Gearing up for the long drive ahead with a piece of Beecher's© Flagship cheese.
Double Double (Animal Style)
French Fries (also Animal Style)
I know fast food isn't most people's idea of fine dining but I've loved In N Out Burger since I was a child and the nearest one is so far away... we just had to stop. Animal Style!
The first night. Camping on the Wood River in Southern Oregon. Beef Flavored Top Ramen tastes so much better when you're camping.
Fried Catfish
Macaroni & Cheese
NOLA Red Beans & Rice with pork
Tecate Mexican Lager
First day in Portland. Eating dinner at the Delta Cafe & Bar.
Zac's famous Vegan Mexican Lasagna
I found the largest beer I've ever seen at Uwajimaya (an amazing asian supermarket). I bought the largest beer I've ever seen. I drank the largest beer I've ever seen. A 54 ounce Hite Lager from Korea. It wasn't very good.
Bloody Mary from Jam on Hawthorne
Also from Jam on Hawthorne...
"The Bizness" with Hash Browns
Essentially, a Breakfast Reuben. "What's that" you say? OK. Take a Reuben. Replace the Saurkraut with a fried egg. There you go. Delicious.
Chicago Dog from Zach's Shack in Southeast Portland
From Voodoo Donut...
The Holy Grail of donuts: a Maple Bar with 2 strips of Bacon
also pictured,
The Old Dirty Bastard: A Chocolate Glazed Donut topped with Oreo© Crumbles and Peanut Butter
Grilled Cheese Sandwich from the Beecher's Handmade Cheese© Cafe in Seattle
Double Latte from Victrola Coffee Roasters
Mini Huckleberry Cupcake with Huckleberry Buttercream from Cupcake Royale
Glazed Donut with Jelly in the Hole from Top Pot Doughnuts
I ate a $5 Kobe Beef Hot Dog at the top of the Space Needle. I doubt it was really Kobe Beef. I mean c'mon, who uses kobe beef to make hot dogs?!
Some wacky sushi roll from O'hana (a Polynesian/Hawaiian/Japanese restaurant in Seattle). It had Eel, Imitation Crab, Yellowfin, and a bunch of other stuff all wrapped in cucumber
Also from O'hana...
Loco Moco
White rice topped with a Hamburger Patty, Fried Egg, Brown Gravy, Carmelized Onions and Bacon
Macaroni Salad
Eggs Benedict from the Cyclops Cafe & Lounge
Beecher's© Macaroni & Cheese
(eaten immediately after the Eggs Benedict)
Camping on the way home. This time at Amacher County Park in Southern Oregon.
"Chunky Monkey Oatmeal"
Oatmeal with Dark Chocolate and Banana
Things I should've taken pictures of but didn't...
The Alleycat & Sr. Dominguez Fried Egg Sandwiches from the Little Red Bike Cafe in Portland
Oven-Roasted Halibut from Flying Fish in Seattle
OK, I'm ready for another vacation.
