Regional/Local Cuisine Poll

[OrangePixyStix]

I'm concerned about the folks who have not had a tamale and wish there were a way for me to share mine with you (if there were any left, ha!). I take it for granted how prevalent good Mexican and Tex-Mex food is here, and realize that is just not available everywhere else. But I am sure there are delicious things you have access to that I don't, so now I am curious.

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town?

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy?

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal?

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before?

[Deleted]

May 31, 2012 8:29:11 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

I'm concerned about the folks who have not had a tamale and wish there were a way for me to share mine with you (if there were any left, ha!). I take it for granted how prevalent good Mexican and Tex-Mex food is here, and realize that is just not available everywhere else. But I am sure there are delicious things you have access to that I don't, so now I am curious.

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? A coronarita. They're amazing! Also anything from the mom-and-pop Mexican food places around here. Also, there is a town called Gruene (pronounced Green) that has AMAZING German food and German culture.

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? Tomatoes, peaches, oranges, grapefruit..

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal? We have a place close by who has the best burgers in the area. Other than that, not that I can remember. Wurstfest comes to mind though. German food. German beer. Deep fried anything

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? Shiner! I'm 1 hour away from the brewery!

[OrangePixyStix]

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? obviously tamales , kolaches, Mexican Martini to drink, Shiner Bock beers, crawfish, and steak or BBQ.

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? it's watermelon season, so those are everywhere

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal? We have great Mexican food and Seafood since we are near the coast. Great abundance of oysters, shrimp, fish, and crawfish and we have a good selection of seafood restaurants from the cheap all the way up to the ritzy. Also, there is a Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant on almost every corner, some better than others.

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? From Houston we have St. Arnold's Microbrewery that has a wonderful Amber and a light beer called Lawnmower. I have been to the brewery and it's very nice. For wine, I like Messina Hof vineyards, especially their reds.

[MissusTexas]

I'm just going to use Austin/RR as my region since I still consider it home and CS doesn't have anything.

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? If we had time, I'd drive them to Lockhart for some real BBQ and then to Round Rock for the donuts!

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? Texas peaches are the BEST.

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal? Austin is known for it's variety of food, but there are several world famous and award winning BBQ joints in the area.

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? Tito's handmade vodka, and no.

[sitnspin]

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? hmm...I guess craft beers are pretty popular. We also have some Finger Lakes wines that people like.

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? Apple season in the fall is VERY popular in Upstate NY.

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal?

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? we have both right in our little city!



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[OrangePixyStix]

Tito's is the best! We have a bottle at home, it's almost gone. They also sponsor one of the tailgates that I usually go to when I make it back to ATX for a UT game.

[Deleted]

Tito's vodka is amazing. I need to introduce H to it. I used to drink it at parties in San Marcos.

And missus, Texas peaches ARE amazing, oh my god.

[watsonwedding2011]

Breakfast: Golden nugget pancake house
Lunch: Holly's diner
Dinner: Marion's pizza
All of those are Ohio only restaurants.

[panicked]

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town?
Primanti Bros. Sandwich and a Rolling Rock beer

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy?
Not really.

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal?
Primanti Bros., it's a Pittsburgh icon. You must eat there if you enter the Pittsburgh city limits. It's the law.

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person
I left the city before I realized how good beer and wine are.

[louietunes]

Kansas City is famous for BBQ. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a BBQ restaurant around here. I'm not a fan of most of them, though, because I prefer spicy over sweet sauces, and most of them are molasses based around here.

I insist people go to Gates BBQ, though. The sauces are spicy, the meat is smoked, and the experience is...um...interesting. They yell at you when you walk in the door, so you better know what you want before you get there. There is no "reading the menu" time.

I love Boulevard beer, which is a local brewery. D and I haven't had a chance to take the tour yet, though.

[Bridey]

Los Angeles.....just about anything you could want.

[alabasterangel]

Menonite made cheese curds, Amish baked pastries, and a Stromboli from my new favorite tiny restaurant.

[MyName]

May 31, 2012 9:29:12 GMT -5 Bridey said:

Los Angeles.....just about anything you could want.

Same for NYC. I guess pizza would be something I'd want people to try, but we really have the best of everything. Pick any ethnicity, and you can find a great restaurant.

[lizo11]

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? not really, there is a little bit of everything here, but nothing "OH MY GOD you jus HAVE to try this!!

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? Corn, I know it sounds weird, but we have really good white and yellow corn here

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal? there are some really good seafood places, that are dinky shacks, but have amazing food, but it comes from MD and not here.

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? We actually have a ton of great wineries around here. (Not quite Oregon, or CA wine, but still pretty good) One of my favorites is Notaviva Winery, but they take a different approach, and pair wine with music, instead of with food. (http://www.notavivavineyards.com/) I guess that would be more of answer for question one, I would probably take people out to the wineries, if they came to visit

[OrangePixyStix]

May 31, 2012 9:36:20 GMT -5 MyName said:

May 31, 2012 9:29:12 GMT -5 Bridey said:

Los Angeles.....just about anything you could want.

Same for NYC. I guess pizza would be something I'd want people to try, but we really have the best of everything. Pick any ethnicity, and you can find a great restaurant.

What about street food or food trucks? Anything like that you think is special or different?

I know in New Orleans it's all about the Lucky Dogs on the streets, and in Austin there are pizza joints and taco stands for street fare.

[lizo11]

May 31, 2012 9:36:20 GMT -5 MyName said:

May 31, 2012 9:29:12 GMT -5 Bridey said:

Los Angeles.....just about anything you could want.

Same for NYC. I guess pizza would be something I'd want people to try, but we really have the best of everything. Pick any ethnicity, and you can find a great restaurant.

NYC has the best bagels. Just saying!

[glw]

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? Steamed blue crabs, National Bohemian beer (aka Natty Boh)

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? We have tons of varieties of apples here and it's fun to go to a pick-your-own place.

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal? Crabcakes. They're just not as good anywhere else. Also, pit beef and pulled pork. Yum!

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? Yep, tons of each! I don't typically like MD wine (too sweet) but there are so many good microbreweries around here.
If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? We go several times a year for wine or beer tastings and festivals. There's at least one big one every month. It's a really popular thing to do around here. My favorite breweries are Clipper City, Fordham, and Flying Dog. My favorite wineries are Black Ankle, Boordy, and Elk Run.


ETA: Chesapeake oysters are also super popular, but they ick me out.

[MyName]

May 31, 2012 9:44:18 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

May 31, 2012 9:36:20 GMT -5 MyName said:

Same for NYC. I guess pizza would be something I'd want people to try, but we really have the best of everything. Pick any ethnicity, and you can find a great restaurant.

What about street food or food trucks? Anything like that you think is special or different?

I know in New Orleans it's all about the Lucky Dogs on the streets, and in Austin there are pizza joints and taco stands for street fare.

I try to steer clear of street meat, but there has been an explosion of food trucks. I haven't really tried many things because they're usually around at lunch time and I stick to boring lunches.

Actually, I think one thing that is cool here are all the rooftop bars. Great views, (usually) expensive drinks, nice atmosphere. I think that is very NYC.

Liz011 - YES! How could I forget bagels?! OMG, the best ones I have ever had in my life are from a little shop near where we first lived in Brooklyn - huge, crispy, chewy...mmmm. Their everything bagel is amazing. I know what I'm doing Saturday morning now!

[knavy]

People who say seafood from the coast of Texas or Florida is good make me sad.

[MyName]

May 31, 2012 10:06:13 GMT -5 knavy said:

People who say seafood from the coast of Texas or Florida is good make me sad.

Yeah - nothing beats New England seafood!

[Deleted]

knavy, we have a plan to go up to Maryland and try crab cakes and Maine to get lobster one of these years!

[OrangePixyStix]

May 31, 2012 10:06:13 GMT -5 knavy said:

People who say seafood from the coast of Texas or Florida is good make me sad.

Snob!






I admit I put a lot of spice and lemon juice on my fish, but it's not the worst fish I've had. At least they debone and filet it here before serving it to you, some places (especially overseas) just serve the whole fish to you with the head and bones still on it.

[knavy]

May 31, 2012 10:09:47 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

May 31, 2012 10:06:13 GMT -5 knavy said:

People who say seafood from the coast of Texas or Florida is good make me sad.

Snob!






I admit I put a lot of spice and lemon juice on my fish, but it's not the worst fish I've had. At least they debone and filet it here before serving it to you, some places (especially overseas) just serve the whole fish to you with the head and bones still on it.

I'm not a snob, I didn't know any better when I was from TX either. Cold water seafood is the best! You don't need to add anything to it for it to taste amazing. I don't think I can eat seafood from the south ever again.

[MissusTexas]

May 31, 2012 10:06:13 GMT -5 knavy said:

People who say seafood from the coast of Texas or Florida is good make me sad.

I tried raw oysters in California and we sent them back because they were so salty! The best I've ever had are our Gulf oysters and some in Australia.

I've never had real New England seafood, but I will someday!

[duff]

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? Green chile.

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? Green chile.

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal? Green chile.

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? Oooh, this is a hard one. ABQ and Santa Fe have some pretty awesome breweries and wineries here. My fave beers are a toss up between Marble Brewery's Red Ale (which is more like a red IPA...it's hoppier than their IPA, which is also amazing) and La Cumbre Brewery's IPA. In fact, La Cumbre won a gold medal at the World Beer Championship for their IPA. As far as wine goes, I'm in love with St. Clair and Blue Teal wineries.

And yes, I visit at least one brewery every week (for the most part), and go on tours/tastings several times a year. Wineries we don't visit much, but I go to St. Clair a couple of times a year...their service is really, really bad, otherwise we'd go more.


Can you tell what the two major food groups are at Casa de Duff?

[sapphire bou]

I'm going to answer for a 60 mile radius, not just my town.

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town? 6 months ago, I would have said Dublin Dr Pepper, but they shut down and left me out of a job. (Sorry, short rant.) There's nothing too specific to this area of Texas, but you've got your local wine and of course BBQ or Mexican. There's also Veldhuizen Cheese.

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy? tomatos, peppers, peaches

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal? There's a cafe called the Koffee Kup Family Restaurant that is very popular especially for motorcyclists as it is on a great highway.

Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before? The place we got married! Brennan Vineyards. There's also Bluff Dale Winery.

[louietunes]

I :heart: green chile.

[winofairy]

Forgive me but I sometimes I get windy, ramble, and get carried away when I start talking about things......With me you get local favorites along with facts and some history...LOL

What food or drinks would you insist on a visitor having if they were visiting your town?

*Eat at Zipp's. Zipp's is a fabulous little burger joint located in the Mount Lookout (near downtown Cincinnati) and has been serving burgers for over 80 years. They are consistently awarded the best burger in the city

*Eat at Skyline Chili. Cincinnati chili is well known throughout the world. Additions like Chocolate and Greek spices make it unlike any other style chili. The Chili can be on coney dogs, spaghetti, french fries, and burritos. These yummy yummy concoctions are also mounded with a ton of shredded cheese. Skyline Chili can be found throughout the city

*Eat at Buskens bakery. Buskens is Cincinnati's local bakery. They make everything from donuts to fresh baked bread. They even make little hot-dog buns for conies. Buskens main store is located in Hyde Park, about 3 miles north of downtown. They have locations throughout Cincinnati. They also serve up a great cup of coffee and there is almost always a line in the morning for their sugary goodness

*Eat at Montgomery Inn Ribs. These Cincinnati ribs are famous throughout the world. There are two locations. One in Old Montgomery and the other right on the river.

*Visit the Hofbrauhaus House. This is a copy of the German original actually a few feet outside of Cincinnati's city limits, but is still deemed a local Cincinnati favorite. Huge long wooden tables adorn the inside and they have a very nice large beer garden on the outside. We Cincinnatians love to swill down beer out of mugs bigger than our heads, they even brew some of their own beer and it is fabulous. The food is a combination of bar food and German inspired favorites. Hofbrauhaus is actually located just across the river from downtown in Newport KY

*Eat some Graeter's ice cream. You just can't come to Cincinnati without eating a little Grater's. They make their ice ream the old fashioned way, slow churned, with very little air. This makes a dense ice cream that is creamy beyond compare. Their biggest seller is the raspberry chocolate chip. They have locations throughout the Cincinnati area, but the most charming store is located on Hyde Park Square.

Is there a local fruit/veggie that is seasonally grown, and that is widely available for cheap that you enjoy?

I wouldn't say that I enjoy these but the Paw Paw tree is a native Ohio fruit tree, and a cluster of Paw Paw fruit tastes like banana custard.

Also, nearly half of Ohio's total acreage is farmland. The state's biggest crops are feed corn and soybeans, but farmers also cultivate more than 40 fruits and vegetables. Two of the state's biggest fruit crops are grapes and apples.

Cincinnati has Findlay Market which is Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market and one of Cincinnati's most cherished institutions. The Market is located just blocks from downtown in Over-the-Rhine, a dense historic neighborhood rich in 19th century architecture. Findlay Market is home year-around to about two dozen indoor merchants selling meat, fish, poultry, produce, flowers, cheese, deli, and ethnic foods

Any particular type of food or dish your town's eateries are known for, or prepare very well? If not, what is your favorite restaurant meal?


Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse (the original downtown) is my all time local favorite. It's a 1940's French Art Deco New York Steakhouse that has a vibrant atmosphere. Mr. Ruby writes a story line for every one of his restaurants. Much like a Broadway show, everything follows that tale. This restaurant tells the story of his life growing up in the restaurant business in New York and New Jersey.

Virtually every national sports star, Hollywood star and rock star choose to dine at Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse when they visit Cincinnati. The menu features dry aged (on premises up to 65 days) USDA prime beef. If you like seafood they also have a fresh raw and sushi bar, as well as seafood entrees.


Do you have a favorite local wine or beer? If yes, have you been to visit that vineyard or brewery in-person before?

Woodstone Creek started out just 45 minutes north of Cincinnati, in January of 1999. Within two years, Woodstone had outgrown their space and relocated (something out of the ordinary for Ohio) by moving into an old factory building surrounded by urban redevelopment. It's now centrally located and just 10 minutes from downtown and only a few blocks from Xavier University. They also are the first licensed micro-distillery in Ohio. They produce wines, brandy, honey liqueur, five grain bourbon, single malt whiskey, rum, gin, bierschnapps and vodka.

I have visited the place several times as I used to live very close to the new location. I've had their Riesling and Cabernet. Both are very tasty. I haven't tried any of their other spirits yet.

We also had Hudepohl Brewing Company. It was established in Cincinnati in 1885. In 1986 Hudepohl combined with Schoenling Brewing Company. Today, the Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.

Hudepohl-Schoenling operated in Cincinnati as an independent brewer until late 1997 when the brewery was sold to Boston Beer Company the brewers of Samuel Adams Beer. Hudepohl-Schoenling brands would continue to be brewed and packaged in Cincinnati under contract by Boston Beer Company, which had renamed the Schoenling Brewery to "Samuel Adams Brewery." This arrangement continued until 2001 when the contract was not renewed by Boston Beer Company.

Hudepohl-Schoenling has many brands of beer, which included Little Kings Cream Ale, Hudy Delight, Hudy Gold, Christian Moerlein, Mt. Everest Malt Liquor, Burger and Burger Light (the company also produced a successful line of iced teas and juice drinks under the Tradewinds name).

The family who owned Hudepohl-Schoenling elected to exit the beer business in 1999 (they retained the Tradewinds iced tea and juice drink line), but sold the domestic beer brands to companies outside of Cincinnati OH. Little Kings, Hudy Delight and the Moerlein brands remain in production under contract brewing arrangements with other regional brewers.

IMO the Little Kings, Hudy Delight and the Moerlein brand beers are disgusting. They have never tasted good to me so I refuse to drink them!

In March 2004, a Cincinnati resident who was successful in the beverage industry purchased the Hudepohl-Schoenling brands and recipes to bring back the ownership to Cincinnati.

The Hudepohl building on Gest street (formerly Mill street near downtown) sadly has been in the process of being deconstructed.


I am sorry my post is so long! Hopefully you made it this far ;D

[OrangePixyStix]

Well I know who to consult with before going to Cincinnati!

Thanks for the thorough list, Wino. I knew of the spaghetti/chili combo, but I still think that sounds weird. Give me corn bread or white rice with my chili, TYVM! I know spaghetti is primarily a Cincinnati-thing, though, so I guess I would consider trying it just to say that I had.

[winofairy]

May 31, 2012 11:20:48 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

Well I know who to consult with before going to Cincinnati!

Thanks for the thorough list, Wino. I knew of the spaghetti/chili combo, but I still think that sounds weird. Give me corn bread or white rice with my chili, TYVM! I know spaghetti is primarily a Cincinnati-thing, though, so I guess I would consider trying it just to say that I had.

Ewwwwe cornbread with chili! Or even white rice? Yuck! I love sour cream and Frito chips with my Tex-style chili.

Skyline is actually very tasty. You would be surprised how awesome chili covered spaghetti loaded with shredded cheese, (and if you like bean or onions) a few sprinkles of hot sauce and oyster crackers can taste.