Much of this comes from an article The 100 Best Things to Eat in America by Jerry Shriver, Men's Journal, July 1998
- Hot Doug's
- Climax Jerky
Pat's Philly Cheese SteakPizzeria Bianco- Doe's Eat Place
- Peter Luger Steahhouse
- Key Lime Pie Steve's Authentic
- Food Network - Best Burgers, Pizza, Fried Chicken, etc
- JB's Fish Camp
- Louie Mueller's BBQ
- Bangor Bakery
- Andaluca
- French Laundry - Oysters and Pearls
- Inn at Little Washington VA - Crispy seared duck foie gras on polenta with country ham and huckleberries
- Kudzu Bakery, Georgetown, SC - Red velvet cake with cream cheese icing
- Pascal's Manale, New Orleans - Barbecued Shrimp
- Clam Shack, Kennebunk Port, Me - Lobster Roll
- Black diamond watermelons
- Silver queen corn, Chesapeake Bay, MD
- Southern Fried Chicken, Mendenhall Hotel Revolving Tables, Mendenhall, MS
- Blueberry Pancakes, Original Pancake House, Portland, OR
- Heirloom Tomatoes, L'Etoile, Madison, WI
- Steamed Blue Crabs, Chesapeake Landing, McDaniels, MD
- Grilled Salmon, Taku Glacer Lodge, Alaska
- Biscuists with Debris or Blackened Ham, Mother's New Orleans
- Spring Rolls in Mango Chile, Roy's, Pebble Beach, CA
- Rum and Pepper painted grouper with mango and habanero pepper, Norman's Coral Gables, FL
- Country Hame, Johnson County Hams, Smithfield, NC
- Quail, Magnolia Grill, Durham, NC
- Sopa Azteca, Fronteria Grill, Topolobampo, Chicago
- Raisun Walnut bread, Shepearstown, WV, Sweet Ship
- Baked Black sea bass wrapped in potato crust, Restaurant Daneil, NYC
- Wok charred pepper yellow fin ahi, Alan Wong restaurant, Honolulu
- Kansas City Prime Ribs, Plaza III, Kansas City, MO
- Key Lime pie, Joe's Stone crab, Miami becah, FL
- Blenheim ginger ale, Blenheim bottlers, Hamer, SC
- Steamers in clam borth and melted butter, Lundy's. Brooklyn NY
Virgil's Root beer, Crowley's Beverage- Sourdough bread, Acme Bread Co, Berkeley, CA
- Beef Jerky, Jiggs Smoke House, Clinton, OK
- Pan Fried trout with grilled shrimp, Uglescih's, New Orleans
- BBQ, chopped prok sandwhich, Parker's Barbecue, Wilson, NC
- Interstate Bar B Que, Memphis
- Beef Brisket on white bread, Arthur Bryant Barbecue, Kansas Cit, MO
- Buttermilk bsicuits served with homemade blackberry and peach preserves. Loveless Cafe, Nashville
- Thin sliced catfish, Middendorf's< Manchac, LA
- Pennoni with duck ragout and eggplant, Valentino, Santa Monica, CA
- Idaho Smoke trout, Siver Creek Farms, Twin Falls, ID
- Frango Mints, Marshall Fields, Chicago
- Muffaleta, Napolean House, New Orleans
- Critucs crusted shrimp with ginger and bourbon. Chef Allen's, North Miami Beach, FL
- Ole Salty's Potato Chips, Rockford, IL
Bratwurst, Usinger's- Chicken Fried Steak, Threadgills, Austin, TX
- Monkfish pate w/ Ossetra Cavia, Matsushisa, Beverly Hills, CA
- Michigan cherries
- Andoulle saugse with homemade worchestir sauces, Emerils, New Orleans
- Pork roast stufed with plums and chipotle chiles, Cafe Poca Cosa, Tuscon, AZ
- chocolate frozen custard, Nielsen's Frozen Custard, Bountiful, UT
- Bread pudding souffle with whiskey sauce, Commander's Palace, new Orleans
Pastrami on Rye, Zingerman's, Ann Arbor, MI- Warm lobster taco with yellow tomato salsa and jicama salad, Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas
- Fried mullet, Chet's, Pace, FL
- Crackling pork shank, Malney's and Porcelli, NYC
Chicago Dog, Portillo's Chicago- Pizz Sub Sandwich, Leaning Twoer of Pizza, Mansfield, OH
- Washington blackberries
- Cioppion, Tadich Grill, San Francisco
- Duck tamales with a side of roasted corn and black bean salsa, Coyote Cafe, Santa Fe
- Creamy roasted corn soup with a huitlachoche dumping, NYC
- French Kisses D'arttagnan, Newark NJ
- Chirasi Lunch, Shiro's Seattle
- Grilled pork chops with mushroom gravy, White Way, Durant, IA