The Quest for Food

Permalink 09/26/07, by Rachael Email , Categories: Food

Like I have said before I love food, and I believe travel enhances that love. I know there are some people that will drive two hours just to get a White Castle burger, and while I have never been that type of person I can admire the devotion of said travelers. Cuisine travel is becoming a hot market for tour companies with people traveling to Italy where they learn to toss pizza dough or taking pastry classes on big name cruise ships. People love food and good stories and when you put the two together by traveling you have a winning combination.

Honestly, I don't think I have ever had a trip based solely on food, and that makes me a little sad. I think the problem is that around here I don't have any sure fire favorites that are attainable by a short road trip. However there are those restaurants that I have to visit when I travel to particular destinations. Namely In-N-Out Burger. When I go to the West Coast I have to eat there at least once. I would drive two hours to eat there.

I want to hear your stories about food. The fantastic trips you have taken to get to the food you love and/or the restaurants you absolutely must eat at while traveling.

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Comment from: Brother Sack [Visitor] Email
Environment has a lot to do with food when it comes to my personal aesthetics. Maybe this is much like the last post you had about Disneyland but I think mood and setting can complexly make or break an experience. Obviously getting a fresh breaded halibut fillet at Rubies on the pier is considerably different than getting a number 2 meal from Long John Silvers in Springfield, Missouri. Of course, a restaurant doesn’t have to have a “nice” environment per say, but it needs at least a unique one that helps to add to the experience. For example, I love Cody’s bar and grill which is a greasy ass hole in the wall in Springfield Missouri. The food is killer, the portions are huge, and the smokey biker bar atmosphere just helps to add to the experience.
Would I make a long trip just to eat somewhere? Not that I know of. I think there would have to be alter motives. Maybe I was in the mood for a roadtrip and just happened to pass by a place I love to eat. I think I am more prone to do as you said, eat at specific places when I go to visit or pass through.
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