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Victory Sandwich Bar in Decatur, Georgia

I almost walked past the Victory Sandwich Bar despite having the GPS on my phone active. While it was in part because its subtle signage, it was mostly my getting distracted by of all of the appealing...

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Taco Mamacita

Chattanooga has a variety of restaurants (and a few stands) that sell tacos. Some of the places sell authentic Mexican and/or Tex-Mex tacos. Taco Mamacita’s is not one of them. It does not claim to be....

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Mrs. B’s Reggae Cafe

I need to apologize to you. I broke the first rule of food blogging: Do not eat before you take pictures. Yes, I confess that once my dinner arrived at Mrs. B’s Reggae Cafe my brain disengaged upon the...

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Clyde’s On Main

We celebrated our anniversary this year a day early by having lunch at Clyde’s on Main in Chattanooga.  Although Clyde’s on Main has been open for a year, it was our first time there. It has a...

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Papa Gyro in Huntsville. AL

We had a little trepidation about eating Greek/Middle Eastern food so soon after a bad experience at one of our favorite local Middle Eastern restaurants, but we decided to risk it. After all, we do...

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Maple Street Biscuit Company in Chattanooga

An enthusiastic greeting by the staff upon entering the clean, nicely designed restaurant was a good start to having a great early lunch at the Maple Street Biscuit Company in Chattanooga.  While the...

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The Feed Co. Table and Tavern

There is something about a re-purposed space for  a restaurant that I love.  It is even better when that restaurant offers really good food and friendly service.  This is just what The Feed Company...

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Clumpies Ice Cream in Chattanooga

It may be September, but it is still hot enough here that any day it drops below 90 degrees Fahrenheit gets a mention on the news. Thus, it is still ice cream season for me. However, I noticed fall...

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Pizza Italiano and Cornerstone Barbecue in Flintstone, GA

Saturday nights are a great time to go to Pizza Italiano and Corner Stone Barbecue in Flintstone, Georgia. Yes, I did say Flintstone, Georgia. It is a small community in northwestern Georgia just a few...

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The Orange Cow in D.C.

I must tell you that from my first stay in Washington D.C. in the mid-1980’s until the sometime in the 2000’s I cringed when I thought of eating in D.C. My first experiences were so bad that I...

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Uncle Larry’s in Chattanooga

In the mood for fried fish? If you are near Chattanooga, Tennessee then you are in luck. Uncle Larry’s serves wonderfully crisp, perfectly cooked cornmeal crusted fish without any of the grease that...

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Lincoln’s Waffle Shop

Our trip to Lincoln’s Waffle Shop may not have happened had it not been for the fire alarm going off at Ford’s Theater…we were running late and just arrived in time for our 10 a.m. tour only to find we...

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Magee’s Bakery in Maysville, KY

Maysville is a picturesque town located along the Ohio River in Kentucky. It is probably best known as the hometown of the Clooneys due to the international celebrity of Rosemary and George. It is also...

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And Pizza

&Pizza was on my list of places I wanted to try when we visited Washington, D.C.  I did not really make an actual plan to go there though.   Although I always have used a combination of the Metro...

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Thai Island in Orlando

Whenever we travel to tourist hot spots, we try and go to as many off-the-beaten path, local restaurants as we can when we eat out.  The Disney area of Orlando, Florida is definitely one of those...

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Sweet Hut Bakery and Cafe

Have you ever been so far behind you thought you were ahead?  Well, that is the best description of me right now.  I am so far behind on blog posts that I am embarrassed.  However, I am going to do my...

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West Wing Cafe III in Washington, D.C.

I have been open about how little I thought of the food scene in Washington, D.C. especially in the early 1980’s.  Nothing brought home how much things had changed than my last trip to D.C. when I...

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Champy’s Chicken on MLK

Champy’s Chicken on MLK in Chattanooga is a restaurant known for, you guessed it, its Fried Chicken.  Despite rave reviews from friends, I never ate at Champy’s until about a year ago.  By the time I...

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Public House in Chattanooga, TN

Iconic foods and beverages of the South in the United States includes fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and sweet tea.  I had all three for lunch at Public House in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were...

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Frostop Drive-In in Huntington, WV

I read that this past weekend was the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival in Huntington, West Virginia. So, I thought it was a great time to talk about one of Huntington’s iconic places to buy a hot dog and...

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