February 04, 2006
WADE'S WEEK OF SUPERBOWL FOOD IN DETROIT!
"ON THE ROAD,
THERE'S ROAD FOOD! THERE'S FUEL."
---- Barry Sprague
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WADE FOOD RECAP
SUNDAY:
Right off the plane I ate at Wendy's.
I got a junior cheeseburger - plain
And an order of chicken strips
And... a BIG DR PEPPER.
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MONDAY NIGHT WE HIT ZINGERMAN'S ROADHOUSE
I got the ribs
Niman Ranch pork ribs, cooked for nine hours. Served with Alex's special tomato BBQ sauce, mashed local potatoes and yellow mustard slaw.
and the mac and cheese
Homemade cream sauce and lots of 2-year old raw-milk Vermont cheddar tossed to order with the Martelli family's artisanal macaroni from Tuscany (the best pasta in the world!).
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WE ALSO ATE AT CHAMPPS a few times.
The extra 'p' is for BIG PORTIONS!
(fyi: you can't use your CHAMPS SPORTING GOODS coupons or gift certificates there.)
First time (Sunday, late, late night), I got this chicken peanut sauce thing. It was pretty awesome (enough food for 4 people).
Next time (Wednesday night)...
I got fried Calamari (not bad)
and this weird salad with an umbrella in it.
Rootbeer in a frosty mug was very nice!
Crisa and Candice were our bartenders and they were very sweet.
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BREAKFAST:
The hotel I stayed at had FREE breakfast every day. I stuck to the basics - eggs and bacon, raspberry yogurt, apple and orange juice.
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JUST LIKE HOBOKEN:
Tthursday for lunch we ate at the Johnny Rockets in Detroit. I couldn't believe they had one there too. I had a strawberry shake, O RINGS and a burger. I felt like I was on Washington Street in 'Boken.
