12 Restaurants
4 Bakeries
8 Ice cream shops
2 Candy shops
1,276 Miles
25 Hours and 40 minutes driving time
Told you I’d return.
The trip at the end of December had 3 goals and the Abraham Lincoln sites were missed. It was my first failure in travel logistics and I hang my head in shame. Anyway, there were more food places to hit.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
4th time in Chicago in 5 weeks. Even after hundreds of views the skyline never fails to tug heartstrings.
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Inviting downtown Vincennes in west central Indiana.
South of downtown is the Indiana Military Museum. The director graciously spent some time with me explaining artifacts.
Just across the border from Indiana, Henderson is a road food destination. The rooster (?) indicates that Mr. D’s is recognized for their Fried Chicken.
Tucked into a shabby neighborhood, Thomason’s Barbecue has several meat offerings and I choose the west Kentucky staple Mutton.
Through the decades Bon Ton Mini has morphed into only a down home local’s restaurant.
They are also all about Fried Chicken having been featured in Road Food, Gourmet and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. It had the clichéd ‘shatteringly crispy skin’.
Topped the meal off with Derby Pie. Which should be called Addict Pie since I couldn’t stop eating it.
Crossed the tracks and into another era in Sebree.
Kept the cruise at 75 MPH on the Western Kentucky Parkway towards the center of the state.
Abraham Lincoln was born in a cabin on this spot on February 12, 1809.
For decades it was thought this was the cabin, but now it remains as a memorial and indicative of the type of cabin he would have been born in.
Downtown Hodgenville.
20 miles NE of Hodgenville the Lincolns lived at Knob Creek from 1811 to 1815.
Bloomfield
The approach to Shelbyville is lined with stately homes.
Crossed the Ohio River into Cincinnati just before dusk.
Camp Washington Chili since 1940. I found it watery and over-spiced.
A beacon of dessert in the night, Putz’s Creamy Whip has been delighting families since 1938.
The spectacular ice cream in this Strawberry Shortcake was dense and ultra-creamy.
First learned of Jungle Jim’s on the Food Network a dozen years ago.
In Fairfield NW of Cinci this behemoth store covers 200,000 square feet and has 150,000 products. The aisles of wares are accessorized with a potpourri of décor.
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Germantown
The dingy neighborhoods surrounding Richmond, Indiana contrast the tidy and inviting downtown.
Near Lafayette for the first time ever I ran out of audio books. Fortunately Chicago was close enough to use FM2 presets.
A color explosion of sugar at Albaneses Candy Factory in Merrillville.
In the Windy City by 11AM the tripometer showed 1,180 miles of driving since 5PM on Friday.
Spent the next 4 hours in my favorite city. Seemed kinda silly to cap off a road trip for this long in a city I’m in so often.
Brunch at the always busy Publican in the near west side.
Chakchouka is a Tunisian dish of baked eggs in tomatoes, onions and potatoes with feta and pine nuts.
Headed up to Armitage and then down to Little Village for panaderias and paleterias.
Further south in Brighton Park with another panaderia and Tastee Freez.
