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Waffle History I just had a conversation with someone on this topic the other day – who invented the waffle? Possibly the Belgians, I was rooting for the Germans, but wouldn’t have been surprised if they actually originated at a concession stand at a State Fair. Who Invented the Waffle? The first waffle-like treats were made [...]

Today, an ode to that flaky and fruity dessert that appeals to Americans, UFO enthusiasts, ultimate Frisbee champions, and pretty much anyone else who has taste buds. You can bake it, you can buy it, you can knit it, you can sing about it… Me Oh My I Love Pie Check out Andie Macdowell singing [...]

Driving and Dining was nominated to participate in the TripBase 7 links meme. A big thank you to Traci over at Go Big or Go Home for the nomination! Here are 7 links to previous posts here at drivinganddining.com – a sort of ‘best of’ list that is a great way for new visitors to [...]

French Fries Festival Recently Driving and Dining has been in a bit of an aqua fit: writing about mermaids, surfing, and water parks. Today we move from the deep sea to the deep fryer, as we take a look at all things french fried for our latest Concession Obsession feature. American fried is more accurate [...]

World’s Largest Indoor Water Park SeaGaia Ocean Dome, Japan Japan’s SeaGaia Ocean Dome was the world’s largest indoor park (it looks like it has been closed since 2007). It has a retractable roof, 3 water slides and surfing. When it was open, it also had boutiques where you could rent high fashion swimsuits and several [...]

There’s something bunny going down in New Mexico, a bunny resort of sorts. A great place for the Easter Bunny to relax after this weekend is over and an otherwise timely feature at drivinganddining.com because, it’s the Year of the Rabbit: Bunnytown, USA Meet Jeff Hartzer of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He used to deliver mail [...]

Donut History Before we can talk about mini-donuts we should look at regular donuts… One of the AG Minute videos features the history of donuts and explains that they date back to a sea captain in 1847 who used the spokes on his steering wheel to hold his doughnuts. They were first mass-produced in the [...]

Amusement Parks That Move From Town to Town Excitement builds as you watch them set up various carts and mobile kitchens at the fairgrounds or the shopping mall parking lot. All of the usual suspects are there: the Octopus ride, the Ferris wheel, the games of chance, and the hot dog and cotton candy concession [...]

Roadside Wigwams and Teepees On a theme today, we look at wigwam and teepee tourist attractions along Route 66. Wigwam Motels Wigwam Motel, Holbrook Arizona 811 W Hopi Drive Have You Slept in a Wigwam Lately? Actually, it seemed like no one had slept at the Wigwam Motel in Arizona in quite some time when [...]

Spanish artist Richard Camara lives in Madrid. He drew this picture of Chocolate Con Churros with chocolate. Check out his other work at his blog, RichardCamara.blogspot.com. (Image used with permission from artist). Echo Park Churros According to this video, the only food truck that exclusively serves churros is in Echo Park, Los Angeles. Road trip, [...]