I'm glad to see this finally show up on YouTube: the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Drives" paid a visit to Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe on Route 66 in Victorville, Calif., a few years ago. https://youtu.be/n3ILD8Tfbd4 The food is fabulous, and the retro atmosphere at the restaurant almost matches it.
Category: Food
Using video to sell books
This sounds counterintuitive, but publishers and authors are using videos and other multimedia to help promote the written word. That includes Ron Chavez, former owner of the famed but long-closed Club Cafe on Route 66 in Santa Rosa, N.M. He posted a video on YouTube today to promote his 2008 collection of short stories and … Continue reading Using video to sell books
A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
For an all-too-brief period, Terry Wrinkle resurrected Wrink's Market, the longtime Route 66 business in Lebanon, Mo., owned and operated by his late father Glenn Wrinkle. When Terry shut down the business in 2009, the future of the building looked cloudy. However, in recent weeks, the old Wrink's Market has found new life with D.C. … Continue reading A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
Illinois-only store opens in Carlinville
A store that specializes only in Illinois-made products operates in a former post office building on the historic downtown square of Carlinville, Ill., according to the Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Carlinville -- and its square -- had an alignment of Route 66 from 1926 to 1932. It's called Market on the Square, run by a … Continue reading Illinois-only store opens in Carlinville
A Bobcat Bite burger
An earlier report about green chile cheeseburgers in New Mexico reminded me of the Bobcat Bite restaurant, on an very old alignment of Route 66 in Santa Fe. This excellent clip from a documentary shows how these great burgers are made: https://youtu.be/SD2cI1i2vqQ
A burger too good to be at just one place
A green chile cheeseburger created eight years at a market in the tiny Route 66 town of Laguna, N.M., has garnered so much acclaim, it's listed in the state tourism department's Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail and the sandwich has been replicated at two other nearby locations, reported the Cibola County Beacon. The Laguna Burger, as … Continue reading A burger too good to be at just one place
Midpoint Cafe placed on the market
Fran Houser has put her Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas, up for sale after a 20-year tenure in which she elevated it to a prime stop for travelers on Route 66. Houser said in a phone interview Friday that the asking price is $195,000. Those interested should call her home phone at 806-538-6380. The Midpoint, … Continue reading Midpoint Cafe placed on the market
Grease the wheels
This is an enjoyable program called "Greaseweek," where our intrepid cyclist starts on Route 66 from Pasadena, Calif., all the way to the end of Route 66 in Santa Monica. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vuFSxtdQJ4 I also learned a few things. For instance, I didn't know the Arroyo Seco sported a bicycle trail, and I'll have to investigate the … Continue reading Grease the wheels
Rolling out the Red Carpet
Today produced a plethora of news stories about the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival. Of course, when you essentially are holding a party in 13 towns along 90 miles of the Mother Road, it will draw media attention. A roundup of the news items: --- WJBC radio filed this report from Pontiac, which … Continue reading Rolling out the Red Carpet
“Man vs. Food” host visits World’s Largest Rocker
Adam Richman, host of the Travel Channel's "Man vs. Food" program, yesterday visited Fanning 66 Outpost on Route 66 in Fanning, Mo., including the complex's World's Largest Rocker. Sure enough, Fanning Outpost has posted on its Facebook page several photos of Richman, including having a seat on the rocker. Richman wasn't there to take on … Continue reading “Man vs. Food” host visits World’s Largest Rocker