Entries Tagged as 'On the Road'
Three weeks ago I set out on a journey around the Caribbean and Central/South America. Armed with a Jetblue All-You-Can-Jet pass, I had the ability, over the course of a month, to go anywhere JetBlue flies in the United States or the Caribbean. Knowing I needed to be back in the States for a wedding [...]
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by Eick · September 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Spotted this hot dog vending machine while at Fenway Park in Boston a while back. Love the posting of the rules!
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Tags: Bizarre · On the Road
by Eick · September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
While up in Vermont recently I took a camping trip for three nights with one of my best friends from high school. Destination: Green River Reservoir. The scenery was absolutely gorgeous. This was “canoe camping†meaning we piled all our supplies into a canoe and paddled out to our campsite on an island in the [...]
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After my Pop Tart’s World experience, I knew I had to go find something even crazier to eat while in NYC. This led me to Long Island City in Queens, where I met my best friend from college for a tasty lunch at El Ay Si (get it? like LIC for Long Island City?). He [...]
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Tags: Bacon · On the Road · Restaurants
by Eick · September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment
A couple weeks ago, So Good posted video of news coverage reporting on the opening of Pop Tarts World in Times Square. With NYC coming up on my travel itinerary shortly after its opening, I knew I owed it to So Good readers to pay homage to the breakfast pastries gods by making a visit. [...]
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Tags: Bizarre · On the Road
by Eick · September 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments
The “Terrible Garbage Burger”: A while back I visited a good friend and former college roommate, who (for reasons unbeknownst to me) had decided, upon returning from a year in Sydney, Australia, to take up residence in Destin, Florida. A somewhat sleepy touristy town in the panhandle of Florida. There were two food highlights of [...]
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Tags: Burgers · On the Road
by Eick · September 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment
While on the road in California, I finally got a chance to head up to Napa with a friend to do some wine tastings. Be warned, this post/experience is pretty much ALL. ABOUT. THE. BOOZE. I also got to experience some delicious beer in Berkeley and even some homemade moonshine! Immediately after arriving in San [...]
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by Eick · September 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Ate at a couple interesting places in Vegas, including an outstanding Kobe burger at Huber Keller’s Burger Bar (sorry, no pictures). I ordered my burger medium-rare on Ciabatta bread. Burger was excellent and the sweet potato fries were top notch. Also ate brunch at a place called Hash House a go go where I had [...]
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While in Los Angeles, I had the good fortune to eat several good meals, including some great Korean food in Koreatown and finally getting to try a place called Umami Burger I had heard a lot about. First up, Umami Burger in Hollywood which features a variety of unique burgers with interesting flavor profiles, ranging [...]
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Was in Ann Arbor this summer and had a chance to try the renowned Zingerman’s deli. If you have any friends who went to the University of Michigan, ask them about this place, I’m sure they’ll rave. Zingerman’s is located on a non-descript corner in a somewhat residential area of Ann Arbor. Upon entering I [...]
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