Food of America

While we travelled around the Midwest, the kids immersed themselves in American food culture.

Early in the trip, we ate at a restaurant called Redamaks- famous in southwest Michigan.  It has all kinds of American stuff hanging on the walls- old neon signs, sports memorabilia, and old pictures of the local area.  We ate hot dogs and cheeseburgers and drank lots of lemonade.

On our trip north, we got the American diner experience here in Port Washington.

While in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we had lunch at Donckers, which has been in Marquette since 1896.  The big draw for the kids was the full candy counter!  All kinds- some from when I was a kid, fudge, hard candies, gum, everything!

On the way back, we stopped for gas in a small town in northern Wisconsin.  While inside paying, the girl behind the counter was taken in by C’s accent.  So, we had to hold up the guys behind us buying bait for fishing and explain where we were from and the differences in US/UK vocabulary (loo vs bathroom, trousers vs pants, etc).  She got a big kick out of that. 

After the Air & Water Show, the kids stopped at MacDonald’s for lunch- a big treat which only happens in America.

At home, I made pancakes one morning. With blueberries and chocolate chips. 

All very different than the kedgeree at the sushi place the morning we left London.


UPDATE:  Forgot to mention that we had pasty's in the UP.  The first night we arrived.  At the cabin.  With everyone- aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, etc.  On the beach.  Really good, local ones.  The ones Uncle Nate would say look like catfood.  


And then made s'mores around a campfire!


And how could I forget- Domino's Pizza while we stayed in Hinsdale!


And Micky Mouse pancakes at Grant Square restaurant!


BTW:  This is the 800th post for this blog.  Remember this?  Or this?