Cedric Vale

Who gave sushi rolls permission to act like they just heard applause? New York did, apparently, and honestly,…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 9

There is one stretch of road in Florida that can make a relaxed driver lock both hands at…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 8

A good farm stand can make a grocery list lose all authority. That is the danger here. You…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 7

You know a snack has real staying power when one whiff can drag you straight back to recess,…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 6

Nevada knows how to feed you with personality. One meal might pull you toward ranch country, while the…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 5

North Carolina still has places that make you lower your voice a little, as if saying too much…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 4

A seafood shack does not need fancy lighting when the fryer is already doing all the flirting. Georgia…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 3

Forget the patio everyone already knows about. Washington keeps its best tables secluded. You won’t find them from…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 2

Date night feels easier when the view, the food, and the mood already know their jobs. You’ll find…

By Cedric Vale · Jul 1

Few farm stands earn a reputation that travels further than their ZIP code. This one has. This North…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 30

Maryland can make the argument for itself without trying very hard. Put a pile of steamed crabs on…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 29

Charleston has a breakfast reputation to protect. This diner has been helping it do exactly that since 2008.…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 28

It is not easy to earn the loyalty of Tennessee burger lovers. They have seen trends come and…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 27

Nobody reinvents a diner. That is the whole point. You walk in, slide into a booth, and within…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 26

Texas does not do quiet restaurants. Even the understated ones have a line out the door. Even the…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 25

When Florida’s sun gets the best of you, even simple decisions can start to feel harder than they…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 24

A Missouri breakfast spot has been serving fourteen-inch pancakes since 1995 and the line outside on a weekend…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 23

Most of Vermont has quietly become out of reach for regular people and this small Northeast Kingdom town…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 23

A Maryland seafood buffet keeps its crab leg station stocked and its parking lot full every single weekend.…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 22

A discount warehouse in Nebraska runs on a pricing system that drops bin items to a dollar each…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 22

Have you ever pointed at a boat outside a restaurant window and been told that is exactly where…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 21

Some grocery stores are quick in-and-out stops. Others have a way of turning a simple errand into the…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 21

A Georgia breakfast spot makes buttermilk biscuits with frozen grated butter worked into the dough and the results…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 21

Most people driving through West Texas are not expecting to find a swimming pool. They are definitely not…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 20

A small Amish-inspired market sitting along a country road in southwest Virginia has been quietly earning one of…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 20

A roadside shack in Alabama has been frying catfish to order for fifteen years and the locals have…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 19

A Vietnamese restaurant in California stays open until the early hours of the morning and the pho is…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 19

A Pennsylvania snack factory lets visitors watch potato chips get made from raw potato to finished chip in…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 18

When was the last time shopping for a new outfit also meant giving something back to someone who…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 18

Georgia takes Southern cooking personally. This downtown buffet in a small historic town has been proving that point…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 17

Utah is not the first state that comes to mind for an all-you-can-eat food adventure. That is exactly…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 17

Washington has a doughnut shop that people set alarms for. Not to get ready in time, but to…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 16

Most travelers passing through South Carolina never stop in the middle. That is a genuine mistake. What does…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 16

Pull off the interstate in the right corner of South Dakota and the whole world changes. The sky…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 15

Not every treasure hunt requires a passport. South Carolina has one that just requires comfortable shoes and a…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 15

Have you ever watched a movie from a restored 1950s trailer, parked under an open sky, with a…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 14

Thirty years of Italian pastry tradition in one corner of New York, and most people still drive right…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 14

Some seafood stops are just stops. This one on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is a whole reason to reroute.…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 14

A fried chicken spot in a small Minnesota town has been pulling people off the highway for decades,…

By Cedric Vale · Jun 13