Comments on: post off: what's your favorite destination food?

By: sciencegeek

sciencegeek — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:21:07 +0000

New York – thin crust pizza. Just keep trying places until you find your favorite. Cheesecake – try S&S which is up the BX at 238th on the 1 line.
Philly in the summer – water ice. Again, walk around South Philly until you find the perfect one. Rita’s is fine but the smaller places sometimes are incredibly good.
Western MA – cider donuts and cider without preservatives. I’ve always liked Atkin’s in Amherst, MA. But they’re getting to big and the quality of the donuts has suffered.
Bay area – sour dough bread.
Lancaster county PA – PA Dutch pretzels. Martin’s pretzels are pretty darn good with that Yuengling lager you guys keep talking about.
Paris – tarte au citron or leek quiche. My favorite tarte au citron was from a patisserie at the bottom of the Rue Mouffetard – it came with meringue and a pecan and had the right ratio of sweet to sour. But this was 10 years ago, so who knows. A place further up the street had really good croissant aux amandes.
Chicago – deep dish pizza. I’ve it from a few places but I’d have to try them all again for a real comparison.

By: Angela M.

Angela M. — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:57:25 +0000

Buffalo chicken wings… in where else? Buffalo!

By: Katya

Katya — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:06:36 +0000

I have to have French Onion Soup everywhere I go when I’m in Paris. I’m always there when its a bit chilly, so it is perfect after a day of walking around. Oh and of course fois gras!

By: KS

KS — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:58:12 +0000

Some people who visit California make a point of stopping at In-N-Out Burger when they arrive or just before they leave. They have restaurants outside California, too.

By: j

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:20:22 +0000

Yuengling is available in Tennessee and Florida, and other places now. Unfortunately not in Cincinnati yet.

Must eat boiled crawfish in season in Louisiana. (Now there is a place Louisville that serves them too.) Fresh seafood of any kind on the FL coast – especially blue crab. Crab in Baltimore – the only place to get really genuine crabcakes.

By: ellobie

ellobie — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:40:04 +0000

mmmm, cheese curds… fried or otherwise, divine! Don’t forget authentic brats while you’re in Whizconsin!

Chad, I’ll have to check out Comfort next week! It opened right before I left Richmond and I’ve not had a chance to visit.

By: PlantingOaks

PlantingOaks — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:25:31 +0000

Oh, yes, cheese curds ;)

Strangely, though, the first thing that popped to my head was a place called michelbobs we used to eat ribs at during vacations to Florida. It’s not exactly traditional local cuisine, but dang were they good ribs.

By: RebeccaB

RebeccaB — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:31:29 +0000

Wisconsin! I’ll be in Milwaukee and central WI (in the general vicinity of Stevens Point). We may get a day in Madison too.

By: bussbuss

bussbuss — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:43:21 +0000

Whenever I go back to Austin, Chuy’s (for their chips and salsa) and Z Tejas (for their chips and queso) are a must.

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:33:22 +0000

Richmond, va. Comfort restaurant on broad at. Be sure to save room for the bannana pudding. Yummy.