If you need a place to eat on Fridays for the next couple of weeks...WE FOUND IT! Here is the seafood restaurant in Illinois named one of the 5 best in the entire US...
I'm suspicious of this result not because I doubt the winner doesn't make great food. I'm confident they do. However, does the best fish sandwich in Missouri really come from a steakhouse? The internet says yes.
If you will recall, hundreds of people (myself included),descended on Pike County, Illinois last fall to take part in the Tenderloin Trail, a promotion put on by the Pike County Chamber of Commerce.
Paczki Day is March 4 (or Fat Tuesday). Last year I wrote a blog about Paczki Day, and how I had such a hard time finding Paczkis (pronounced POONCH-key) in this area. This year, they are closer than I had imagined. The County Market at 24th and Spring in Quincy has Paczkis!
It is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent for many Christians around the world. The observance of Lent varies from denomination to denomination, but one activity that is very common during this time of year is the fish fry.