Here's a delightful item in the A La Carte food and dining column of the Springfield (Ill.) Journal Register: When Frankie Valli performed Wednesday at Sangamon Auditorium, he mentioned that he had eaten dinner the previous evening at the ARISTON CAFE in Litchfield. The statement prompted a round of applause. The Four Seasons crooner said … Continue reading Frankie Valli dines at the Ariston Cafe
Category: Restaurants
“Never doubt Dawn Welch”
Dave Cathey, the Food Dude for The Oklahoman, has a really good article and video about Rock Cafe owner Dawn Welch and the reopening of her historic Route 66 restaurant in Stroud, Okla., after a devastating fire. A choice excerpt: On opening day, the restaurant didn’t have nachos because the cheese warmer wasn’t ready. It … Continue reading “Never doubt Dawn Welch”
POPS nominated for a Nickelodeon award
POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., is a nominee for a Nickelodeon Parents Pick Award, and the ultimate winner is chosen via an online vote. POPS has been nominated for Best Tourist Spot in the Oklahoma City area. The other nominees are the Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, the Paseo … Continue reading POPS nominated for a Nickelodeon award
A treat for you Ohioans
It isn't on Route 66, but this establishment will suffice for folks in the state of Ohio who want to sample the Mother Road within their home state. The Roadhouse 66 Bar & Grille in Westerville, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, opened a few days ago. It features live music and "quirky road food from … Continue reading A treat for you Ohioans
Rock Cafe returns to full service
The media was out in full force Friday for the Rock Cafe's first day of full food service since a fire nearly destroyed the historic Route 66 restaurant in Stroud, Okla., a year ago. Here's a story by KOTV in Tulsa. Here's an Associated Press story. Here's another from BAM's Blog, via the Daily Oklahoman. … Continue reading Rock Cafe returns to full service
Notes from the road
We learned Thursday that longtime roadie Jeff Meyer, aka the Route 66 Roadologist, is in the hospital after having health problems earlier in the week, and he is undergoing tests. Meyer has been exploring Route 66 for more than two decades, is a founding member of the Illinois Route 66 Association, and was given the … Continue reading Notes from the road
In the Mother Road mood
Here's a good video from a YouTube poster from Norway.
Checking in with the Rock
KOTV in Tulsa did a story about the Rock Cafe's imminent full-service reopening. The link to the video is here. It looks like the Route 66 restaurant in Stroud, Okla., is shooting for a Friday as its first day of full service, but it's not a certainty.
Rock Cafe reopens to the public
The Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., reopened to the public for the first time Friday morning since being heavily damaged by a fire nearly a year ago. A couple of contractors need to finish work on the historic Route 66 restaurant, and owner Dawn Welch and her crew could offer only a very limited menu, … Continue reading Rock Cafe reopens to the public
Rock Cafe prepares for reopening
KOTV in Tulsa has a very good article about the impending reopening Friday of the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., after a devastating fire a year ago. The particularly newsworthy parts in the story are about owner Dawn Welch, near the end: Welch has written a cookbook, "Dollars to Donuts" and is due out November … Continue reading Rock Cafe prepares for reopening