jeffkruger
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The thread about riding solo caused me to look through some past trip pics and do a bit of thinking. One of the things I have always enjoyed about traveling, especially via motorcycle, is finding great road food. I know from reading some other threads, and having talked with other riders, there are a fair amount of us riding foodies. It would be cool to hear about some of you and your favorite places.
I grew up and spent over 30 years in Alaska. I once rode from Fairbanks to the Seattle area to get a piece of pie from a place I really enjoyed. It was rather spur of the moment and seemed like a great excuse to take a trip. There is a place in Missoula Montana called Hob Knob on Higgins. My daughter and I really enjoy their breakfasts. Even though it's two states away, my daughter has mentioned that she was hankering for their breakfast and we've hopped on the bike and made a short trip out of it. It doesn't hurt that we head over Lolo pass at least one direction, and it's a great bit of riding.
How do some of you ferret out great road food places while on a trip? I have used Yelp quite a bit and enjoy it because it tends to have reviews from quite a few locals, as well as other travelers. Of course talking with locals has turned up some real gems that I probably wouldn't otherwise discover.
A few years ago my wife and I did a trip we called the "DDD" for Diner's, Drive-In's and Dives, a show on Food Network. My wife had bought me the book, and we regularly watch the show. We built a trip around hitting a lot of places from the show. It was a lot of fun, and we enjoyed some amazing road food. Without fail, the owners of the businesses said their business had increased quite a bit from being on the show. We had things from an amazing crab cake bennedict for breakfast to an amazing burger with a "crispy cheese skirt". Not one disappointing meal, and some truly spectacular ones.
I am going to leave home August 1st to head south and do the entire Great River Road. That trip was somewhat inspired by the Food Network Show "Feasting on Asphalt". My wonderful wife bought me the series on DVD as well as the book. I like small towns and backroads anyway, and that coupled with some great regional road food in mom and pop type places made it an easy decision.
It would be great to hear from other foodies that combine their passion of riding and food. I would especially enjoy hearing about how you have found some of your favorite places. I know there are a lot of us that tend to look for local license plates in a parking lot.
I grew up and spent over 30 years in Alaska. I once rode from Fairbanks to the Seattle area to get a piece of pie from a place I really enjoyed. It was rather spur of the moment and seemed like a great excuse to take a trip. There is a place in Missoula Montana called Hob Knob on Higgins. My daughter and I really enjoy their breakfasts. Even though it's two states away, my daughter has mentioned that she was hankering for their breakfast and we've hopped on the bike and made a short trip out of it. It doesn't hurt that we head over Lolo pass at least one direction, and it's a great bit of riding.
How do some of you ferret out great road food places while on a trip? I have used Yelp quite a bit and enjoy it because it tends to have reviews from quite a few locals, as well as other travelers. Of course talking with locals has turned up some real gems that I probably wouldn't otherwise discover.
A few years ago my wife and I did a trip we called the "DDD" for Diner's, Drive-In's and Dives, a show on Food Network. My wife had bought me the book, and we regularly watch the show. We built a trip around hitting a lot of places from the show. It was a lot of fun, and we enjoyed some amazing road food. Without fail, the owners of the businesses said their business had increased quite a bit from being on the show. We had things from an amazing crab cake bennedict for breakfast to an amazing burger with a "crispy cheese skirt". Not one disappointing meal, and some truly spectacular ones.
I am going to leave home August 1st to head south and do the entire Great River Road. That trip was somewhat inspired by the Food Network Show "Feasting on Asphalt". My wonderful wife bought me the series on DVD as well as the book. I like small towns and backroads anyway, and that coupled with some great regional road food in mom and pop type places made it an easy decision.
It would be great to hear from other foodies that combine their passion of riding and food. I would especially enjoy hearing about how you have found some of your favorite places. I know there are a lot of us that tend to look for local license plates in a parking lot.