1. Fore Street [Portland, ME]
2. J's Oyster [Portland, ME]
3. Union Oyster House [Boston, MA]
4. Clambake [Boston, MA]
5. Cook & Brown Public House [Providence, RI]
6. The White Horse Tavern [Newport, RI]
7. Katz's Delicatessen [New York, NY]
8. Street food [New York, NY]
9. Per Se [New York, NY]
10. Ben's Chili Bowl [Washington D.C.]
11. DC Metro Food Tours [Washington D.C.]
12. Elizabeth on 37th [Savannah, GA]9. Per Se [New York, NY]
10. Ben's Chili Bowl [Washington D.C.]
11. DC Metro Food Tours [Washington D.C.]
13. Vic's on the River [Savannah, GA]
Savannah, Georgia
The World Tour takes it slow in the Low country of Savannah, Georgia, a treasure of hospitality, the "Hostess city to the South", and a seaport of bounty. Georgia might be famous for peaches and pecan pies, but for this food-by bike destination my food curiosity is set for a Southern belle of cuisine, a cultivation of beauty and flirtatious, yet savory in taste. So I continue my curiosity for food.
I ask myself again that subjective question, "what food is the state of Georgia known for?" [And can it be discovered in Savannah?] So when in doubt, which honestly I was foodie lost, do the next best thing and search engine up what you don't know. So after numerous tries I stumble upon the phrase Lowcountry cuisine. That seems like a good start, especially with its food list; foods that are traditionally part of this region's food experience.
I also stumble across interesting tidbits here and there, like this Georgia Local Foods. Local Foods by Molly Watson, also has a States guide to eating local. So I read, read, and read; wondering thru food thoughts or at least trying to transcend from Minneapolis' most recent snow storm.
Not so much a food related "aha" moment, but something about Visit Georgia links me to some tangent thoughts. I'd say my perspective is somewhat subjective considering my food intent; that is, how some States' tourism sites seem more commercial and less foodie friendly. I mean Georgia's official tourism website is giving me a hell of a time to navigate any transcendental food. [And this is not the first time, which I am starting to note that each State sort of has its own marketing spin.] So how best do you welcome, with food or doing business? I'd say, at least from its website theme, that Doing Business In Georgia is... "the state's sales and marketing arm and lead agency for attracting, developing, and promoting, as well as planning and mobilizing". Okay, so does every state have a "doing business in" mission? I will assume, yes!
I'd say welcome with hospitality, which for me transcends the giving of food. And just might a "Southern belle" [as a marketing icon] add to that gracious hospitable food image. [Okay, I wanted to write a foreplay of food before getting down to business... which is so instinctually seductive; sex and food.]
I'll indulge in yet another tangent, "oh, what the heck", it is my blog of self-discovery. That is the sensuality of food. I'd say restaurant ALINEA has given me the closest glimpse of such a metaphor. Unlike, at least my barbaric image, a Roman food orgy; the what food of Grant Achatz is a modern day seduction. A chalice of wine [accompanying wine tour] might aid in its euphoria.
I'd say the sensuality of food is in its implicit aphrodisiac. I had written that undoubtedly, my food credential had changed forever by this food experience. And that like a foodie thrill seeker I sought-after more. Coincidentally, this lead me to my World Tour; a pilgrimage of sorts to refine my world cuisine intellect.
Modern day seduction; Next restaurant. I'll be bold (and maybe a little too much euphoria) to say that this has the potential to be a modern day food orgy, well, with some cultured discretion. "Tickets (yes, tickets)" will go on sale... "So you can literally come in, sit down, start your experience, and when you're done, you just get up and leave." Okay, his cocktail lounge Aviary would need architectural overalls to form fit a mini "Japanese love hotel"; for civilized lovebirds.
Okay, that was some food for thought, but how about some savory food-by bike destinations. So how do you eat like a local in Savannah?
"It was a cuisine that casual visitors rarely ever tasted-and they still don't. Savannah has not traditionally been a restaurant town, at least not like its sister cities Charleston and New Orleans. There have always been restaurants, to be sure-even some quite good ones-however, they didn't and don't serve the kinds of dishes that Savannahians make at home. Why would they? Those catering to locals serve the kinds of things they wouldn't make at home, and those catering to visitors tend toward the generic food that can be found at any seaside resort. Besides, excepting business lunches and the rare dinner for out of town guests, Savannahians do not consider a restaurant a proper place for real entertaining. That, in their estimation, can only be done at home... It is a cuisine and form of entertaining that has but rarely been written of in regional cookbooks and novels." [Damon Lee Fowler] This read has me dishearteningly looking for lowcountry cooking.
The World Tour takes it slow in the Low country of Savannah, Georgia, a treasure of hospitality, the "Hostess city to the South", and a seaport of bounty. Georgia might be famous for peaches and pecan pies, but for this food-by bike destination my food curiosity is set for a Southern belle of cuisine, a cultivation of beauty and flirtatious, yet savory in taste. So I continue my curiosity for food.
I ask myself again that subjective question, "what food is the state of Georgia known for?" [And can it be discovered in Savannah?] So when in doubt, which honestly I was foodie lost, do the next best thing and search engine up what you don't know. So after numerous tries I stumble upon the phrase Lowcountry cuisine. That seems like a good start, especially with its food list; foods that are traditionally part of this region's food experience.
I also stumble across interesting tidbits here and there, like this Georgia Local Foods. Local Foods by Molly Watson, also has a States guide to eating local. So I read, read, and read; wondering thru food thoughts or at least trying to transcend from Minneapolis' most recent snow storm.
Not so much a food related "aha" moment, but something about Visit Georgia links me to some tangent thoughts. I'd say my perspective is somewhat subjective considering my food intent; that is, how some States' tourism sites seem more commercial and less foodie friendly. I mean Georgia's official tourism website is giving me a hell of a time to navigate any transcendental food. [And this is not the first time, which I am starting to note that each State sort of has its own marketing spin.] So how best do you welcome, with food or doing business? I'd say, at least from its website theme, that Doing Business In Georgia is... "the state's sales and marketing arm and lead agency for attracting, developing, and promoting, as well as planning and mobilizing". Okay, so does every state have a "doing business in" mission? I will assume, yes!
I'll indulge in yet another tangent, "oh, what the heck", it is my blog of self-discovery. That is the sensuality of food. I'd say restaurant ALINEA has given me the closest glimpse of such a metaphor. Unlike, at least my barbaric image, a Roman food orgy; the what food of Grant Achatz is a modern day seduction. A chalice of wine [accompanying wine tour] might aid in its euphoria.
I'd say the sensuality of food is in its implicit aphrodisiac. I had written that undoubtedly, my food credential had changed forever by this food experience. And that like a foodie thrill seeker I sought-after more. Coincidentally, this lead me to my World Tour; a pilgrimage of sorts to refine my world cuisine intellect.
Modern day seduction; Next restaurant. I'll be bold (and maybe a little too much euphoria) to say that this has the potential to be a modern day food orgy, well, with some cultured discretion. "Tickets (yes, tickets)" will go on sale... "So you can literally come in, sit down, start your experience, and when you're done, you just get up and leave." Okay, his cocktail lounge Aviary would need architectural overalls to form fit a mini "Japanese love hotel"; for civilized lovebirds.
Okay, that was some food for thought, but how about some savory food-by bike destinations. So how do you eat like a local in Savannah?
"It was a cuisine that casual visitors rarely ever tasted-and they still don't. Savannah has not traditionally been a restaurant town, at least not like its sister cities Charleston and New Orleans. There have always been restaurants, to be sure-even some quite good ones-however, they didn't and don't serve the kinds of dishes that Savannahians make at home. Why would they? Those catering to locals serve the kinds of things they wouldn't make at home, and those catering to visitors tend toward the generic food that can be found at any seaside resort. Besides, excepting business lunches and the rare dinner for out of town guests, Savannahians do not consider a restaurant a proper place for real entertaining. That, in their estimation, can only be done at home... It is a cuisine and form of entertaining that has but rarely been written of in regional cookbooks and novels." [Damon Lee Fowler] This read has me dishearteningly looking for lowcountry cooking.
World Tour Mileage... 1,281.6 miles out of 23,710 miles
[Portland, ME to Portsmouth, ME 59.7 mi
Portsmouth, ME to Boston, MA 68.5 mi
Boston, MA to Providence, RI 48.9 mi
Providence, RI to Willimantic, CT 55.8 mi
Willimantic, CT to New Haven, CT 58.4 mi
New Haven, CT to Stamford, CT 45.9 mi
Stamford, CT to New York, NY 46.6 mi
New York, NY to Trenton, NJ 66.1 mi
Trenton, NJ to Wilmington, DE 61.8 mi
Wilmington, DE to Bel Air, MD 57.6 mi
Bel Air, MD to Washington, DC 75.2 mi
Washington, DC to Culpeper, VA 73.7 miCulpeper, VA to Dillwyn, VA 76.3 mi
Dillwyn, VA to Clarksville, VA 77.5 mi
Clarksville, VA to Durham, NC 55.2 mi
Durham, NC to Southern Pines, NC 78 mi
Southern Pines, NC to Darlington, SC 75.8 mi
Darlington, SC to Summerton, SC 64.6 mi
Summerton, SC to Walterboro, SC 60.4 mi
Walterboro, SC to Savannah, GA 75.6 mi]
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