Rustic fine dining in the countryside.

[Frank V.Participant 2445]

Usually when I mention “Fine Dining” many people think of Gordon Ramsey, Michelin Starred Restaurants and waiters dressed as though someone died while being served something that looks more like art than something to chew on while spending $50. You know, the kind of places Gold Diggers love to get you to take them as a s~~~ test and a finance test. God forbid they actually know that ketchup is not an option at such places.

But there is another side of fine dining. It’s roots, where it got started. Most people like me who grew up in a large city have no clue as to the delights that await them outside of the city. Too busy calling the locals “rednecks” and other snob insults and too ignorant to know what “rustic” means.

Think about it. You get to take a long drive off the interstate and explore new places. In the small towns of a state with a lot of farms, fresh ingredients are not the bragging rights of exclusive establishments, but are far more common.

Sick of wearing suit for work or don’t want to dress up ? Wear jeans and a t-shirt, relax in something comfortable. Often I will leave my notebook behind and leave my cell phone off as I eat.

And yes, ketchup is an option.

Even a “country and western” bar can offer a mix of great food, a relaxing atmosphere and interesting people.

If you want to know what are the roots of fine dining, Haute cuisine and where some of the worlds greatest chefs and restaurateurs come to get inspired, get out of the city and explore. With so many blogs and web pages, it never has been easier.

I would love to share the stories of such road trips in great detail, but I cannot. I simply hope to encourage younger MGTOWs and others who crave authentic experiences to try it.

I have tasted the perfect American breakfast in an obscure Mississippi truck stop.
I ate the most magnificent Polish pirogi dinner outside of Old Warsaw along with a fine dark beer in Cleveland.
A hamburger that was awesome in Indiana.
Fresh, hand made Amish noodles.

Try it, some of my fellow urban dwellers out there might be surprised what our rural bothers have known for a long time.

Frank V.

[HitmanParticipant]

Mmm..had me a chicken fried steak for lunch in real cowboy country.
BBQ in Texas. .
Fish tacos in California.
Mexican food in new Mexico.
Road trips and good food are a real pleasure.
I ate in the most expensive restaurant in new york city and they couldn’t do what a local place could do with catfish in Louisiana.

[RoyDalParticipant]

@frank V. and @hitman;

You have described one of my favorite hobbies. I do like to eat at the little joints that are not in the tourist guides.

Where does the hotel maid eat? That’s the one I want to try.

Society asks MGTOWs: Why are you not making more tax-slaves?

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

The stickier the floor the better the BBQ.

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[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

Perch fish fry in Wisconsin.

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[Frank V.Participant 2445]

Hitman wrote:

Mmm..had me a chicken fried steak for lunch in real cowboy country.
BBQ in Texas. .
Fish tacos in California.
Mexican food in new Mexico.
Road trips and good food are a real pleasure.
I ate in the most expensive restaurant in new york city and they couldn’t do what a local place could do with catfish in Louisiana.

Texas should be noted for the multiple styles of BBQ and smoking. In fact, BBQ is a whole category, with a number of different types of sauces even. Distinct regional trends still are apparent, even throughout different restaurants in the same city.

Mexican food. Most people here in Ohio don’t have a clue as to the myriad of different styles.

Catfish is really a challenge, many of the finest restaurants can’t touch the “Real deal”.

Gordon Ramsey can’t cook a Well Done steak, he insists that it is always bad. I know a “honky-tonk” here in Ohio that serves a Well Done that is unbeatable, but without the snark you get at some places.

Frank V.

[Frank V.Participant 2445]

What I would like to see is a MGTOW’s Guide to dinning, bars and pubs.

OldBill’s experience brought this to mind (see in the TOP GUN section). I have noticed a difference over the years in some places that seem to almost cater to the single guest, male or female, did not seem to make a difference in my experience.

One very nice Asian restaurant I got to has a “bachelor’s table” (that is what I call it) that seats one with a perfect view of the area. The awkward placement of the table on their terrace makes it not ideal for two. I love sitting there, and at my suggestion they now have it as a table for single diners only.

Other places, mostly from rude customers from my experience, seem to be hostile to a man dining alone.

Also, a return to the old traditions of rating a restaurant’s food. I like a nice presentation, but these days it really has gone over the damn top in some extreme cases. I think it was one in Chicago that served what looked like smears of paint on a small plasterboard.

It’s got to be about the food, flavor, atmosphere and value.

Oh, and before I bash the Guide Michelin too much (I wish to return to it’s roots). Why is it that men dominate the “3 Star” listings ?

Frank V.

[ResidentEvil7Participant 9558]

The last time I had a car, I liked to go dining at a start park lodge outside of Chicago called Starved Rock. The lodge is a very big lodge, made out of big logs. They serve the best pot roast, Lake Michigan cod fish, and a wonderful upper class Sunday brunch buffet, and for an appetizer, I would split a deep fried onion blossom with a friend. Very good. I love to dine there after 8PM when the sun is down, the candle lights are burning. The prices are good for what you get. I was able to get a good upper class meal for less than $25.

I also loved that all you can prime rib steaks at the Vegas casinos back when I went there when I was 13. Man, back then $4.95 all you can eat, and the food is like rich people food. That prime rib was awesome, and I ate lots of it. Because of the low price at the casino buffets, my dad and I ate at them all 3 meals for the week we spent there. I don’t know what it’s like now 20 years since being there last.

The fish down in central-west Florida was very good. I always wanted to have Texas style BBQ. According to the Old Man from Pawn Stars, North Carolina BBQ is the best. I wouldn’t know, I never been to either state.

Where I live in Illinois, we have good bars and pubs. There was one that I liked that went out of business several years ago called the Thirsty Fox, and they had all you can east Friday fish fry for $9.95 plus 2 free drinks and they then charge for each one after. They had a pool table, darts, sporting pictures on the walls. I wish I had more reasons to go to bars and pubs, because they usually serve great food and great atmosphere.

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