The City of Erie in the Northwest corner of Pennsylvania, right on Lake Erie, is one of those towns in the USA that has been around for over 200 years. As such, it has a decent number of historical buildings that have survived the decades to see revival as a different kind of venue than…
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The Que Abides Pit-Stop – Erie, PA – Fat Guy Reviewer: Adam
Welcome back, dear reader, to another installment on Fat Guy Approved! I recently stopped by The Que Abides Pit-Stop out in Fairview, PA in the building previously occupied by the Out of the Grey Coffee House. Up until my recent visit, I’d only experienced The Que Abides in its food truck form, and I’ve never…
Herb and Honey Bakery – Erie, PA – FatGuy Reviewer: Scott
Located within Urbaniak’s market at 310 East 24th Street you will find the Herb and Honey Bakery, and what are simply some of the best baked goods in the region. As a fat guy I have eaten many pastries. These are truly exceptional. They do offer a range of bread and rolls as well. You…
The Gem City Dinor – Erie,PA – Fat Guy Reviewer: Adam
Spellcheck is insisting that the name of the restaurant is wrong, but it’s just one of those weird things in the Erie, PA area…. Diners are often named Dinors instead. Why? Who knows? It could have just been a typo in some long-gone publication or it was just a way for this little town on…
Timber Creek Tap and Table – Meadville, PA – FatGuy Reviewer: Scott
My job took me to Meadville recently and I was able to have lunch at Timber Creek, which I have wanted to try for some time. I had heard good things from friends who had gone there and tried a few of their beers (and root beer) myself beforehand. Their website: http://www.timbercreektapandtable.com/ I was there…
Fat Guy on Rails Part 3 – A Travelogue by Adam
This part of my travels wasn’t really on rails, but I saw no point in screwing up the theme 🙂 I arrived in Portland, OR safe and sound on Friday the 23rd of June, my birthday, and when I deboarded the train, it was just over 90 degrees outside. It wasn’t humid, and aside from…
Fat Guy on The Road – Concert Edition – By Adam
This past weekend, a long-time dream came true — I had the privilege of attending a concert by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of none other than John Williams. Anyone who was to look at the program for the evening would understandably wonder about my excitement, but the answer to that question, as…
Fat Guy on Rails Part 2 – A Travelogue by Adam
Of the great named passenger trains in the US of the mid-twentieth century, few names evoked such a sense of wonder or power as the Great Northern Railway’s “Empire Builder”. The Great Northern Railway was started by the late 19th-century rail entrepreneur, James J. Hill. He was known as the “Empire Builder” and the Railway’s…
Fat Guy on Rails Part 1 – A Travelogue by Adam
When you tell people that you’re going to take a train across country as part of a vacation, the responses come in a few forms. For the most part, thanks to the fact that I only have a few friends and even fewer hobbies, those closest to me were not surprised at all by this…
Icing on the Lake – Erie, PA – Fat Guy reviewer: Scott
We tend to be a tad meat-centric here on FGA, but we definitely love our baked goods as well; with Lunch dessert being the most important dessert of the day. If you have not been by the West Erie Plaza lately, there is a lot going on. It is in the midst of a major…