One of the great things about being a musician and getting to travel the country and meeting fans is also getting to experience your local cuisines!
Here are some of the states I’ve been to over the years and some great eats I’ve been to or would like to checkout when I return…
- Alabama- The Fish Market. Awesome fresh seafood from the gulf. http://www.thefishmarket.net/#intro
- Arizona- Pig & Pickle https://pigandpickle.com/
- California- In n Out Burger (I know there’s nothing special about this place to some of you, but they don’t have them where Iive 🙂 http://www.in-n-out.com/
- Colorado- The Mediterranean https://www.themedboulder.com/
- Connecticut- Staropolska https://www.staropolska.net/
- Florida- Clear Sky Cafe https://www.clearskycafe.com/
- Georgia- Taco Mac (another place that may not be special to some but it’s been a great sports bar go to place after a show in the Atlanta area 🙂 http://tacomac.com/
- Hawaii- Liliha Bakery (Quite possibly the best bakery I’ve ever eaten at in my life. I ate pastries before my loco moco meal) http://www.lilihabakery.com/
- Idaho- Bodovino http://bodovino.com/
- Illinois- Jim’s Original http://www.jimsoriginal.com/jimsoriginal/Welcome/
- Indiana- Shapiro’s https://shapiros.com/
- Kentucky- Royal’s Hot Chicken https://royalshotchicken.com/
- Louisiana- Cafe Du Monde (THE place for Beignets and Chicory Coffee) http://www.cafedumonde.com/
- Maryland- Chaps Pit Beef http://chapspitbeef.com/
- Massachusetts- Kane’s Donuts (probably the best donuts I’ve ever had) https://kanesdonuts.com/
- Michigan- Selden Standard http://www.seldenstandard.com/
- Minnesota- Matt’s Bar http://mattsbar.com/
- Missouri- IMOS (An acquired taste but this is STL style pizza. Unique blend of cheese on cracker thin crust cut into squares) https://www.imospizza.com/
- Nevada- Tournament of Kings Excalibur Hotel (Ok so the food isn’t gourmet, and you eat it with your hands but its really all about the experience of watching jousting with a rowdy crowd. Go there once and you’ll never forget it) https://www.excalibur.com/en/entertainment/tournament-of-kings.html
- New Jersey- Cafe 2825 http://www.cafe2825.com/
- New York- Sripraphai http://www.sripraphai.com/
- North Carolina-French Broad Chocolates (Unbelievably good chocolates) https://www.frenchbroadchocolates.com/
- Ohio- The Thurman Cafe https://thethurmancafe.com/
- Oklahoma- Cattleman’s Steakhouse http://cattlemensrestaurant.com/
- Oregon- Voodoo Doughnut (The Magic is in the Hole) https://www.voodoodoughnut.com/
- Pennsylvania- Alla Famiglia http://allafamiglia.com/
- Rhode Island- The Duck & Bunny http://www.theduckandbunny.com/
- South Carolina- Willy Taco http://www.willytaco.com/home
- Tennessee- Hattie B’s (Nashville Hot Chicken is a thing, and this place usually has a line out the door) http://hattieb.com/
- Texas- Salt Lick BBQ ( Great bbq joint in the Austin/Round Rock area) https://saltlickbbq.com/round-rock-menu/
- Utah- Spitz http://spitzslc.com/
- Virginia- Island Creamery http://islandcreamery.net/
- Washington- Pintxo http://www.pintxoseattle.com/
- Wisconsin- Cheese Castle (Ok, so this isn’t a restaurant but rather a building that looks like a castle that is filled with all kinds of cheese varieties.) https://www.marscheese.com/#