American Weekender
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Travel and road trip inspiration + Restaurant recommendations + Great cocktails, bars and more!
New this weekend: We’ve got our updated restaurant recommendations for Michigan Harbor Country, including a new cafe and market, a great wine bar, plus some favorite dishes at PostBoy — the new hotspot from chef James Galbraith.
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September 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
New this weekend: We’ve got our updated restaurant recommendations for Michigan Harbor Country, including a new cafe and market, a great wine bar, plus some favorite dishes at PostBoy — the new hotspot from chef James Galbraith.
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This week: 8 great autumn getaways from New England to the Pacific Northwest.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This week: 8 great autumn getaways from New England to the Pacific Northwest.
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This month we are sharing our new San Francisco Field Guide. SF is where you’ll find some of the country’s top restaurants along with fantastic street food. It’s where you’ll see a food scene that is robustly international and yet distinctly Californian. Let’s go!
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September 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This month we are sharing our new San Francisco Field Guide. SF is where you’ll find some of the country’s top restaurants along with fantastic street food. It’s where you’ll see a food scene that is robustly international and yet distinctly Californian. Let’s go!
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Andrew Brochu’s signature dish is unforgettable. Chamomile-seasoned fried chicken thighs. Charred chicken breasts. Chicken salad. Biscuits, gravy, honey butter. An exceptional sunchoke hot sauce. Read more about his Savannah restaurant, Brochu’s Family Tradition: open.substack.com/pub/american...
August 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Andrew Brochu’s signature dish is unforgettable. Chamomile-seasoned fried chicken thighs. Charred chicken breasts. Chicken salad. Biscuits, gravy, honey butter. An exceptional sunchoke hot sauce. Read more about his Savannah restaurant, Brochu’s Family Tradition: open.substack.com/pub/american...
This weekend we have a fresh update from Saugatuck, Michigan with a couple newly opened spots. Plus, if you want to stay at Lake Shore Resort this season, we have a small scoop. More details in this week’s issue.
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August 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This weekend we have a fresh update from Saugatuck, Michigan with a couple newly opened spots. Plus, if you want to stay at Lake Shore Resort this season, we have a small scoop. More details in this week’s issue.
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This weekend, we’re sharing three of our favorite wineries in Oregon’s North Willamette Valley. Each winery offers a different kind of experience, from a collective featuring multiple producers to a leisurely lunchtime wine tasting. Let’s go!
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August 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This weekend, we’re sharing three of our favorite wineries in Oregon’s North Willamette Valley. Each winery offers a different kind of experience, from a collective featuring multiple producers to a leisurely lunchtime wine tasting. Let’s go!
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Come with us this weekend to San Francisco’s Ferry Building, where we hit up the farmers’ market and share a couple Ferry Building favorites for homemade Jamaican patties, fresh shucked local oysters, and decadent scoops of ice cream.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Come with us this weekend to San Francisco’s Ferry Building, where we hit up the farmers’ market and share a couple Ferry Building favorites for homemade Jamaican patties, fresh shucked local oysters, and decadent scoops of ice cream.
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This week we are headed to Savannah, where we’ll visit walk-up windows for fried fish sandwiches, sip beers in dive bars, and eat burgers in honky tonks. We’ll also hit Mashama Bailey’s The Grey and seek out a fancy cocktail or two. Let’s go!
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August 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This week we are headed to Savannah, where we’ll visit walk-up windows for fried fish sandwiches, sip beers in dive bars, and eat burgers in honky tonks. We’ll also hit Mashama Bailey’s The Grey and seek out a fancy cocktail or two. Let’s go!
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A quick bonus dispatch from the Tales of the Cocktail convention in New Orleans, featuring new spirits to look out for and new restaurants to explore. #totc
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July 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A quick bonus dispatch from the Tales of the Cocktail convention in New Orleans, featuring new spirits to look out for and new restaurants to explore. #totc
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Take a retro road trip with roadside Americana expert @rolandopujol.bsky.social as we talk about his new book, exploring the country, and some nostalgic roadside pit stops. open.substack.com/pub/american...
July 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Take a retro road trip with roadside Americana expert @rolandopujol.bsky.social as we talk about his new book, exploring the country, and some nostalgic roadside pit stops. open.substack.com/pub/american...
This weekend, we’re headed up to Racine, Wisconsin for a little beach time. We’ll pick up a kringle, get some cracker-thin pizza, grab a beer at a beloved tavern, and stop in at one of our favorite Wisconsin supper clubs. Let’s go!
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July 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This weekend, we’re headed up to Racine, Wisconsin for a little beach time. We’ll pick up a kringle, get some cracker-thin pizza, grab a beer at a beloved tavern, and stop in at one of our favorite Wisconsin supper clubs. Let’s go!
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Also in the newsletter this week: 3 great places to get a drink in Asheville, North Carolina.
June 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Also in the newsletter this week: 3 great places to get a drink in Asheville, North Carolina.
This week, we hit up some Portland food trucks with comedy legend @thatbilloakley.com. Bill is a food fanatic with a passion for regional dishes and snacks. We talk to him about his unusual food finds and his new traveling dinner series you won’t want to miss. 🍔
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June 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This week, we hit up some Portland food trucks with comedy legend @thatbilloakley.com. Bill is a food fanatic with a passion for regional dishes and snacks. We talk to him about his unusual food finds and his new traveling dinner series you won’t want to miss. 🍔
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This week’s newsletter also includes a report from three new spots we loved in Portland, Oregon: Pacific Standard, Too Soon, and Kann.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This week’s newsletter also includes a report from three new spots we loved in Portland, Oregon: Pacific Standard, Too Soon, and Kann.
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We were just in Oregon to explore the Willamette Valley and stayed in McMinnville, which was named one of the best small towns for food and drink by Food & Wine. We stopped in at local wineries and went to some excellent restaurants. We share our favorites in this week’s newsletter.
June 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We were just in Oregon to explore the Willamette Valley and stayed in McMinnville, which was named one of the best small towns for food and drink by Food & Wine. We stopped in at local wineries and went to some excellent restaurants. We share our favorites in this week’s newsletter.
This week we head up to Wisconsin to stop in at some of our favorite kringle bakeries. Don’t know what a kringle is? You’re in for a treat.
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May 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This week we head up to Wisconsin to stop in at some of our favorite kringle bakeries. Don’t know what a kringle is? You’re in for a treat.
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This weekend we’re taking you on a Mississippi Delta road trip with stops for massive barbecue sandwiches, Delta hot tamales, plus a visit to a James Beard honored steakhouse that’s been serving their signature sirloins and ribeyes for more than 80 years.
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April 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This weekend we’re taking you on a Mississippi Delta road trip with stops for massive barbecue sandwiches, Delta hot tamales, plus a visit to a James Beard honored steakhouse that’s been serving their signature sirloins and ribeyes for more than 80 years.
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From Detroit Coneys to D.C. half smokes, this week we are checking out some of America's favorite chili dogs.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
From Detroit Coneys to D.C. half smokes, this week we are checking out some of America's favorite chili dogs.
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Great bakeries, a stellar hot dog joint, standout BBQ, cozy cocktails and, of course, wings are all on the docket for a weekend in Buffalo, New York. Get all our recommendations and favorites in this week’s Weekend Getaway newsletter.
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February 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great bakeries, a stellar hot dog joint, standout BBQ, cozy cocktails and, of course, wings are all on the docket for a weekend in Buffalo, New York. Get all our recommendations and favorites in this week’s Weekend Getaway newsletter.
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Who’s up for pepperoni rolls and a Navy Grog? This week we are sharing our go-to Pittsburgh spots for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks. #travel #foodtravel
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January 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Who’s up for pepperoni rolls and a Navy Grog? This week we are sharing our go-to Pittsburgh spots for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks. #travel #foodtravel
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December 12, 2024 at 5:15 PM
It’s our annual Food + Travel Gift Guide with 10 things we think everyone on your list will love. open.substack.com/pub/american...
November 29, 2024 at 5:33 PM
It’s our annual Food + Travel Gift Guide with 10 things we think everyone on your list will love. open.substack.com/pub/american...
Scenes from a bar crawl through Portland, Maine.
November 25, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Scenes from a bar crawl through Portland, Maine.