Gunzo: Alaska - for their wonderful fresh Halibut and King Crab. The "other countries" of the world can suck my ass. My money stays (as much as possible!) IN the U.S. of A.! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
Back to Japan for the seafood & Kobe beef alone...
And more. Tokyo has some outstanding Italian food as well.
The Japanese really take pride in their work, so even places like McDonalds have decent food. The only McDonalds burger I’ve ever had that resembled the ad pictures was in Tokyo.
You can also find great Indian, Tibetan, etc. food without the fear of food poisoning that would come with eating in those locales.
Wow! Thanks all. A lot of givens, or what I might suspect. And some surprises. A matter of personnel taste likely.
As far as not liking Zimmern, I might if I knew him. He just seems so overbearing at times. A lot of restaurant patrons seem like they'd rather not be bothered by him. I guess he's got a show to do. But I probably can't forget about him telling of stealing women's purses in his druggie days, & seemingly his lack of remorse. But that's all the past & don't want want the thread to be about that. Should have kept my opinion to myself on personalities.
All this making me want to renew my pass port. Or, simply just take a trip to Apalachicola in Nov. for the Florida Seafood festival, & allow time to head west to New Iberia La. Crawfish season starts in Nov. as well.
I know Texas ain't a country, but it gets my vote too. No reason to leave the good ol' US of A for some fine dining.
Amen !!!
Mary’s Cafe in Strawn TX 15 miles N of I-20 between Abilene & Ft Worth. Biggest and Best Chicken Fried Steak I’ve had anywhere. And cream gravy and French Fries to die for.
Always heard Mary's was overrated. I've probably driven by the Strawn exit on 20 no less than a thousand times and never went there. I have heard the smokestack (I think is the name) in Mingus is great
The Smokedtack Restaurant is over rated & over priced.
Mary’s Cafe looks like dump. But the food is damn good and very reasonably priced too.
My favorite “Dive” Restaurant in TX. Foods always awesome ! Hot, served fresh, and you won’t ever leave there hungry. Or disappointed. And you’ll damn sure be full. 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
German food is very good, and varies by region. In the small northern towns, there is a bakery on every corner with fresh baked goods twice daily. Not much GMO stuff there either. Their beer ain't bad either. The open market stalls, especially their Christmas Markets offer great food like currywurst and fries, funnel cakes with a German twist and the best pretzels I've tried. Not a fan of the warmed up wine though..........
To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth.
I agree with the folks that say Texas. I had a food epiphany at Cooper's BBQ in Texas.
Now, since Texas BBQ was heavily influenced by the Germans, I would like to visit Germany and find its roots. Grandma was a really good German cook, but it was nothing like that.
Beyond that, I can say that I have never had a bad plate of food coming from a Greek, Palestinian, or Jordanian restaurant.
It was the Macedonians that originally invented Cincinnati Chilli. They must have something else up their sleeves.
I also long to go to the Canadian Maritimes and eat myself sick on cheap seafood.
Cooper’s BBQ is highly overrated. And Expensive for what you get. Tons of better BBQ places in TX.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
Gunzo: Alaska - for their wonderful fresh Halibut and King Crab. The "other countries" of the world can suck my ass. My money stays (as much as possible!) IN the U.S. of A.! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
Trying to get a passport with warrants wouldn’t be smart.
. Nothing like having the chits in asia with the squat toilets.