April 24 – Mt Olive, NC (Pickle Festival)
April 25 – Charleston, SC (shrimp and grits)
April 29 – Key West, FL (key lime pie! conch! the beach!!)
May 3 – Miami, FL (cuban food)
May 4 – Atlanta, GA (the world of coca-cola)
May 8 – Blue Ridge, VA Bike Tour (2 days of me on a bike. thank GOODNESS for the delicious eats along the way!)
May 11 – Smith Island, MD (12 layer cakes. soft-shell-crabs. need i say more?!)
May 14 – Philadelphia, PA (GELATO! cheese-steaks)
May 17 – Lancaster, PA (amish pies. amish jams. fantastic.)
May 19 – Columbus, OH (a day of rest. and jeni’s fabulous ice cream)
May 20 – Traverse City, MI (cherries! cherries! and MORE CHERRIES!)
May 22 – Madison/Middleton, WI (international mustard museum)
May 25 – Rapid City, SD (corn palace, anyone??)
May 26 – Cody, WY (yellowstone national park)
May 27 – Bozeman, MT (fishing for dinner – really?!?!)
May 29 – Glacier National Park (speaks for itself…)
June 1 – Walla Walla, WA (onions. wine.)
June 2 – Seattle, WA (coffee. cafes. pikes market)
June 5 – Portland, OR (breweries. bakeries. beauties!)
June 7 – Oregon Coast (micro-breweries! if only i liked beer…)
June 8 – Northern California (almonds)
June 9 – Napa, CA (wine! cheese! mushrooms! and MORE BIKES!!!)
June 13 – San Francisco, CA (markets. gelato. adventures)
June 16 – Big Sur, CA (can you get more beautiful views?)
June 17 – Solvang, CA (danish treats!)
June 18 – Los Angeles, CA (original fast food – and some luxury spots)
June 19 – Las Vegas, NE (lord only knows…)
June 20 – Grand Canyon (there is this restaurant that perches over the edge…)
June 22 – Phoenix, AZ (native american foods)
June 24 – Santa Fe, NM (follow that chili pepper!)
June 27 – Austin, TX (tex-mex treasures!)
July 1 – San Antonio, TX (can you get enough tex-mex?!?!)
July 2 – Houston, TX (patrenellas kitchen garden)
July 4 – New Orleans, LA (beignets! chickory coffee! bananas foster!)
July 6 – Jackson, MS (the worlds most AMAZING fried chicken)
July 7 – St Louis, MO (frozen custard, anyone?)
July 9 – Chicago, IL (farmers markets. haute cuisine. ice cream galore!)
July 12 – Indianapolis, IN (seriously? the airport has amazing food?)
July 14 – Bloomington, IN (tibetan cuisine in a college town!)
July 15 – Lexington, KY (follow that bourbon trail)
July 18 – Columbus, OH (because you can never get enough Jenis)
July 19 – NYC (food vendor carts. pickles. chocolate. this could go on and on…)
July 24 – New Haven, CT (louis lunch hamburgers)
July 26 – Cape Cod, MA (cranberries!)
July 27 – Boston, MA (oysters!)
July 29 – Ipswich, MA (clams!)
July 31 – Boothbay Harbour, ME (lobsters! candy stores!)
August 3 – Baxter St Park, ME (fishing. again. could be an adventure!)
August 6 – Waterbury, VT (ben and jerry’s!!!)
August 8 – HOME (?)
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so what ideas do you have for me?
places i HAVE to eat?
spots i CANNOT miss??
adventures i MUST undertake?!?!
let me know – i CANNOT WAIT to hear your thoughts and suggestions!!
WE MUST GET TOGETHER WHEN YOU COME TO SAN FRANCISCO! i know some AWESOME food places…and i don’t know if you have a place to stay, but you are more than welcome to stay with me
hooray!
umm…I do not see an OK stopover on this tour. BUT- I will be in Indy/Bloomington very close to when you will be there. I am there the 8-13th! What will we ever do with ourselves seeing each other FOUR times in one year?! It was almost five, but we will just miss each other in Cbus- I leave May 15th.
See you NEXT WEEKEND!
I am so excited that you are taking such an adventure. I am so proud of you, but I wouldn’t expect anything else. I look forward to your adventures and I will live vicariously through you. Let me know if you need anything while you are in Mount Olive. We only live 45 minutes away. Have fun and live life up!!!!
Collier – you have to meet my friends up in Portland OR when you are in that neck of the woods. One runs a summer eating from the land project called “Plate & Pitchfork”. Right up your alley!
Let me know if you are open and I’ll connect you via email!
ummmmmm YES YES YES that sounds FABULOUS!!!!! — please please please connect us —– that would be incredible!!! thank you thank you thank you, friend!!!!!
Can I come along?
Philadelphia — Pats or Geno’s steaks, wander the Italian market of south Philly for some amazing cheeses, cannoli and other fabulous foods
Los Angeles — Sweet Lady Jane’s on Melrose for the best cakes EVER! Wahoo’s Fish Tacos for an out of this world experience; The Omelette Parlor in Santa Monica for a great breakfast; Toast in West Hollywood for breakfast/brunch/lunch
Santa Barbara (on the way from Solvang to LA) — Natural Cafe on State Street for great vegetarian food that even carnivores will love
NYC — Spice Market and Ollie’s Chinese Food (the BEST veggie dumplings)
these are FABULOUS suggestions — thank you so so so much, lisa!!!
omg! You are going to be in my neck-of-the-woods when you are in Northern California!!! WE MUST SEE EACH OTHER! You definitely have a place to stay if you need one!
June 8 – Northern California (almonds)
June 9 – Napa, CA (wine! cheese! mushrooms! and MORE BIKES!!!)
June 13 – San Francisco, CA (markets. gelato. adventures)