Right now I am in Seattle for the 6th stop on the Tailgating Tour, Washington. Although the cuisine in Washington has a very heavy Asian influence, this dish is from my trip to Berkeley. I will bring you the Asian dishes that I discover in Washington later, but for now I am focusing on what I ate at Cha-Am in Berkeley.
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Taylor Takes a Taste » What I take will make you hungry
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 October 13, 2010 - 12:52 pm
glad the burgh treated you well… my boyfriend is from there and boy do i love that place — but where was the yuengling??? its a pennsylvania staple!  October 13, 2010 - 1:05 pm
In 2005 went on a four day four stadium baseball trip that started in Pittsburg and ended in Chicago with the Natti & Cleveland inbetween…PNC was the best park of the four, loved Pittsburgh. Another great post! Boat tailgating you say? Get ready in two weeks for the Vol Navy outside of Neyland!!!  October 13, 2010 - 5:15 pm
Perogies and dental work. A match made in heaven. Keep up the great work mate  October 18, 2010 - 4:28 am
[...] on Beer Pong, Loud Music at Tailgates • In Kansas: For the love of pre-game • Tailgating Pitt dental student style • Finding the Perfect Tailgating Food • Gameday crime changes UTEP tailgating rules • The [...]  October 25, 2010 - 10:12 pm
I was at the game with my wife. We traveled from Northern New Jersey and had a great time. The only thing you missed was the BAND! HAIL TO PITT  October 26, 2010 - 9:57 pm
Very, very, well done. This Pitt fan really enjoyed your work.  October 27, 2010 - 10:52 am
Your photos are great. Too bad that game wasn’t. You really captured the beauty of the North Shore park during the day & night. We keep telling anyone who will listen that Pitt does have a thriving active tailgating community. The band marching in an hour before kick-off and the drumline entertaining on the steps down to the river after each game are also fun to watch. THE PANTHERS ARE MIGHTY!! December 23, 2010 - 3:47 pm
[...] are set up college football on Thursday nights are a regular event. Earlier this season I visited Pitt on a Thursday night while en route to Penn [...] January 17, 2011 - 2:50 am
[...] was in Oxford, MS. Week 2 was in Madison, WI. Week 3, I was at Virginia Tech. Week 4 saw trips to Pittsburgh and State College, [...] February 3, 2011 - 11:14 am
[...] have never been to a Steelers game, but earlier this fall I did watch a game at Heinz field. Heinz Field is home to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but is also used by the Pitt Panthers. Although it [...]
February 28, 2011 - 1:25 am
[...] I went to the Diner, had Peachy Paterno ice cream at Berkey Creamery and then tailgated at the PSU vs Temple Game All [...]
 October 8, 2010 - 6:46 pm
Wicked looking Sammie there Taylor. BLT’s are a late summer early fall treat for us when our tomatoes come in from the garden. The one you had is to die for-  October 30, 2010 - 11:49 pm
Oh my! I just came across your blog and I’ve been drooling over everything! AMAZING pictures! This blt looks amazing! Happy I found you! Mary January 20, 2011 - 3:18 pm
[...] to it. So here it goes. Previously I had shared with you my trip to Ici, the farmer’s market, Cafe Intermezzo, and Cha-Am. I will now bring you the three remaining places I ate at while in Berkeley. Place #1 [...] August 3, 2011 - 10:11 am
[...] Merritt’s Store and Grillin Chapel Hill is famous for its BLT simply because it offers the basic sandwich in one, two or three layers. Californians like to put avocado on their BLTs. [...]
Welcome to Week 5 of the Tailgate Tour. This week I am bringing you the annual battle between The University of Texas Longhorns and the University of Oklahoma Sooners. This was the 105th meeting between these two teams in a rivalry that goes back to 1900. The game is played in the Cotton Bowl on the fair grounds of The State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Here is what I discovered on game day.  October 6, 2010 - 11:51 am
Wow! What an awesome post Taylor!  October 6, 2010 - 12:48 pm
I’m from Colorado, so there is just a little too much Texan pride on this page for my taste. But fried butter? Did I read that correctly? That is insane!  October 6, 2010 - 4:16 pm
I came to see what fried butter looks like though I wanted to tell you that the photos of everything are marvelous. Think I’ll steer clear of the butter though.  October 6, 2010 - 5:39 pm
great post! slightly nauseating, but such bright colors, it’s great that everyone is so willing to be photographed. my family is in OK, and i can so see my grandpa eating fried butter…  October 7, 2010 - 9:10 am
Love this post, but of course I’m an OU fan and when you mix food blogging with OU football, I’m going to LOVE it. You didn’t mention that Texas got their A$$es kicked by OU. How could you?? October 7, 2010 - 10:40 am
Welcome to my neck of the woods mate. You missed out on the cookie dough, but at least your had a deep fried ball of butter to save face. Keep up the photo football glutton tour mate.  October 7, 2010 - 11:46 am
I really enjoy your photo’s. If you are ever around Atlanta you need to give your fans at Jackson Spalding a hollar.  October 7, 2010 - 11:59 am
Fried butter! Now, I’ve seen it all. So, I take it they are like little donut holes filled with cubes of butter that turn liquidy when fried? Awesome!  October 7, 2010 - 3:14 pm
Love the pics of food and the fair!! I’m glad you enjoyed Texas. I live in San Antonio and work in Austin. And yes, you are correct, the fans are extremely dedicated to UT! I hope you can make it down to SA and the Riverwalk. I also suggest, if you like, to try some local mom-and-pop mexican restaurants. The best are on the westside of SA. You won’t be sorry!!  October 7, 2010 - 4:05 pm
What an amazing post, Taylor! Although we are HUGE OU fans – this was also our first Red River Rumble experience and your post describes it perfectly!!! So glad you enjoyed it just as much as we did and we are so proud of our Sooners for the win!! Thanks for capturing some amazing pictures of the fair, fans and game!!! BOOMER SOONER!  October 8, 2010 - 1:30 pm
Fried butter sounds soooo wrong and yet so right! Yummy!  October 9, 2010 - 7:35 pm
I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months now & I have to say it’s now one of my favorite food blogs! If you hadn’t embarked on this tail-gating tour I would have never known what it was! As a Londoner, you can imagine what a culture shock it is but I’m a little sad my university has nothing like this to offer!  October 11, 2010 - 4:22 pm
I love this post! I live in Dallas and I try to either participate in OU/TEXAS weekend or get of town. The fair food is pretty fun and I love all the new cerations everyone comes up with every year. Beautiful photos – you defintely make Fair Park look much pretty than it really is!  October 13, 2010 - 6:10 pm
Great post! I have so many fond memories from the Red River Shootout in my college days. Now I need to take a trip back for a fried foods tour. October 27, 2010 - 1:05 pm
[...] was by no means as dressy as Ole Miss, but was very similar to the Texas vs OU game. You could be in a dress and boots and fit in perfectly fine with someone wearing a t-shirt and [...] January 17, 2011 - 2:50 am
[...] was another month full of tailgating. Starting in Dallas, I then went to Washington, Tennessee and [...] March 16, 2011 - 12:16 am
[...] 4 comments Mmmmm Deep Fried Cookie Dough. In October, while at the State of Fair of Texas for the Red River Rivalry, I discovered this treat. For the last 5 months, I have been wanting to recreate it for myself. [...]  April 7, 2011 - 12:50 am
The shirts are so great! I thought I had seen it all, but they have created some new ones since I’ve been gone  July 28, 2011 - 4:57 pm
I love all these shots you’ve got here, especially documenting all those shirts. It makes me feel right back at home. Hook ‘em!
 October 4, 2010 - 5:01 pm
Looks like an awesome time.  October 5, 2010 - 12:42 am
Please tell me you made it to the Minnesota State Fair while in Wisconsin for four years. I think we talked about how you hadn’t, though. Next year. You should come stay with us, and we can walk to our state fair. Really.  October 5, 2010 - 10:45 am
I have been going to the TX State Fair for years- It looks like you captured it perfectly! Hope you enjoyed everything!  October 7, 2010 - 2:42 pm
What a terrific round up of a day at the Texas State Fair! October 11, 2010 - 3:16 pm
[...] in the week, I brought you a post on the Texas State fair. If you have never been to the fair, I suggest you read that post first. It will give you an idea [...]  October 12, 2010 - 1:18 am
I hate to break it to you…. but cows do not have horns…  October 12, 2010 - 6:49 pm
Oh my, fear those prices for the food. $9 for a corndog, $12 for funnel cake? Really? Ok, at what point do we say no? Who make that kind of money? Who can take a family of 6, without it costing $600 just for the event? Do the math folks, its insane, here, I will do it for you. For the four of us: $30×4 Entree March 15, 2011 - 9:56 pm
[...] 15, 2011 · 0 comments Mmmmm Deep Fried Cookie Dough. In October, while the State of Fair of Texas for the Red River Rivalry, I discovered this treat. For the last 5 months, I have been wanting to [...] March 30, 2011 - 12:51 am
[...] few weeks ago, I shared with you one of my favorite treats from the State Fair of Texas, Deep Fried Cookie Dough, well here is another of my favorite fair [...]  July 2, 2011 - 11:49 am
You’re an idiot…the tickets are .50 a piece so you can cut everything you just said in half…know your facts before you open your ignorant mouth!
In State College I noticed that they had a Farmers’ market going on, this reminded me of the Farmers’ market I saw when I was in Berkeley,CA.  October 1, 2010 - 12:35 pm
Love all the pics of the fruits! Farmers’ markets make me want to cook all kinds of delicious things… January 10, 2011 - 7:53 pm
[...] am just not getting around to it. So here it goes. Previously I had shared with you my trip to Ici, the farmer’s market, Cafe Intermezzo, and Cha-Am. I will now bring you the three remaining places I ate at while in [...]
September 29, 2010 - 1:27 pm
Really enjoy these Taylor, well done! Yeah, Bloody Mary’s are IMO an acquired taste…and even growing up, colleged & working in Wisconsin…I still have not acquired the taste yet. I find on those mornings when I can’t quite get going again…Jack & diet does the trick.  September 29, 2010 - 2:11 pm
I really miss tailgating at Penn State now! That’s the only problem with living in San Francisco. Glad you had a great time around Beaver Stadium!  September 29, 2010 - 4:39 pm
the mysterious game with a team of two each with a beer is called baseball. you picked up on all the rules just from watching.  September 29, 2010 - 6:47 pm
Camera Man Taylor, Speaking for the behalf of The Great White Tailgate, thank you for visiting us and experiencing the love we experience every home game! All of your pictures are amazing. I hope you had the most unique experience a tailgate could bring you in good ole’ Happy Valley! Good luck on your travels and best wishes. Monica September 29, 2010 - 7:03 pm
I know I sound like a broken record-but this series you’re doing is awesome. The oven is wicked, and the beer pong table w/ turf is way cool. Thanks dude, I’m living my tailgating vicarious life thru your pics. September 29, 2010 - 10:39 pm
Damn Fresh muffins and cheesecake? Unless I am headed for destination obese, I best stay away from PA  September 30, 2010 - 1:59 am
Taylor…. flip cup was around at the UW! I played that there much more than beer pong. I was there from 03-07 – flip cup is great! So far it looks like Penn State would be the most fun to tailgate… I hate to admit it though! September 30, 2010 - 2:04 am
Oh… dummy me, I stopped reading when I got to the shock of you never having played flip cup.. when in fact it was a comment about the nail-stump thing. That just seems dangerous. Sorry for the mix up! October 1, 2010 - 1:08 am
[...] season • Tailgating: Don’t Knock It Before You Try It • Tailgating 101 • State College, PA: Welcome to the 3rd largest city in PA… • The basic necessities every barbecue needs to celebrate in style • Vineland High School [...]  October 4, 2010 - 4:05 am
Nice post on this one too. Always wanted to visit PSU.  October 4, 2010 - 12:11 pm
Awww, this post made me so homesick for PSU! I miss my tailgating days!! I’m glad PSU treated you well and you had a great experience in Happy Valley October 6, 2010 - 11:57 am
[...] 1 comment Last Friday, I was in State College preparing for stop #4 on the Tailgating Tour at Penn State. Today I am in Dallas getting ready for tour stop #5 The Red River Rivalry. With this game taking [...]  October 7, 2010 - 8:22 pm
My alma mater!! This post is great and brings back soo many good memories. You should have gone in for the game, there’s nothing in the world like Penn State Football. Greatest show on earth. October 11, 2010 - 3:00 pm
[...] 11, 2010 · 0 comments A few weeks ago, I was in State College for the 4th stop on my tailgating tour. While in Happy Valley, I had some amazing ice cream and witnessed first hand the impressive [...]  October 12, 2010 - 11:27 am
that game is not called baseball it is called beerball and the cans start upside down October 14, 2010 - 9:55 am
[...] until recently seeing it in photos from Taylor Takes a Taste’s trips to Virginia Tech and Penn State. I was obviously curious and did a little research. For a complete list of rules and variations you [...] October 24, 2010 - 10:46 pm
[...] Surprise! Here is a bonus tailgate for you. The Thursday before my Saturday of tailgating at Penn State, I stopped by Pitt to see how they tailgate when Miami comes to [...]  October 28, 2010 - 10:47 am
Just came across your blog and your tailgating tour — love it! Thanks for showing off Penn State pride. Looking forward to catching up on your other stops, though THIS is the happiest place on Earth November 1, 2010 - 1:52 pm
[...] Penn State, I saw this washers game from afar, but this is the first time I learned about how to play. You [...] January 5, 2011 - 1:24 pm
[...] I arrived on campus around 10:30 a.m. and parked in the grass lots over by the soccer fields. On the left is what it looked like when I arrived and on the right is what the lot looked like when I left. I said it before, and I will say it again. I realize that this was a Thursday and not a true impression of what tailgating in Tuscaloosa can be. With the way TV contracts are set up college football on Thursday nights are a regular event. Earlier this season I visited Pitt on a Thursday night while en route to Penn State. [...]  May 18, 2011 - 4:29 am
Aah, I absolutely love your blog, and of course, the fact that you went to UW just makes you that much cooler! I am currently a student at UW, and I love reading your blog entries about Wisconsin. August 25, 2011 - 12:12 am
[...] Penn State [...] August 25, 2011 - 9:34 am
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[...] Penn State [...]  October 30, 2011 - 8:09 pm
This is a great article! So many people don’t know what to expect the first time they come to a Penn State game. Many are overwhelmed. The pictures are especially helpful to prepare people for the huge event it is at every home game! February 24, 2012 - 10:13 pm
[...] 6. Penn State [...] February 24, 2012 - 10:15 pm
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September 27, 2010 - 1:39 pm
As a PSU alum I love seeing my alma mater on this blog! And the Creamery is definitely a must-visit when you head to PSU. My parents never left State College w/o stopping there for ice cream! September 27, 2010 - 2:44 pm
Now I’m craving ice cream from the Creamery! Glad you liked it and can’t wait for your PSU tailgate post!  September 28, 2010 - 12:17 pm
What can I say? Mmm. Looks like peach was a good choice. September 29, 2010 - 1:43 am
Yep…made me hungry:)  September 30, 2010 - 10:43 am
My daughter at Ohio State swears Jeni’s on High Street is the best ice cream she has ever had in her life and we haven’t been able to taste yet when we visit her in the Short North due to the lines!!!!! Now I see from her blog Alton Brown and the Food Network think so as well so the lines should be beyond insane now. Make sure u try it when you venture there, love your blog, your photograph is simply brilliant and makes my mouth water. September 30, 2010 - 10:46 am
just saw you can buy a pint of it in charlotte at dean and deluca’s October 6, 2010 - 11:59 am
[...] 2010 · 12 comments Welcome to the 4th stop on the tailgating tour. Now that I have had my Peachy Paterno, I was ready to check out the tailgating scene in Happy Valley. I was present for the September [...] October 11, 2010 - 3:17 pm
[...] I was in State College for the 4th stop on my tailgating tour. While in Happy Valley, I had some amazing ice cream and witnessed first hand the impressive tailgating skills that PSU fans have. There was one more [...]  October 12, 2010 - 1:31 pm
I have to agree with Cathy, Jeni’s on High Street in Columbus is amazing. You have to try it when you are there on the 27th and then rewrite the post atleast acknowledging that Berkey Creamery was up against Jeni’s.  October 12, 2010 - 1:57 pm
Thank you Cathy and Kate R for the suggestion! I will definitely check out Jeni’s when I am in Columbus! June 1, 2011 - 11:00 am
[...] Berkey Creamery, State College, PA [...]
Right now I am in State College, PA, on the campus of Penn State. I am here for the 4th stop on my tailgating tour. In touring campus today, I made a trip to PSU’s creamery. Next week I will share with you what I discovered there, but since I have brought up the subject of ice cream in a college town I wanted to share with you a delicious place I found in Berkeley,CA.  September 24, 2010 - 6:47 pm
Those look really yummy! When you are at Penn State you must visit the Creamery and try Peachy Paterno. I’m looking forward to reading about your upcoming visit here in Happy Valley! Have a great time. September 24, 2010 - 8:04 pm
Thanks Gina, I actually went to the Creamery earlier today and had the peachy paterno! so good The post will be up monday January 7, 2011 - 12:22 am
[...] I am just not getting around to it. So here it goes. Previously I had shared with you my trip to Ici, the farmer’s market, Cafe Intermezzo, and Cha-Am. I will now bring you the three remaining [...]
 September 23, 2010 - 9:26 am
YEAH HOKIES!  September 23, 2010 - 10:18 am
Those Hokies really know how to do it! My daughter was there looking at the school with my Brother and his family. Their daughter is a freshman and both he and his wife are alumni. They had a great time at the game and the tailgate party! sprucehillblog.com September 23, 2010 - 10:32 am
Corn wrapped with bacon-why didn’t I think of that?  September 24, 2010 - 9:24 am
Your documentation of these tailgates is just awesome. I’m loving this series! September 24, 2010 - 2:27 pm
Thanks Amanda, I can’t wait to see an Auburn tailgate in November! September 29, 2010 - 1:29 pm
Definitely taking this Hammer, Nails, Log drinking game idea with me next time we’re “Up North” Plenty of logs & drinking in Northern Wisconsin! September 29, 2010 - 4:20 pm
[...] Hokie Joker Makes It Big! At the ECU football game, I dressed up as the maroon and orange Joker. A professional photographer asked to take my picture and put it on his blog. Maybe you should go take a look at it. See if you can fine ole Hokie Joker [...] October 1, 2010 - 1:07 pm
[...] Takes a Taste continued on his college campus tour in Blacksburg, Virginia to check out some Hokie tailgating. I have to agree that this is a well done tailgating [...] October 4, 2010 - 3:28 am
Nice, Go Hokies! October 14, 2010 - 9:53 am
[...] unaware of the game until recently seeing it in photos from Taylor Takes a Taste’s trips to Virginia Tech and Penn State. I was obviously curious and did a little research. For a complete list of rules and [...] October 21, 2010 - 9:00 pm
[...] is what the main parking lot looked on Friday. Similar to VA Tech, if you are still in this lot on game day and don’t have a pass. You will be [...]  November 11, 2010 - 10:28 am
Great meeting you on the plane! These photos are great! They definitely show our Hokie spirit and taste of food  December 8, 2010 - 5:59 pm
Glad to see my dog made it onto the blog! Sam made that boston butt bone disappear in about 30 seconds… January 5, 2011 - 1:24 pm
[...] student tailgates similar to Wisconsin there. Tailgating in the parking lots reminded me a lot of Virginia Tech. The asphalt was used for parking, while the grass traffic islands were full of tents and [...] January 20, 2011 - 3:17 pm
[...] of the year. Week 1 of September was in Oxford, MS. Week 2 was in Madison, WI. Week 3, I was at Virginia Tech. Week 4 saw trips to Pittsburgh and State College, [...]  March 1, 2011 - 9:02 pm
Wow… I’m so glad to see that you had a good time in Hokie Nation. My husband and I both went there and I have had season tickets since I graduated and we make it to all the home games and travel with them often as well (we’re such a Hokie family that our not quite 2-year old daughter points to herself when we ask her where the Hokie is). But, you only found the tip of the tailgating iceberg in Blacksburg. Behind the East-side stands (the student section) is an older area of Blacksburg and lots of amazing tailgates (of course with delicious food!). Hope you make it back soon and GO HOKIES!!! April 8, 2011 - 4:01 pm
[...] We also wanted to give a shout out to Taylor who was also on tour in Blacksburg on Thursday. He has a blog called Taylor Takes a Taste and has more pictures and tailgating insight, here. [...]  July 11, 2011 - 8:29 pm
Thank you for sharing that awesome post… it is all over twitter now.  July 24, 2011 - 6:35 pm
These make me miss home so much! VT tailgates are truly an experience all their own. Go Hokies!
September 20, 2010 - 6:42 pm
Holy shit, all I had was overdone corn bread and chicken that tasted like it came from Randy Savage’s speedo. A fillet would be as common as a STD free coed.  September 30, 2010 - 3:06 am
as a hokie alumna, i can totally vouch for this. believe it or not, owens, the dining hall on the other end of campus, is even better! glad you enjoyed your trip to good ol’ virginny. October 4, 2010 - 3:52 am
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The Waspy Redhead - I always order Pad Thai when I’m trying a new restaurant. I use it as my litmus test to figure out if I like the place or not. I do get more adventurous when I’m ordering from a familiar Thai restaurant. You should try curries, they really are delicious. Green curry with coconut milk is one of my favorites.
Gorgeous photographs as always!
mallory m - pad thai is one of my staples as well…. my other go to is Tom Kha- it’s a coconut milk based soup with chicken and lemongrass- a lot of places add mushrooms as well. its got great spices as well.. i highly reccomend it!