Concession Obsession: Farmer’s Markets This year I am trying to grow my very own vegetables in our backyard for the first time. I’m growing a little bit of everything this year – sort of an experiment. If things go well, I will expand the space next year and grow some serious amounts. Right now I [...]
If you’re a regular reader of drivingandining, you know that I’ve decided to feature some of the tasty (and sometimes surprising) foods you can buy from concession trailers, carts, or counters. If this is your first visit, welcome! Check out some of my other concession obsessions: the hot dog cart, the corn dog, funnel cakes, [...]
Carnivore’s Carnival A highlight in any road trip: a stop at a restaurant that offers a meal challenge like the two steak-eating challenges I’m about to describe. Or, schedule your trip to coincide with a competitive-eating contest for a taste of local culture! I also found challenges and contests featuring cheese steaks, country-fried steak, burgers, [...]
Amusement Park Resources Online Recently I’ve come across some interesting sites related to amusement parks and amusement park rides. I’d rather be wandering down a fairway past the concession stands, bratwurst in one hand and lemonade in the other, with a Ferris wheel and a roller coaster in the distance. However, it’s too early in [...]
You’re Looking at Country I’m about as old fashioned as I can be And I hope you’re lik’in what you see ‘Cause if you’re lookin’ at me You’re lookin’ at country You don’t see no city when you look at me ‘Cause a country is all I am I love runnin’ bare-footed Through the old [...]
Devil’s Rope Barbed wire, also called ‘devil’s rope’ “forever altered the development of the American West” (wikipedia). History Joseph Glidden was one of the original inventors and was awarded the patent after a legal battle. When he died he was one of the richest men in the US. I didn’t know anything about the history [...]
