Lenora Winslow

A pastry this wide is already making a strong case for sharing. Whether that actually happens is another…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 15

Who invented the hamburger? Careful. That question can start an argument. One Connecticut lunch counter has been making…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 14

No golden ticket required. Although the minute you start designing your own candy bar, the whole thing does…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 14

Hear that? That is probably your cue to keep walking. In North Carolina, some waterfalls make you work…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 13

Nobody wants the same thing for dinner. Great. That is exactly when a food cart pod starts making…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 13

You can swear the last pullout was the final stop. Then a lighthouse appears. Fine. One more. That…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 12

Your neck figures out pretty quickly what kind of forest this is. You keep looking up. And up.…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 12

If your pancake stack leaves a few purple streaks on the plate, breakfast is going very well. Wild…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 11

A fall postcard gets much better when a Jersey cow walks into it. Here, the barns are real.…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 11

A stuffed clam with a little heat? Rhode Island knows how to make an introduction. The fiery stuffie…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 10

Bologna just walked into a barbecue joint and refused to sit at the kids’ table. In Tulsa, it…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 10

If sunlight could pick a stage, it would probably choose this canyon. The walls are dramatic enough on…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 9

I am not going to pretend this is an easy stroll. Your legs will notice. But the trail…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 9

You can ignore a lot of things from the car. An enormous smiling blue whale beside Route 66…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 8

What exactly happens when a house decides being a house is not nearly enough? You get this. The…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 8

Hungry dancers are responsible for more food history than they probably realized. Back in 1926, a Louisville hotel…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 7

If maple syrup had a second job, this would probably be it. Cold, swirled, and easy to finish…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 7

This landscape looks like two postcards got mixed together. Huge sand dunes rise from a wide valley, then…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 6

If your highway has an official alien nickname, you are allowed one suspicious glance at the sky. Maybe…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 6

If you texted me, “What should I do first?” I would probably tell you not to decide yet.…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 5

Six thousand items is a lot of opportunity for a grocery list to lose authority. Especially once the…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 5

There are nights when opening the fridge feels personal. Nothing looks right. Nobody wants to cook. And somehow…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 4

Six-page menus can relax. This kitchen knows what it wants to cook. The lineup stays short. It changes…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 4

All aboard. Your five-minute errand has officially been canceled. One look at the working train layout and suddenly…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 3

Here is the nice thing about this town: you do not need to earn the day. Start by…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 3

If lunch requires a crab cracker and a stack of napkins, you are probably doing something right. This…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 2

A good tomato barely needs a recipe. Slice it thick, add a little salt, find some bread, and…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 2

You know that side dish you were pretending you did not need? Order it. These Indiana family-run restaurants…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 1

Listen, if you are ordering a sticky bun, give up on staying neat now. It will save time.…

By Lenora Winslow · Oct 1

If your plate ends up holding fried catfish, greens, and something sweet, do not explain yourself. You are…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 30

A small mountain town sounds lovely until the practical questions start lining up. Is everyday life manageable? Is…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 30

Crossing a state line usually takes a sign. Here, it takes a 19th-century wooden bridge. Cars still roll…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 29

Somebody looked at miles of sandy grassland and thought, You know what this needs? A forest. Oddly enough,…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 29

You are halfway to coffee when the mountain wins. Not metaphorically. One glance above the rooftops and whatever…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 28

The floor announces you before anybody behind the counter gets the chance. It has been gossiping about arrivals…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 28

These hotels have survived more travel trends than most of us have survived hairstyles. Some welcomed guests before…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 27

Imagine growing fruit for more than a century, only to have goats steal the audience. Autumn clearly has…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 27

Half chocolate, half vanilla, and somehow everybody still picks a side first. That is the little ritual behind…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 26

Barbecue before noon feels slightly rebellious, which is probably why it sounds so good. By the time most…

By Lenora Winslow · Sep 26