The Odyssey Begins

Mmm, Packo's!

Whiz wit!

It all started with a diet. Tami and I resolved to eat better going into 2012. And so we did. We cut out all the sweets and the pop and the deep-fried goodies. We prepared healthy meals and dutifully ate them night after night. Tami gave up milk; I cut back on beer. It didn't take us long to realize that we could not keep this up seven days a week. Eating right was just no fun! So one Saturday, we decided a cheat meal was in order. This quickly became a weekly ritual: the Saturday cheat. The single cheat meal turned into an entire cheat day replete with diner breakfast and a mandatory trip to the cupcake shop. This gave us something to look forward to all week. We'd often start planning the Saturday cheat the previous Sunday night. Because this was our one chance all week to pig out properly, we had to make it count. We'd research places to go. We'd travel great distances. We started inviting my parents to join us. And now, even with our diets somewhat relaxed, it doesn't seem like a Saturday if we're not going off on some sort of culinary adventure.

Welcome to our blog. This will be a true account of our weekly food excursions. All establishments will be rated according to ours FABS scale. Food, atmosphere, beer, and service will each be worth up to 25 points. We're not really into "fine dining". Think more along the lines of brew pubs, sports bars, and barbeque joints. We like burgers, wings, soft pretzels, and nachos. You know: pub food! Most of the places we'll visit will be in the York/Harrisburg/Lancaster area, but at times we'll venture into the outskirts of Baltimore and the suburbs of Philadelphia. We'll also be traveling- next month to Florida and eventually back to the Midwest.

Thanks for reading!