k state capital “Volksmarches,” and to see Henry Berry, Nancy’s grand-nephew, a senior at UT-Austin. Those are the goals that “we” had. I had a not-so-secret agenda of eating a lot of Texas barbecue. … Continue reading Rainbow Lodge, Houston, Texas

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Caribbean, Other foods

Coconut Cove, Great Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

We naturally had several meals and the odd drink or two at the Ritz-Carlton Club’s poolside grill, Coconut Cove. It’s a nice setting, covered and open to the air, with good views of both the pool and Great Bay. Here’s a view of the grill from our room — see the tables on the right. In addition to serving in the immediate environs of the … Continue reading Coconut Cove, Great Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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Alabama, Other foods

The Historic Waysider Restaurant, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The Waysider, shown here on a very sunny day, is historic in part because it’s old, the oldest restaurant in that part of Alabama, but mainly because of their better-than-Mama’s biscuits and because Bear Bryant ate there almost daily — for good reason. Southern Living touted it as the Best Breakfast in Alabama, which is going some. And I suppose it’s historic because it hasn’t … Continue reading The Historic Waysider Restaurant, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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North Carolina, Other foods

The Front Street Grill at Stillwater and Rhumbar, Beaufort, North Carolina

Have you been to Beaufort? I mean the North Carolina one, pronounced bow-fert. The South Carolina one is Bew-fert. Both are historic waterside towns with lovely old homes from the early 18th century. The oldest in the North Carolina Beaufort is Blackbeard’s house, built c. 1700. No visit to the central North Carolina Coast is complete without a day or two in Beaufort. Beaufort has … Continue reading The Front Street Grill at Stillwater and Rhumbar, Beaufort, North Carolina

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