Who Knew Florida Had Such Great BBQ?

Well, we did actually, but for those of you who don't know Florida is a great place to find great BBQ! You may remember a little post we did back when we visited Destin and we visited The Shed (delicious!). Anyway, our friends K and T took us to 4 Rivers Smokehouse in Winter Garden, which apparently is a type of religion down in Orlando (this was explained to us as we passed numerous cars with 4 Rivers bumper stickers on them).

We arrived at 7pm, an hour before closing, and the line was out the door which we were told was the norm and often times it goes all the way down the street. The line moved fast and it was helpful that they have a giant menu on the wall outside. We settled on the Smokehouse Cuban  with a side of cheesy grits (delicious!) and fried okra (we've had better) and the Signature Angus Brisket with fried pickles and potato salad (both delicious!). 

The Smokehouse Cuban. Along with a side of fried okra and grits.

Signature Angus Brisket.

We can't say enough good things about this place. It's too bad that the internet doesn't have smell-o-vision because we're sure you'd be in heaven. The only real disappointment was that we missed out on getting Cheerwine from the soda fountain! Only available in southern states, we got hooked on it on our southern road trip. 

Anyway, read more about 4 Rivers here. Happy adventuring! 

Orlando Like You Mean It

Aaand we're back from Orlando. After a few days of recoup we can update with more than just photos on our Facebook page (although those are fun too! And don't forget to like us!). We, of course, tried to pack in as much adventure as possible into our trip. Starting with a trip to Sea World. Chunk especially like the Manta (see below) and the Kraken, while KJ was impressed with the various shows you could see (again, see below).

If you look close, you can see Chunk in the front row with our friend K.

We even made a friend!

So what else did we do? We hit up Universal Studios on Saturday which ended up being craziness on the Studio side since Pitbull was playing a concert later that night. Note to selves: Don't go anywhere where Pitbull will be. Who knew that guy was so popular?
 

The Jurassic Park ride....can you spot Chunk?

Seuss central in Universal.

 We also enjoyed some Orlando dining including Four Rivers Smokehouse (so delicious! Definitely go there if you're in Orlando.) and Cocoa Beach for a quick jaunt to the ocean. Our trip also included a trip to Disney's Typhoon Lagoon for a day of lounging and even a trip on the water coaster! 

Walt Disney World was accomplished on our final two days in Orlando. We hit up all four parks, enjoying breakfast at Tusker House (now character dining which is so fun!), the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot (how we always manage to be in Disney at this time is beyond me), movie rides at Hollywood Studios and all the magic that the Magic Kingdom always delivers. We even got to scope out some of the new Fantasyland additions, but didn't manage to make it to Be Our Guest Restaurant (next time!).

Big Thunder Railroad

Right outside of Prince Eric's castle

Gaston's Pub, his fountain and Beast's castle in the background

We love WDW, but four parks in two days was a bit intense. Not recommended for those who've never been, and while we got to hit up a lot of the things we wanted to do, we didn't get to do everything we wanted to. We're already planning our next trip back. Perhaps Christmas time?

See more of our adventures on our Facebook page.

Happy Adventuring!

Cupcake Adventure Time

The other day we took a mini adventure to The Flying Cupcake, this amazing bakery in Indy. We've been there once before, but this time we have the delicious evidence to prove it! Our cupcake picks this time? Red Velvet Elvis (with chocolate chips in the batter!), Pucker Up (lemony goodness), I'll Drink to that Pink Champagne (cheers!), and Cheeky Cherry Cheese (who says you can't have cheesecake and cupcakes together?). 

 

 All of them were muy delicioso! If you haven't tried them yet, do it! They even have their own food truck named Petunia! Happy adventuring!

Guy Fieri Stop #1: Jersey's Cafe

So to start off our Guy Fieri Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives adventures, we made our first stop Jersey's Cafe in Carmel, IN. Check out the episode here.

We were pretty pumped as the episode had made us hungry for loaded potatoes and sandwiches! We started off with the fresh made loaded potatoes (obviously!). Side note: They make almost everything from scratch- even the bread! Yum! KJ had the Cuban sandwich and Chunk had the bacon cheese steak.

We ate so much, but didn't have that gross after eating feeling you sometimes get from overeating processed foods. Highly recommend! We can't wait for our next stop! Happy adventuring!

Hello readers! Our apologies for not updating in a while. Our adventures have been put to the side for a while because we've been busy with organizing businesses/jobs/lives etc! However, our newest pursuit for 2013 will be food related. Who can't relate to food? We're planning on visiting all of the places that Guy Fieri has in Indiana for his show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.

So where do you think we should start? We're thinking of hitting up XXX Family Restaurant in West Lafayette this weekend. Burgers anyone?

Give Me Your Schnitzel!

The other day we decided to trek over to the east side of Indy to check out the famous Heidelberg Haus. Not sure of what we were walking into, we were surprised by the kitschyness of it. Not that that's bad, but we felt like we were walking through our European grandmothers' basements. Note the decor below:

Since 1968, the Heidelberg Haus has been a fixture in the Indianapolis area, bringing authentic German cuisine and baked goods (as well as groceries, beer steins, and other fun German things) to the Midwest. So we took a seat and out waitress, dressed appropriately in beer maid garb, brought us a menu that basically laid out our choices of various sausages accompanied by rye bread and German potato salad.

The verdict? Delicious! We then checked out the pastry case (obviously), and took home a bevy of cookies and a slice of cake for each of us. All in all it was a good trip, minus the rude dude that barged his way in front of us at the pastry case after we'd waited patiently for almost 10 minutes. Guess some people can't wait for their sugar fix!

Happy adventuring!