# Food reviews
Hiking the Marble Mine Trail at James H. "Sloppy" Floyd State Park
In this episode, Tommy and I venture to Summerville, Georgia to hike the Marble Mine Trail at Sloppy Floyd State Park. This deceptively short trail was long on big hills that almost did me in, but the end result was worth the pain and effort. This trail is a killer on the calves but incredibly beautiful at the top!
Birmingham Hotel Review: THE MOST HAUNTED HOTEL IN ALABAMA! BEST fried chicken???
In this episode, Tommy and I take a spontaneous road trip to Birmingham, Alabama and stay at Alabama's #1 most haunted hotel. And let us just say, the Tutwiler Hotel did NOT disappoint!! While we're there, we enjoy The 6Sixteen Hotel Restaurant and Bar for some of the best soul food we've ever had. Stay tuned for next week's episose when Tommy and I visit the 16th Street Baptist Church to help bring the vision alive for the parsonage's new museum.
Famous Chicago Bakery Closes its Doors after 100 years
There are so many culinary landmarks in Chicago that truly make this great city a foodie mecca for people around the world. I am sad to say one of those great Chicago landmark institutions is closing its doors for good after 100 years in business. That famous Chicago landmark is Dinkel’s Bakery in Chicago.
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Denver Restaurant Review: Toro Easter Bottomless Brunch Edition
Toro has one of my favorite bottomless brunches in town! For Easter, they were running a SPECIAL bottomless brunch which was $75 per person and it included drinks, a raw bar with oysters and cocktail shrimp, a bloody Mary bar with all sorts of mixes and different garnishes like bacon, chamoy dipped straws, and chicken & waffle skewers! The even had a flambé station for pancakes and crepes! They also had multiple courses including blue corn tacos, ceviche, eggs Benedict, chicken enchiladas, and a final course of 3 different kinds of gourmet homemade sorbet. There was a DJ spinning some fun tunes. It was ALLLL THE VIBES!
My picks for some Pretty Good local Chicago Style Hot Dog Spots
I love hotdogs! I do have a favorite hot dog place and it is Gene and Jude’s in Des Plaines. Main PicturePhoto by Frank S/ChicagoFoodKing. I want to list some pretty good lesser-known runner-up local hot dogs spots to give you that hot dog fix you are looking for.
Our review of Tea Drops, an easy organic gourmet tea pod that you just add water and stir!
Tea Drops are an easy adorable way to make the perfect cup of gourmet tea. All you need to do is place a pod in your cup, add boiling water, stir for 6-8 seconds and let it sit for 30 seconds. They have so many flavors like, matcha, peppermint, rose earl grey, blueberry acai. They are lightly sweetened and a perfect pick me up! <a href="https://www.myteadrop.com">https://www.myteadrop.com</a>/