I’ve Got 87 Problems But A Meal Ain’t One

I’m baaaaaack.  After five cities, six stops, roughly 25 days, about 87 restaurants, and approximately 3,500 food photos, I snuck back into Atlanta early Wednesday morning.  My head is spinning.  My stomach is at capacity.  My movements are lethargic.  But most importantly, my mind is full of culinary experiences and friendly encounters that will last until I’m worm fodder.

I am still trying to wrap my brain around about what to do with all these notes, pictures, and anecdotes.  I visited some of the most elite restaurants in the country and some of the most mundane of places … often times with surprising results.  I made one of the most unintentional visits to a place sure to end up on my Muff & Buff Tour and found my way to more than a few eating landmarks.

I’ll put out something … probably a series of posts … but I’m just not sure exactly how to go about tackling this mountain of receipts, menus, and illicitly acquired tokens.  For now, I’ll provide you with an approximate list of the 87 restaurants I am positive I found my way to.

Los Angeles	Portland	San Francisco	Seattle	Tampa
25 Degrees Animal Bar Bouchon Bowery George’s Gjelina In-N-Out Ink Sack Kogi Mable’s Matsuhisa MB Post Oki-Dog Papaya King Pink’s Pizzeria Mozza Roscoe’s SAAM Sanamluang Sapp Siem Reap Son of A Gun South Philly Steamed The Standard Urasawa Wurstküche	Acropolis Steak House Apizza Scholls Beast Bunk Bar Grüner Kenny & Zukes Olympic Provisions Rogue Public House Sassy’s Tasty N Sons Voodoo Doughnuts Whiskey Soda Zach’s Shack	Alembic Bocalonne Bun Mee Hog Island Mission Chinese NoPA Out The Door Pizzeria Delfina Ragazza Swan Oyster Bar Tartine The Sentinel	Bastille Beecher’s Benihana BluWater (x2) Canon DeLancey Dick’s Elliot’s Oysters Ezell’s Famous Chicken Lark Le Panier Luncbox Labaratory Maximus Minimus Piroshki Piroshki Poco Wine Room Quinn’s Revel Salumi Sea Garden Seatown Serious Pie Silver Fork Staple & Fancy Steelhead Tacos El Aasadero Taste Tavern Law The Brooklyn The Original Philly’s Torasco’s Walrus & Carpenter	Bern’s SteakHouse La Teresita Taco Bus