I took the opportunity to sample some foods developed in nearby St. Louis. St. Louis-style pizza features a thin crust made without yeast, a white processed cheese known as Provel (no mozzarella), light sauce, and slices cut in squares--a delicious combination at Waldo Pizza. Gooey Butter Cake is sweet, rich, flat, dense, and dusted with... Continue Reading →
Kansas City-style barbecue features meat smoked slowly and dowsed in thick, sweet sauce based on brown sugar, molasses, and tomatoes. Joe's KC BBQ On my first night in KC, after the ride through downtown, I visited the original gas station location of Joes's Kansas City Bar-B-Que, named by Men's Health Magazine as "America's Manliest Restaurant"... Continue Reading →
A hamburger features a patty of ground meat (typically beef) presented inside of a sliced roll or bun and served with condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, barbeque, or special sauce) and complements (lettuce, tomato, pickle, onions, bacon, or chilis). The addition of melted cheese elevates to a cheeseburger. Burger as a standalone word is associated... Continue Reading →
Humans appear to have been eating oysters in the United Kingdom since Roman times. This was my first time to try the briny, creamy, slimy, squishy dish - it tasted like the ocean. I ate the oyster in a pub that currently occupies the Crown Liquor Saloon building in Belfast, an ornate public house completed... Continue Reading →
I finished my ride around Dublin city centre with a stop at the Old Mill restaurant for Irish Stew--a deliciously simple mix of mutton, potatoes, parsley, onion, and carrots. Some soda bread and mashed potatoes rounded out my meal.
After a morning ride on the Boise River Greenbelt, I swung through the Westside Drive In for their world-famous ice cream potato - a "baked potato" made out of vanilla ice cream, cocoa powder, whipped cream, with chocolate syrup and Oreo and peanut crumbles.
The day before my ride along the Boise River Greenbelt, I fueled up at a Basque restaurant on Boise's Basque Block. In town for a professional conference, I attended a mid-day walking tour of the city's Basque architecture and history. The lamb grinder features tender slices of roasted lamb leg served on a French baguette... Continue Reading →
Today I rode the Erie Canalway Trail from Pittsford, near Rochester, to Palmyra and back again. The full trail runs 360 miles from Buffalo to Albany, but the segment I rode was both charming and peaceful. The ride began and ended in Pittsford. The view towards Fairport Cottony clouds in the skies Cottonwood seeds on... Continue Reading →
Today I rented a cruiser bike and some snorkeling gear and rode from Laie to Turtle Bay to spend some time swimming in the deep blue sea. On the return trip, I stopped in Kahuku for some fried shrimp, fresh from the ocean. Paired with orange passion soda and sticky rice balls . . .... Continue Reading →
This evening's ride around Honolulu permitted me to eat not one but two of the items on my quest to eat the world's Greatest 100 Foods! Plus I sampled a delicious local favorite. Poke Raw fish, chopped in cubes. That's poke. It could be any kind of fish - ahi (tuna), salmon, shellfish, or octopus.... Continue Reading →
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