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Category Archives: Food & Drink
Sam Adams Infinium
Here at Truthtrain.com we love our beer. As an alternative to Champagne this New Years Eve, we decided to try Infinium, a collaboration between Boston Brewing Co. and Weihenstephan Brewery in Germany. Infinium is made with only the four traditional ingredients: malted barley, hops, water and yeast. Dispite it’s simple ingredients, Infinium achieves a crisp champagne-like beer with fine bubbles and a fruity, spicy aroma. Additionally, the alcohol content is approx. 10.3%, so it is similar to the champagne that you were thinking of buying.
Ringing in at around $20, this brew might be a great substitute for your next formal occasion!
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Posted in Food & Drink, Vices
Tagged Beer, champagne alternative, infinium, new years eve, sam adams, weihenstephan
Music City Hot Chicken Festival
Posted in Food & Drink
Tagged 400 Degrees, Bolton's, Chicken, East, Festival, Hot, Nashville, Prince's, Yazoo
Gold Strike Casino
If you find yourself wandering south of Memphis with an appetite for fun, free drinks, and fake Chihuly sculptures, look no further than the Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi.
A group of friends and I made the four-hour drive from Nashville to the Magnolia State for a weekend sojourn in the Paris of the Mid-South.
Allegedly, this parcel of land rests on some unseen body of water, but all we could locate was a moat and maybe some marsh lands. Potential legal issues aside, the Gold Strike an exciting place to spend a weekend.
For what Tunica has to offer, the Gold Strike is one of the classier joints in which to try your luck. The rooms are comfortable, stylish and modern. The ground floor is full of craps tables, roulette wheels, and thematic slot machines (my personal favorite was the “Sex and the City” slot).
In addition to the myriad of games available for you to blow your paycheck, there are other ways to spend your time. While listening to a live band play one-hit wonders from the 90s near the bar, you can take a break from gambling and enjoy a refreshment at no cost to you.
The Chicago Steakhouse is an upscale dining venue in the casino, but if you want to get away for the evening, check out historic downtown Memphis. Several other casinos are within walking distance, but frankly, you have no reason to ever leave the Strike. Be careful if you step outside for some fresh air (the casino floor can get a little smoky). You may bump into a cadre of college-age girls in argyle. (We did, anyway).
I lost $60 there, but my friend won $300. You never know how Lady Luck will strike. Regardless of the outcome, the memories you make at this resort will be golden.
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Posted in Entertainment, Food & Drink, Vices
Tagged Blackjack, Casino, Gambling, Hotel, Mississippi, Slots, Steakhouse, Tunica
Starbucks Coffee Company – Free Pastry Day
This Tuesday March 23rd, you can receive a free pastry with the purchase of a Starbucks beverage and a coupon. I try not to promote the the ole sbux very much, since they get a decent amount of business from me, but everyone likes free stuff right? Anyway, get in there and enjoy!
Chicago Style Vienna Beef Hot Dog
We are on our way to Anchorage and have a 3 hour layover at ORD. I wanted to share my love of Chicago and their fine cuisine. I had a Chicago Dog for lunch and I wanted to recommend it. It’s been said this dog has been drug through the garden and I tend to agree.
The dog begins with a Vienna Beef hot dog on a poppyseed bun; condiments include tomatoes, onions, yellow mustard, sport peppers, bright green relish, dill pickle spear and topped with celery salt. If this all sounds like a bit much, I understand. I only marginally like half of the things included, but somehow it all works together.
You don’t have to be in Chicago to enjoy this hot dog, though it is preferred. Visit your local dog shop and try it out!
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Regal Cinemas In-Theater Freschetta Pizza Delivery Service
I w
as recently in a hurry to make a 7:30 movie and didn’t have time to eat dinner beforehand. Starving, I contemplated gorging myself on Twizzlers and Sour Patch Kids from the Regal Cinema concession stand until I saw that they offered personal sized Freschetta pizzas. I figured a pizza would probably cost more than my movie ticket due to notoriously high movie theater mark-up, but I was pleased to learn that one could be had for less than $7.00. Since it would definitely take more than $7.00 worth of Reese’s Pieces to fill me up, I took the pizza plunge. After ordering it, however, I learned that it would take 6 minutes to prepare. The bow-tied worker behind the counter then informed me that I had the option of having it delivered to me in the theater if I didn’t want to wait. I was skeptical (How would they find me in the dark? Would they do the sideways shuffle down half a row if I was sitting in the middle of the theater?), but I took his offer since I was late. I walked away while still pondering my doubts and then I realized that he hadn’t even asked me what theater I’d be in. I went back to inform him, but he didn’t seem too concerned with the information.
Somehow, the pizza arrived a short time later with little drama. It tasted great and was slightly larger than a Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizza. It turned out that instead of worrying about how the pizza would arrive, I should’ve been worried about what would happen after it got there. Eating pizza in the dark is harder than you’d think.
If you’re late for a movie, starving, and don’t feel like inhaling 3 boxes of candy, you should definitely consider the Regal Cinemas In-Theater Freschetta Pizza Delivery Service, even though the whole delivery experience is reminiscent of a scene from Enemy of the State.
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Bear Naked – Fruit and Nut
Does it seem like granola always tastes like cardboard and rocks? Bear Naked is ready to change your mind.
The Fruit and Nut granola; filled with raisins, dried cranberries, almonds and walnuts, is soft-baked so you won’t break your teeth. Bear Naked products contain no preservatives, so be satisfied without worrying about ingredients you can’t read.
Bear Naked is great for hikes, camping and for daily snacks. Check it out! http://www.bearnaked.com/
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Keuring Platinum Brewing System
Do you ever wake up and all you need is coffee? Well that happened this morning! I’ve seen Keuring popping up in stores more frequently recently and I’m glad. These coffee machines are the next level of brewing. You never have stale coffee and clean up is easy. With all the different K-Cups, you can try new coffees every week. Fresh coffee in seconds, that isn’t instant! You’ll love it too.
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