Gideon Hartwell

Smoke reaches the parking lot first, and your appetite immediately starts rewriting the plan. At this Tucson counter,…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 4

The ceiling has seen more history than most museums, but the buffet keeps stealing everyone’s attention. In Northwest…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 2

Waterfront dining sounds peaceful until everyone else wants the same table. The best seats in New York usually…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 1

Italian dinner has one rule: never underestimate the reservation button. Tables can disappear faster than garlic bread at…

By Gideon Hartwell · Aug 1

Texas buffet rules are simple. You find the beef, build the plate, and do not let the dessert…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 31

Florida barbecue has never cared who wrote the rulebook. Here, brisket can come from a former gas station,…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 31

Lake Michigan does not care that Indiana lacks an ocean. It still throws waves at the shore, piles…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 30

Michigan food does not always explain itself politely. A pastry may arrive with rutabaga inside. A burger can…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 30

Are you ready to trade an ordinary night out for waterslides under neon lights? On select nights in…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 29

Some places make you forget to check your phone. This stretch of Michigan shoreline may make you forget…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 29

Pasta has taken control of your evening, and honestly, you should let it. You sit down planning a…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 28

Bridges usually help you leave somewhere. This one makes you stop, stare, and wonder who gave iron permission…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 28

Florida can turn a grocery sandwich into a beach tradition, a tiny coffee into a group activity, and…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 28

Some burgers arrive neatly stacked and prepared to cooperate. This one shows up looking like the griddle ignored…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 27

How much should a steakhouse dinner accomplish before the bill arrives? At minimum, the bread should ruin your…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 27

How many tacos does it take to turn a friendly Texas lunch into a full-blown tortilla tribunal? At…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 26

Ready to trade white gallery walls for Illinois prairie grass and sculptures large enough to interrupt the horizon?…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 26

You know a sub is serious when splitting it sounds generous for exactly four seconds. That kind of…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 25

You know a food stop is serious when the cornbread disappears before anyone remembers to pass the butter.…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 25

Your plate just crossed three borders without showing a passport. It starts with sashimi, veers toward Korean wings,…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 24

Put the fishing rod down. Lunch has already caught something better. You can spend another hour waiting for…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 24

Peaches are summer’s most charming tricksters. They promise patience, then drip down your wrist immediately. In South Carolina,…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 23

Indiana knows how to turn a drive into a full-blown trunk situation. You leave chasing covered bridges. You…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 23

Someone owes that creek an apology. It has been accused of building a canyon clearly above its pay…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 22

There should be a small trophy waiting at the far end. Not for speed, and definitely not for…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 22

Breakfast has been called to the witness stand, and Brooklyn brought pancakes as evidence. Since 1936, one Washington…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 21

Brighton has a buffet with commitment issues, and every plate gets dragged into the drama. This old-school spread…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 21

Breakfast should not feel like a pop quiz with syrup on the side. I can relate to the…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 20

A packet of seeds should not feel like the beginning of an epic story, yet this Iowa farm…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 20

Warren’s lunch calendar reports to one boss: fried cod. Since 1972, this diner has turned a simple fish…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 19

Your lunch table may have survived more Texas history than the highway that brought you there. These rooms…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 19

Wednesday has spent years being the week’s most forgettable roommate. Then Texas handed it sixteen fried Gulf shrimp…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 18

Tuesday has spent years pretending it is merely Monday’s quieter sibling. A seafood buffet in Virginia Beach gives…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 18

The mountain has one job here: make your schedule look ridiculous. A short climb opens onto a view…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 17

The first clue that this is not a typical beach town? Your schedule starts losing arguments before you…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 17

Columbus just gained a place where 2 a.m. can end with frosting and absolutely no explanation. A new…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 16

The chips have barely landed when your entrée arrives looking like it brought backup. One plate claims the…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 16

The reservation starts testing your patience before dinner has even entered the room. Highway 1 bends, the Pacific…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 15

Your dinner table has decided that staying still is overrated tonight. High above downtown Los Angeles, this California…

By Gideon Hartwell · Jul 15