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Creole Vs. Cajun Cuisine, And Where to Get It!

March 26, 2009 in Features, Louisiana Hotels by Steven
A reader asked about this, oh, awhile ago, and with Spring Break 2009 winding down, I finally have time to catch up on some topics I’ve been neglecting (thanks, Michelle). Don’t say USA Travel Guide never gets to your questions. We may not get to them quickly, but we get to them As a [...]

Culinary Tourism – Santa Barbara, California

March 23, 2009 in California Hotels, Events, Food Events by Steven
Locavore (n.) – A person who attempts to eat only foods grown locally. It seems simple enough on the face of it, but it can be surprisingly difficult, and it’s the theme behind the Market Forays in Santa Barbara, California. This spectacular culinary attraction is everything the New American food scene is all about: the freshest [...]

Mississippi Coast Coliseum Crawfish Festival in Biloxi, Mississippi

March 12, 2009 in Events, Family Travel, Food Events, Mississippi Hotels by Steven
So we’ve been at this awhile now, and no doubt you’ve realized that I’m biased towards certain things. Ghost tours are big for me, as are zoos and aquariums, and I have a penchant for late-90’s pop culture references, but maybe nothing gets me excited as a good food festival. The sights, the smells, the endless [...]

Eat Up! – Peanut Butter & Co. in New York City

February 23, 2009 in New York Hotels by Steven
Between today’s featured restaurant and our post last month on Juju Cereal Bar in Los Angeles, it’s clear I’ve got a thing for nostalgic eats. All I need now is a diner specializing in Kraft Mac N Cheese (only the blue box, please) and my life is more or less complete. The Peanut Butter & Co. [...]

Errata – A Point of Texas Pride

February 3, 2009 in Dining by Steven
In our most recent Eat Up! segment we referred to popular soft drink Dr Pepper as “Dr. Pepper”. Any good Texan, of course, knows that there is no period in Dr Pepper. As a Dallas-based blog located less than two hours from the birthplace of the good doctor, we are ashamed. Our apologies to all Peppers [...]

Eat Up! – Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

January 30, 2009 in Dining, Texas Hotels by Steven
Considering its extraordinary size, it’s really no wonder that my home state of Texas is known for a vast number of different cuisines and dishes. Tex-Mex, chili, barbeque, fair food, southwestern, chicken fried steak, Dr. Pepper – the list goes on and on, but there is perhaps no food we Texans love more than steak. Driving [...]

Eat Up! – Juju Cereal Bar

January 20, 2009 in California Hotels by Steven
Presented for your approval, the greatest restaurant ever! Juju Cereal Bar in Los Angeles, California is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: it’s a restaurant that serves cereal. They serve lots of cereal. Their shelves and store room are piled high with 57 flavors of popular breakfast cereal, from Apple Jacks on down to Wheaties [...]

2009 Charleston Food + Wine Festival

January 5, 2009 in Events, Food Events, South Carolina Hotels by Steven
You know, I could really go on about Charleston. This unassuming city is South Carolina surprises me time and again with its profound history, unpretentious friendliness, approachably upscale sensibility and its graceful prosperity. It caters equally well to comfort-seekers and highlife enthusiasts. It’s laidback, but never without an insatiable zest for life and experience. This, [...]

Wine Tours – Williamsburg Winery

January 2, 2009 in Virginia Hotels by Steven
Sure, sure, when you think American wine you probably think California. Napa Valley, Sonoma, that kind of thing. Maybe New York or Washington State. What you probably don’t think is Virginia, but the master oenologists at the Williamsburg Winery in Williamsburg, Virginia are seeing to it that one day you do. The largest winery and vineyard [...]

Eat Up! – Cincinnati Chili

December 24, 2008 in Ohio Hotels by Steven
I love town foods. You know, Philadelphia cheesesteaks, Chicago-style deep dish pizza, Memphis barbeque, there’s even a town in Texas that’s famous for kolaches. What better way to get the feel (or should I say “taste”) of a new place than to sample its signature dish? Anyone who practices criminal law will tell you that [...]

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