On The Road - TVFoodMaps: Great App for Traveling!


One of the few Food Network Shows my husband and I can agree on is Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  It's about food (always a plus for me) but it's all manly and full of burgers which is definitely a plus for him.  This, combined with the fact that it's on back to back to back during during our prime bedtime TV  togetherness hours, makes it a show which bonds us.

Just in time for our cross country move and road trip, our friend, Keith, introduced us to this great Food App:  TVFoodMaps.  If you don't have a smartphone, you can also find it online at TVFoodMaps.com. To use the app, all you need to do is type in a city or state, and it will list all the restaurants that have been featured on TV shows, such as Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives!

We found this awesome little Greek Restaurant in Nashville!  It was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  I think I would classify it under the Dive category, which is why it made a great stop for a family traveling with four kids and a dog!


They were even nice enough to bring him fresh water!


Of course, we had to order everything that Guy ate.  Here's the Kotopita.  It's basically a chicken pot pie on steroids wrapped in phyllo dough.  Delicious.


Here's the Suzukakia.  Greek Style oven baked beef meatballs with grated onion and garlic and topped with a light tomato sauce.  I'm pretty sure I tasted nutmeg.


And, of course, what DDD episode would be complete without a giant burger?  Samuel ordered this Guy approved bacon-wrapped lamb burger just to make his sister mad.  She doesn't eat any food that could potentially become a pet.  She's obsessive that way.


Only 16 more hours of driving to go!  Sure am glad we fueled up!

Comments

TVFoodMaps said…
Hi, I'm the person who built TVFoodMaps glad you liked the site and app. We appreciate when bloggers post about us! Thanks again.
August 15, 2012 at 11:02 AM
rebecca @ beurrista said…
This is yet another reason why you and I get along so well- same taste in television programming. hubs and I love that show too! And I JUST found that website last week, as we were traveling upstate NY. Found a great hot dog joint in Syracuse.
August 15, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Rachel @ Simple Girl said…
Thanks for creating such an awesome app! :-)
August 18, 2012 at 10:57 PM
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