Food Food Food!!

I realized that I’ve kind of been glossing over my culinary adventures. Let’s see what I can remember…

Day 2 – I stopped for lunch at the Sugar Pine Café in La Pine. I was craving something other than meat, so I got a grilled chicken salad. So disappointing. It was breaded chicken over iceberg lettuce. At least there were tomatoes and green peppers on it!

Day 3 – Goldys for brunch was spectacular as I described here. Dinner was also described there, but it was an unremarkable dinner at Cedric’s Family Restaurant.

Day 4 – Bogart’s Mexican and Pizza place as described here.

Day 5 – I don’t remember where I ate. I think I had Mexican food, though and it was decent.

Day 6 – Lunch with Annie at Hapa in Boulder. It was pretty tasty. I had a roll called the hamapeno roll that was hamachi with jalapeno. I’ve never had that combination before – it was a simple roll, but really good. Dinner was with Timi at Ling and Louie’s asian fusion in Denver on the 16th Street Mall. The food was pretty good – we totally over-ordered, but had a sizzling plate of chicken and string beans (yummy), a duck dish that was decent and wok fried veggies. I had no complaints about the food, though we weren’t sure if it violated my “no chains” rule. I have never heard of Ling and Louie’s, but it definitely had a chain vibe to it – kind of a P.F. Chang’s feel.

Day 7 – Lunch was at a Mexican restaurant in Rocky Ford. I had "tacos a la king" - three soft tacos (one chicken, one shredded beef, one ground beef). It was pretty standard fare. Dinner was at Bad Habits Sports Bar and Grill where I ate some spicy chicken wings. After driving by the Tyson factory, I couldn't help but picture the chickens these came from and how bloated they were on corn and not being allowed to go outside. I still ate them, though, so how bad can it be to know where your food comes from.

Day 8 – I had dinner at The Pig on Beale Street. Nothing says 4th of July like very tender bbq ribs. They had a sweet sauce and a spicy sauce and I just couldn’t decide between the two! I got the regular order with bbq beans and french fries. It just felt right.

Day 9 - I'm going to try to hit Gus's Famous Chicken in Memphis. It was closed yesterday, but hopefully it will be open today. Jenn highly recommended it, so we'll see.