What Food is Your City Famous For?

I have given up my days as a sous chef, but for good reason. My wife has owned a dance competition business(VIP Dance) since before we were married, and ran it with her parents. This year, for the first time, she will be in total control. Now, more than ever she needs my help, and my job will be to drive across the country with a van full of music equipment and dance paraphernalia.

I chose to look at this not as an interruption to my culinary adventure through life but a window to new flavors that need to be discovered. I feel that the best food is not what you find at the most expensive restaurants around the country but in the recipes that are passed on from one generation to the next. So that is what I am looking for as I go out on the road this winter and spring. I am looking for the best dishes at the best mom and pops restaurants in cities all over the U.S.

Now this will take some research, but what I am really counting on is some feedback from you guys, my readers out there. My blog has been somewhat inactive lately so I realize not many people are devout followers. However, this new format should attract some new readers with some fantastic dining suggestions.

And of course since my first love is cooking, I will be writing about my attempts to recreate the treasures that I found while on the road. The first trip is form New Orleans to Macomb, Michigan. Cincinnati 5-way chili sounds like a winner for the first stop. Any suggestions?