bulka wrote:
> For pasties you probably want the U. P., a little out of your way, I'm
> guessing.

Nope, going there. Will definitely look for a pasty.

> Near Detroit, get a Coney dog. Pretty horrible, but a regional
> thing. Somewhere around Ypsilanti I thinnk Kola's Kitchen is still
> around. Interesting soups and the only place I know to eat a muskrat.

Is that a real muskrat or just something called a muskrat?
I've eaten groundhog so how bad could muskrat be? ;-)

> In Chicago, you've got to get a good dog. Italian beef. Tons of
> every kind of ethnic place. Dare to risk gettiing lost in the
> neighborhoods.

Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, won't be anywhere near
Chicago.

> Not a fan of Cincy chili, but it is a thing.

I love the stuff and have had it several times and make
it myself on occasion. Actually just had some on Sunday
as I finally got around to trying Steak and Shake which
opened in Pittsburgh area a couple of years ago but not
anywhere convenient to me. They actually had it on the
menu so I got some to take home - had a steakburger and
shake for dinner (very disappointing). But the Cincy
chile was pretty good.

> And I second the Sterns' Roadfood.
>
> What's your local specialty?

Primanti's sandwiches with the slaw and fries on
the sandwich. They're the original one to do this.
I recently saw something on tv about a place in Chicago
that does the same thing but they're just copycats.

And, of course, there are always pierogi, Mancini's
bread, Isaly's chipped ham and the infamous chipped
ham bbq sandwich. There may be more but can't think
of them right now.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?