Back in the day, it was really hard to find places while on tour. I have to say, Yelp has been useful in areas that are really hard to know in the sea of McDonald’s and Applebee’s.
Christopher Owens hits Bob’s Big Boy and other tour food stops in this video diary.
Animal Collective’s 2012 best of list includes Gu’s Bistro in Atlanta and Selamat Makan in The Netherlands. s>
It’s really great to be known as people who like to eat. I like the attention from chefs!
- Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo
He talks to Eater about ElBulli, “Elvis moments”, and eating in NY, SF, and Chicago. s>
Tom Fec of Black Moth Super Rainbow talks Chicago pizza rivalries, Negroinis, and BBQ. s>
Wayne Coyne super sizes his truck stop snack options. s>
Mountain Goats main man John Darnielle talks vegetarianism, breakfast, watermelon, Australia, and cook zones. s>
“In the music community, there’s just crossover, where young creative people are starting to get really into food. People used to have this commonality for music but I think it’s food now. Food is the central passion of a lot of young, cultural, artistic-minded people.”
- Real Estate’s Alex Bleeker talks Italian subs, disco fries, cheesesteaks, and fried chicken.
On the road, traveling to different cities, different countries even, I got bitten. Wherever I was, I wanted to find a good restaurant. I wanted to try what that city or neighborhood was all about. I would save up my per diems and spend them on a good meal. I’d settle for the rider food, or my stash of tasty charcuterie and bread in my bunk, until a decent meal could be found.
Caramel apples, hummingbirds, “sopping wet puddles of deliciousness”…
Jim James of My Morning Jacket finds Creme Brûlée perfection at Nashville’s Miel.
I and Love and Food. Check out Taste On Tour, a #tourfood blog from Joseph Kwon of the Avett Brothers.
Beer can chicken and other delights. It’s tour food with Japandroids.
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