http://www.chow.com/boards/60 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:06:12 GMT Keep track of the lastest threads on Chowhound http://www.chow.com/topics/567189#4126745 haven't kept up, is Jim still traveling? Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:21:18 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/567189#4126745 http://www.chow.com/topics/368922#2602170 If you go north from VA, don't miss Domaine Hudson wine bar and eatery in Wilmington, DE (I-95, RT 52S exit). Google them to see their online menu and wine list. It's one of the best restaurants on the East Coast. Fri, 25 May 2007 19:21:14 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/368922#2602170 http://www.chow.com/topics/368360#2270445 Thanks, TNC. Ok, let's see....re: geography, I just started out in NY and roamed widely. If I don't hit all sections of the country, it's not because I was, like, lingering anywhere (the sole exception is coming up in the next four or so reports, btw). I truly couldn't have moved further/faster and still made any sort of decent finds...I'm surprised I made the finds I did, at this pace! As for familiarity, not true. I've never been in New brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Alabama, Kentucky, Northern Maine, Western Virginia. And I've never been (or been only very briefly) to the vast majority of locales I passed through. When I did revisit previously known cities on this tour, it wasn't places I'd lolled around in much. Mostly places I'd hit fast and cursory previously (just as fast as on this tour!), and was eager to follow-up. Consider, for example, how briefly I hit places on this tour; I'm dying to return to the good finds and really soak them up. I'm just sort of blasting in with my camera and notebook, having six bites, and moving on...just scratching the surface. At some point I'd like to stop surface scratching, and actually go hang out! :) But as a writer, I'm doing it scattershot and piecemeal. There's some west coast stuff coming up, but.....well, there were problems. keep reading, you'll see... ciao Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:47:16 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/368360#2270445 http://www.chow.com/topics/363665#2222084 All of the dispatches are easy to access. There's a sidebar with all 53 (so far) reports. He's up in the Canadian Maritimes now (#53), and it's great stuff! Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:58:00 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/363665#2222084 http://www.chow.com/topics/362067#2210776 Really great to have you guys reading along. Please spread the word! Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:16:43 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/362067#2210776 http://www.chow.com/topics/342464#2148450 Mike, see the thread I started titled "Navigation Tips". It explains how to find stuff. You can search for bourbon to find the 4-5 reports about a bourbon festival I attended. Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:17:17 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/342464#2148450 http://www.chow.com/topics/353916#2144532 The production people have been on holiday break. New reports should be up shortly. Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:17:40 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/353916#2144532 http://www.chow.com/topics/345407#2120406 It is complimenty ...it is brought out to everyone and you can have as much as you want. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:58:41 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/345407#2120406 http://www.chow.com/topics/344949#2040633 So glad he got to stop running the chowhound sight and get himself on the road, the place he was born to be. Humanity is being served!!!! Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:22:37 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/344949#2040633 http://www.chow.com/topics/342709#2020560 So on Jim Leff's recommendation I tried out El Paraiso on Alston Ave. Well, my friends, their baby and I actually walked through the door. Sadly, the music was deafening - two guys were shooting pool. Seemed a bit more like the Honduran pool hall Jeff mentioned. My friends did say it was like walking into a place on Oaxaca. I'll give it a go another time when not with a baby, but we were pretty disappointed. Instead we went to Los Comales, which was great. Next time you're in town, Jeff - check out Super Taqueria a few blocks down Roxboro from Los Comales - I'd be curious to know how you think they compare. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:47:27 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/342709#2020560 http://www.chow.com/topics/342634#2019884 I read the post about Bardstown. And then it went away. You were in KY and now it shows you are still in Tenn. What's up? Ky is where I grew up and I really wanted to hear about your Bourbon, Bar B Q, Fried apple pie, Chess pie,and Derby pie, among other wonderful things. And there is always Pool Hall Chili. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:39:36 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/342634#2019884 http://www.chow.com/topics/341785#2013923 Two months isn't a hard/fast figure, and, in any case, it's not a race (I'm very fast at finding good stuff, but if I moved any quicker, I'd gather very little to report). I'm just trying to find great stuff and paint evocative pictures. Hope some find it entertaining. Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:15:33 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/341785#2013923 http://www.chow.com/topics/339872#1997004 No, sorry. The problem is that the trip reports are sort of integrated. You need to read the set-ups and see the photos, usually, to get the context for the podcasts. I'm trying to use sound, photography, video, and writing to paint a transportive picture, and any one element would probably clunk, isolated on its own. I'd suggest you just go through, search (using your browser's search function) for "podcast", and clicking as you go. And catch up soon, cuz there's a LOT more reports to follow! ciao Sun, 05 Nov 2006 02:07:59 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/339872#1997004 http://www.chow.com/topics/337308#1975401 Yeah, I think that's the shot. Atlantic City is such a well-traveled spot, I'm suprised more people don't rave about that pizza..... Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:07:15 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/337308#1975401 http://www.chow.com/topics/337479#1975164 Have to start somewhere... Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:02:21 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/337479#1975164 http://www.chow.com/topics/331318#1968785 thanks to EN for this great 'fiery-foods' link--it's bookmarked! ain't chowhound grand! Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:12:50 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/331318#1968785 http://www.chow.com/topics/336626#1967517 See Jim's latest in the usual place: http://www.chow.com/tour Note that we should be picking up the pace now...so stay tuned to the Chow Tour page! Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:50:56 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/336626#1967517 http://www.chow.com/topics/334258#1951566 I can't banter about non-chow things on the message boards either...the moderators would delete me just as they would you (very rarely I invoke Big Dog privilege to post about something off-topic, but haven't done so in ages). The reason our forums are so chowcentric - rife with undiluted tips and with such a low signal-to-noise ratio - is because we work to keep things really narrow. Narrowness of scope is the key to the whole thing. Chow.com is different...it's about editorial material, written "one-to-many". We aim to do one thing really well on Chowhound: swap chow tips. And the density and usefulness that's resulted are likely what attracted you here in the first place! ciao Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:13:46 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/334258#1951566 http://www.chow.com/topics/325299#1943547 I think you're wrong about the local's take on Mother's. A lot of people who dismiss it as a tourist joint would also agree that it's good. There are just plenty of cheaper options that are equally good (or better). Anyway, I hope you make it down here. There is lots of good eating. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:02:38 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/325299#1943547 http://www.chow.com/topics/328797#1938211 More like "coo-e". Almost two syllables. Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:46:26 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/328797#1938211 http://www.chow.com/topics/326124#1908355 If you are thinking about coastal foods, come on down...I am a Produce man here with "backdoor priveleges" at most of the seediest joints and best bbq in the lowcountry and coastal empire of Georgia. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:56:43 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/326124#1908355 http://www.chow.com/topics/324226#1906679 Roscoe diner has to be put in perspective - welcome clean bathroom on Rte 17. Try the fried chicken, it won't kill and it's road food..(not road kill.) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:57:28 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/324226#1906679 http://www.chow.com/topics/329401#1906180 View this installment (#14) at: http://www.chow.com/tour/131 Or start from the beginning of the trip at: http://www.chow.com/tour Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:17:55 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/329401#1906180 http://www.chow.com/topics/320801#1894974 Right on, su manifesto is mi manifesto. I, too, adore seeking out all of the deliciousness I can find and must say, I have found alot in strange and wonderful places! Like you, I can pull into a town and discover buried treasure, it's my 6th sense and the thing that makes me happiest. I shared a table last Sunday at Hardena with a young Indonesian woman who was so suprised and thrilled that I loved her national dishes,(especially those killer sweet and sour blue crabs) that she spoon fed me tastes from her bowl of revelatoraly delicious soup and we talked about her favorite dishes and her family. Who needs to go to school for Anthropology anymore.? Just hang out in ethnic food joints and schooze, it's so much fun and as you know, no one can ever believe how much hot sauce a gringo can eat. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:21:23 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/320801#1894974 http://www.chow.com/topics/325762#1883923 In ten years, I've never used these boards to make a strictly personal statement...but it's GREAT to hear from you. This poster is a long-lost friend who taught me everything I know about wine (well...Dave Sit and Melanie Wong taught me a good bit, too), and has both palate AND passion. Plus makes incredible barbecue. Please post more! Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:33:32 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/325762#1883923 http://www.chow.com/topics/326331#1880674 Great ideas, all. I just get the feeling that many people are not reading the ChowTour posts and hearing the podcasts -- they are great fun. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:45:07 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/326331#1880674 http://www.chow.com/topics/326277#1879340 Read the thread at http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/323948 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:20:15 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/326277#1879340 http://www.chow.com/topics/323942#1878736 I think being a chowhound is like being a painter or a musician or a writer. Stephen King (of all people) said, "[W]hile it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while it is equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible, with lots of hard work, dedication, and timely help, to make a good writer out of a merely competent one." I think the same applies to chowhounding. I think there are some people who are just going to be awful, no matter what, and some people who are going to be great no matter what. But, I think there's plenty of room to grow and learn for those of us who are simply "competent" at chowhounding and want to become "good." ~TDQ Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:27:41 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/323942#1878736 http://www.chow.com/topics/325903#1877353 I was a little hasty with that post, and I should qualify my opinion about the New York bakery. From the limited experience I've had with the NY pretzels, I found them to fall a bit short of those baked in Akron. They're still far better than any other brand. Here's what has been said before about the difference. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/206633?user_name=&query=martin%27s+pretzels Fri, 15 Sep 2006 04:16:25 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/325903#1877353 http://www.chow.com/topics/324958#1870104 I didn't buy it, I merged it into my cellular structure! Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:35:31 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/324958#1870104 http://www.chow.com/topics/319980#1851372 THAT Yvonne? Of game-menu fame? How old must she be? Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:27:56 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/319980#1851372 http://www.chow.com/topics/322212#1851022 Wayne, take a look at the URLs in my posting above. It'll be obvious how to "cheat" to go directly to previour installments. Not sure why this is happening on your end, but if it's happening to you, it likely is to others, too, so I hope the designers and engineers have a chance to look into the problem. Probably not till after the holiday, though... Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:37:21 GMT http://www.chow.com/topics/322212#1851022