Right now is one of the favorite times of year for residents of the desert Southwest -- when green chilis are freshly roasted and sold in the parking lots of grocery stores and farmers markets. In Flagstaff, Ariz., chilis are being roasted at the Flagstaff Farmers Market on Route 66, and customers are buying the … Continue reading It’s roasted chili season
Category: Food
Chicago chicken trip
The Chicagoland area is blessed with not one, but two, great fried-chicken restaurants on Route 66. WLS-TV took a trip down the Mother Road to check out these places -- Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket in Willowbrook and White Fence Farm in Romeoville. Both places are more than 50 years old. And they're less than 10 … Continue reading Chicago chicken trip
Notes from the road
--- The bad news in Oklahoma is that the state's turnpike authority will raise toll-road prices an average of 16 percent. The good news is that this probably means more traffic on old Route 66 in the Sooner State. --- On Monday we briefly visited with Dawn Welch, owner of the Rock Cafe in Stroud, … Continue reading Notes from the road
Notes from the road
A few things to move off my plate: --- One of the beneficiaries of federal stimulus package passed earlier this year is a Route 66 bicycle trail in Illinois. According to an Associated Press report, $25,000 in such funds will be used to build a four-way stop signal at an intersection for the Route 66 … Continue reading Notes from the road
They’re Cozy Dogs, not corn dogs
Dave Bakke of the Springfield (Ill.) Journal-Register explains that in Springfield, you order "cozy dogs," not corn dogs at the Cozy Dog Drive-In on Route 66 in south Springfield. “We usually give them funny looks when they say (corn dog),” says the Cozy Dog’s Sue Waldmire. The newspaper decided to do an update about the … Continue reading They’re Cozy Dogs, not corn dogs
‘Man v. Food’ host takes on Springfield eateries
Adam Richman, host of the Food Network's "Man v. Food" series, will film an episode at three Route 66 restaurants in Springfield, Ill., starting Friday, reports the Springfield Journal-Register. Richman's big task is to eat a record five bowls of Firebrand chili in one sitting from Joe Rogers' Original Recipe Chili Parlor. Richman and his … Continue reading ‘Man v. Food’ host takes on Springfield eateries
Chicken-fried bacon
In this warm review by Columbus Alive of Roadhouse 66 Bar & Grille in Worthington, Ohio, this excerpt caught my eye: If you're snacking with your nightcap, an appetizer menu is served until 11:30 p.m. This means you can get a pint of beer with Betty Boop's Tickle Pickles - battered and fried dill wedges … Continue reading Chicken-fried bacon
Notes from the road
A few things to clear off my plate: -- Dawn Welch, owner of the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., told me today that her restaurant would be closed for the July 4 holiday. Roadies who wish to go to their favorite Route 66 hangout on that day are advised to call ahead to make sure … Continue reading Notes from the road
Rooting them out
KFSM-TV in the Fort Smith-Fayetteville area of Arkansas went to a couple of stores that supplied rare sodas in its region in an effort to choose the best root beer. One of the root beers that was among the best was Route 66 Beer. Reporter Charles Perry described it as "a big, aggressive root beer … Continue reading Rooting them out
Popping a top on POPS beer
This flew under my radar, but POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., introduced its own line of beer last year. That's in addition to the 500 types of sodas it sells. It offers POPS Hops Premium Select, Lager and Pilsner, all brewed by Huebert Brewing in Oklahoma City. Jennifer Eve, a spokeswoman for POPS, … Continue reading Popping a top on POPS beer