See below for a few of the highlights from a recent Southern Foodways Alliance field trip to Bristol:
Beef sandwich from Ridgewood Barbecue:
The Burger Bar - said to be the site of Hank Williams' last meal:
Sean Brock of McCrady's cooked a three-course trout dinner at the Bristol train station:
Pal's, the best fast food (and building) ever:
Fried bologna sandwich and cheeseburger from the Soda Shoppe in Abingdon, VA:
A round of Valleydale chili dogs overlooking the Bristol Motor Speedway (notice the industrial-strength red dye in those dogs):
Finally, here's Jeff, just before taking some laps around Bristol Motor Speedway (and apparently being scolded by Angie Mosier to keep it under control):
speedway photo by Amy Evans
