College Town Tour

A Big Bad Breakfast in Oxford, MS….

September 7, 2010

I can’t imagine a restaurant name more enticing than Big Bad Breakfast. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and the adjectives big and bad being used to describe it trigger my curiosity even further. Combine that with the restaurant’s logo including a pig and the fact that the founder is a James Beard [...]

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a post 158 days in the making…

September 6, 2010

I have had a long time to think about this post. 158 days to be exact. That is the amount of time between my first trip to Taylor Grocery and actually getting to eat at Taylor Grocery. Earlier this year, I was in Oxford and made my first attempt at eating in Taylor. Unfortunately, I [...]

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a burger and a beer at the library? Laramie, WY

August 30, 2010

After a fun trip to Fort Collins, Brett and continued west towards California. On this leg of the trip we drove from Fort Collins to Salt Lake City. This required travel through the entire state of Wyoming and passing through Laramie. Laramie is home to the University of Wyoming. I love visiting college towns to [...]

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last meal in Fort Collins

August 27, 2010

After eating at CooperSmith’s, Beau Jo’s, Butter Cream and Walrus the night before, Brett and I still had one more meal to eat at before leaving Fort Collins. The only way to start a day is with a great breakfast right? That was our logic. For this meal our friend, and current Colorado State Student, [...]

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I couldn’t resist, so I went to both… Fort Collins,CO

August 26, 2010

I am a huge fan of ice cream, but I am also a huge fan of cupcakes. So what is one to do when discovering both in Fort Collins? Easy, I decided to visit both.

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pizza crust for dessert Fort Collins, CO

August 24, 2010

Have you ever heard of Colorado style pizza? Neither had I. A trip to Beau Jo’s in downtown Fort Collins changed that for me.

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green chili beer and onion rings Fort Collins, CO

August 23, 2010

This week, I am bringing you the delicious food I discovered while in Fort Collins. In my last post, I brought you beer and onion rings from Vermont, I though this would segue nicely into bringing you the ones I discovered in Fort Collins. Brett and I spent the second night of our Western Road [...]

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a burger a beer and beer cheese soup Lincoln, NE

August 17, 2010

In continuing with the Western Road Trip, I am now bringing you what Brett and I ate for dinner in Lincoln. Earlier, I showed you the delicious ice cream we had at Ivanna cone, but before our ice cream we actually ate dinner.

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Ivanna, you mean I wanna cone… Lincoln, NE

August 16, 2010

I am back from Vermont and had an unbelievable time. I will share with you what I discovered later in the week, but now to continue on with the Western Road Trip… The second stop on my western trip was Lincoln, NE. I had never been to Lincoln before, but was very excited to see [...]

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deep dish taco pizza in Iowa City, Iowa

August 12, 2010

Have you been to Iowa? or Iowa City for that matter? Well I have. This is the first of the dishes that Brett and I had on our western road trip. I had been to the University of Iowa before for swimming, but we would just go to Olive Garden to eat. On this trip [...]

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Taylor tastes a tailgate tour…

August 10, 2010

If you have been following my blog, you probably have noticed that I visit a lot of college towns to discover amazing food ( recently I just got back from a western tour which will include dishes from Colorado State, Cal-Berkeley, Iowa, Nebraska and more. Look for those in the next few weeks) I went [...]

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blueberry beer, sweet potato fries, and a great view Chapel Hill, NC

August 6, 2010

While in Chapel Hill, I heard that I needed to visit Top of the Hill. The problem at first was finding it. I heard that it was located on Franklin St, but what I was not told was to look up. Normally you would find a Franklin St restaurant on street level. Well, Top of [...]

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