Category Archives: Restaurants

Ethiopian Restaurant; Denver, CO

I love Ethiopian food! Ever since our accidental Eritrean experience in Chicago last year, Nathan has been much more open to foods served on delicious sourdough pancake-y things. After our Blue Bonnet debacle, we were desperate for some good food. … Read the rest of this entry

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Chez Steve & Amanda; St. Louis, MO

We showed up in St. Louis with two overripe mangoes that needed eating STAT! Luckily, Steve is a chef and Amanda is a genius (did you see her cinnamon rolls?) and they came up with pork chops with a mango … Read the rest of this entry

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Bandanas BBQ; St. Louis, MO

MMMM…. BBQ! By the time we got to St. Louis, we were STARVING! Hurray for Amanda. I swear, when we travel, we need to get recommendations every time. As you can see, the food was good (operative word being was). … Read the rest of this entry

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Blue Chip Gourment; Lawrence, KS

On our road trip, we had a few run ins with not so great food. Sadly, we had to continue eating every day, so we took our lives into our own hands with mixed results. As we left Kansas for … Read the rest of this entry

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Blue Bonnet Cafe; Denver, CO

Nathan’s brother says, you can tell a lot about a Mexican restaurant by its chips and salsa. Sadly, he is correct. But did we listen? NO! We were hungry and thought this bustling restaurant would be a great lunch choice. … Read the rest of this entry

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Dixie Quicks; Omaha, NE

Jerry, the groom in our Colorado Wedding (the reason for this summer’s fabulous road trip), sent me the video at the bottom of this post with instructions to stop and eat at Dixie Quicks on our way through Nebraska. It … Read the rest of this entry

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