Canters Deli - Los Angeles, CA

One of the best restaurant exteriors anywhere:
Interior is pretty great too:
And it's attached to one of LA's great bars:

Red Roof BBQ - Wewahitchka, FL

This place seems to be open whenever they feel like being open, so we were happy to finally drive by when they were there. This may well be the best burger in northwest Florida:
BBQ was quite good as well:Decor was stellar:
And the guy that owns the place told us that he'll let his car go for $5,000:

River City BBQ - Eufaula, AL

VERY good BBQ at a new place on Highway 431 in Alabama. White sauce and Natural Light are an added bonus.

Gas Station Finds

You never know what you'll come across in an Alabama gas station - check out that label!

Green Olive To Speak At Typecon

We're honored to be speaking at the annual Typecon Conference next week in Los Angeles. We'll be discussing the role that type plays in our graphic design work for restaurants - for example, our poster with type made of spaghetti:

Mobile Post - Dothan Alabama Oyster Bar

All your main food groups.

Top Notch - Austin, TX

This is just an excuse to post the photo of Top Notch from our friends over at Chicken Fried Everything.

More On Those Bacon Dogs

Here's the 'after' shot of those 4505 Meats bacon dogs that we mentioned a few posts back:

Mas Tacos - Nashville, TN

Top-notch fried avocado tacos from the Mas Tacos truck on Thursday nights at Imogene + Willie:

Free Gelato!

On Saturday, July 31, Nashville's Bravo Gelato is giving away free gelato from 12-3 at the Village Green location to celebrate National Gelato Month. See you there...

Googie Burger - Atlanta, GA

The double burger from the newly-opened Googie Burger at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic park - a classic griddled double patty:

Bacon Dogs

Thanks to 4505 Meats and Ryan Farr for the hot dogs - according to the label, they're full of "bacon-filled hot dog bliss." We'll be the judge of that next Monday, AKA Hot Dog Day, at Green Olive Media Atlanta. Check back next week for a full recap.

Hotel Signs - Denver, CO

Just a few of the vintage signs along Colfax Avenue in Denver:

Big Apple BBQ Block Party - New York, NY

Our annual trip to the Big Apple BBQ Block Party was a little different this year...instead of seeing how many different pitmasters' foods we could cram in over a two-day stretch, we mostly hung around our client Pat Martin's rig, helping eat whole hog BBQ for the better part of the weekend.



We did manage to participate in one of our favorite Big Apple BBQ activities - spending ample amounts of time in the Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon area with Julian and Preston Van Winkle, and listening to The Crooners. The band made Julian an honorary member this year, and commemorated the occasion by giving him his own cowbell, which he made good use of on several occasions.

Gus's Fried Chicken - Memphis, TN

I whole-heartedly endorse Gus's as the world's second-best fried chicken...what is it about Tennessee and chicken?

Dyer's Burgers - Memphis, TN

I finally made it to Dyer's in Memphis to try one of their deep-fried burgers...apparently they've been using the same grease for 100 years, and I believe they had a police escort for the grease bucket when they moved the location a while back. Take a look at the bun in the photo - I even saw the cook dip my cheese slice in the fryer for a second to melt it a bit.

Faidley Seafood, Baltimore, MD

I recently had a couple of hours to kill in Baltimore, and all of the food advice that I got had something to do with crabs. "Steamed crabs!" "Boiled crabs!" "Softshells!" I decided on a place called Faidley Seafood, as it has the added bonus of being located inside a market. After having the crab cake here, I can see how the versions that we've come to know in other places have gotten a bad rap. Their 'crab cake' is really just a baseball-sized ball of lump crab - I'm already trying to come up with an excuse to get back there for another. Clams weren't too shabby either:

Lexington Market, Baltimore, MD

I was quite surprised to walk into the Lexington Market in Baltimore with no real idea what was in store...I assumed there would be a few fruit and vegetable stands...I was pleasantly surprised by a huge amout of food stalls with quality signage to boot: