Have you heard LCD Soundsystem's "New York, I love you but you're bringing me down"? Well if you haven't, or you'd like to see Kermit the frog sing it, then just dance your little mouse this way. Anyway... that was kinda the point I had reached with Smalltown.
Only I don't love Smalltown. I'm just not quite a Smalltown girl. But for some reason I just keep moving from one Smalltown to another for... ya know... the almighty dollar. There-fore... I take singular joy in roadtrips. Love them.
It should surprise exactly none of you that when I vacation, I eat damn well.
So should you happen to be in Decatur, Georgia anytime soon... I have some recommendations. Because, yes, it was all good.
It was Fish & Chips night when I showed up on Friday, but I chose the Turkey Reuben with their signature steak fries instead. I washed it all down with a Leinenkugel Creamy Stout (and a half). It was all crazy delicious.
Warning: You won't get three pickle spears with your sandwich unless you eat with two pickle-hating friends who also order sandwiches.
Mmmm... They have ice cream, sure, but we were more intrigued by the wide selection of things dipped in chocolate. We had marshmallows covered in chocolate. Sadly, they looked... awkward... in pictures. : ) But they tasted exactly how they should. There's something so comforting about a fresh marshmallow coated in chocolate.
Excuse me, I just drooled a little bit. Let's move on.
We met some friends at the Flying Biscuit one day for brunch and this might have been my favorite meal of the trip. I ordered the Clifton Omelette which is, according to their menu, "three large farm fresh eggs with goat cheese, mushrooms & fresh basil, topped with spicy tomato coulis." To the right there, you will see what my travel companion and I could not leave untested, the cinnamon roll pancake.
Not pictured: the "dreamy creamy grits" that finally did what Smalltown could not do by convincing me that grits could in fact be desirable. And actually, in this case, hella good.
Now just so you know, it wasn't just all fun and games dining out. We also made up a wicked good vegetarian stuffed bell pepper recipe that we ate on for two days. The pictures I took were lacking so you'll just have to wait until I make that recipe again. I have a feeling it will happen sooner rather than later.
Annnnd... Sunday before I left, we made cupcakes.
Blue velvet cake, Julia Child's Italian Meringue icing, and Andes Crunchy Peppermint bits (no, not bacon). They were Olympic themed but I think the lighting of this pic doesn't quite communicate that. Go U.S.A.!
Speaking of those Olympics... I'm going to watch a bit more of them tonight before I turn in. And when I do turn in... I wouldn't mind dreaming of a Decatur breakfast.
7 comments:
I can't believe you ousted some of our food experiences in the name of aesthetics!!
Blue velvet! My God girl, you're about to rip the fabric of the universe open with that one.
kmari03: I know... but the one picture I took of a pepper was completely out of focus. The mixture in the pan... well... you know how appetizing that looked. I'm going to give that recipe it's own post. : )
mmm, reuben & stout, woulda been my choice too!
You're makin me look forward to my roadtrip in a few weeks up to Alexandria.
we have a Kilwin's in Williamsburg now!
I wanna foodie road trip!
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