Jeff DeToro

Eating soon in a town near you. Absorbing American history at a reasonable pace. Facilities manager at your friendly local Golf Academy France...

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@iowahawkblog we lost my car-crazy uncle last week and are preparing photos for the memorial - here he is with his first car, which I’m led to believe is a ‘53 Chevy Bel Air. Thought you’d enjoy… #DavesCarIDService

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@brianneubert Hope that’s a chicken tenders sub…

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Clumsy Cow BBQ in the Loop (234 S. Wabash) offers a smoked mortadella sandwich with pickled red onion on beef fat focaccia - not something you’ll see on too many menus around here. Looking forward to trying their more traditional bbq next time…

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After being stymied by traffic and an unexpected closure, my emergency Plan C taqueria ended up being 🔥. Taqueria El Grande (9132 31st St in Brookfield) has delicious lengua, fantastic al pastor, and rarely seen higado encebollado (liver and onions) tacos…

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Today In 1965: The Beatles play Comiskey Park - Home of the Chicago White Sox! #TheBeatles #FabFour #MLB #History #WhiteSox

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Convinced the kid to stop for “first dinner” at Cantine Ben la Bedaine, a traditional Quebecois casse-croute (snack bar) in Granby. Behold the Bourre-Bedaine trio: poutine (topped with bouche-trou, the house’s seasoned loose ground meat), fully dressed double burger, and soda…

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If you’re ever near Lewiston, ME, don’t miss the red snappers at Simone’s (99 Chestnut St), serving up hot dogs since 1908. Original owners are now 4th generation!

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Oysters, Allagash beer, and scallop waffle from Eventide Oyster Co., topped off with a Boston shake from local summer fave Red’s Dairy Freeze. Portland - I wish I knew how to quit you…

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Proper Connecticut lunch at LaMay’s Steamed Cheeseburgers in Meriden…

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Restaurant PeterPaul in Berlin is worth a visit if you’re seeking modern German food. Our favorites were the herring with cream, saumagen (similar to haggis), rinderroulade (beef rolled with pickles and bacon), and Black Forest cake with Auslese dessert wine…

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I had to try one of the Boss’s pizza recommendations in Berlin, Magic John’s in the Mitte neighborhood. The owner is from Brooklyn and sells NY/Detroit-style slices from a takeout counter. Pictured below is the Okinawan taco (ricotta, chives, white sauce, and taco meat)…

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Our Airbnb hosts in Siegburg recommended a local nearby pub (Zum Fass) with quality German cuisine and they were spot on. My entree of blutwurst (blood sausage) with mashed potatoes and apple purée was 🔥. Where can I find this in the States? #GermanyFood

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Germans do enjoy their beer culture…

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In addition to kebab stands, Berlin has a lot of currywurst. Konnopke’s Imbiss (under the tracks on Schonhauser Allee) is the OG, serving it up since 1930…

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Doner kebabs are Germany’s version of the Chicago gyros, just meant to be a little more portable. I had my first at Sultan, a fast food place near the train station in Siegburg,and it was a glorious mess. Most larger towns here have at least one kebab stand…

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Random Netherlands food/drink photos - Dutch pancake, Dutch cheese, stroopwaffel, and a Belgian lambic beer

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The specialty of Restaurant Blauw in Amsterdam is Indonesian. We had a delicious kepiting goreg (softshell crab) to start and the missus & I opted for the rijsttafel (rice table), an astounding array of meat, fish, and veggie dishes - a unique treat not often seen in the US

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Eager to deep dive into Dutch cuisine for the next few days - of course, the Stamppot with local beer is a great pair, but we were also lucky to encounter a Caribbean fest where I could get a Surinamese broodje with salt cod and a roti for lunch…

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Our time in Brussels laying over between trains was even briefer - I can’t recommend more the frites with Andalusian sauce from Friterie Tabora, washed down with a cold Delirium blonde #Brussels