STORY AND PHOTOS BY
Elizabeth Selmarten
Elizabeth Selmarten really likes food. Because of this, she documents her journey through the culinary world of America, finishing plates and emptying cups everywhere she goes.

Chimneyville Smokehouse – Jackson, Mississippi
Pulled pork plate with mac & cheese, green beans, blackberry cobbler, roll and sweet tea
Deanie’s Seafood – New Orleans, Louisiana
Barbecue Shrimp


Papa Del’s – Champaign, Ill.
Chicago deep dish pizza
Torchy’s Tacos – Webster, Texas
Tacos


Epcot – Disneyworld, Florida
Frozen desert violet lemonade
Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint – Nashville, Tenn.
Bar-B-Que pulled pork and mac & cheese


Innisfree – Boulder, Colo.
Mocha
Rusty Scupper – Baltimore, Md.
Jumbo crab cake, rice pilaf, green beans and carrots


Ralph & Kacoo’s – Baton Rouge, La.
Seafood Gumbo
Rock City – Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Mulligan Stew


Dangerously Delicious Pies – Washington D.C.
Chocolate pecan pie
Tupelo Honey Cafe – Knoxville, Tenn.
Fried Chicken, biscuits and gravy


Luella’s – Asheville, N.C.
Pulled pork sandwich, mac & cheese, coleslaw and hush puppies
Shenandoah Pizza – Staunton, Va
Woodrow pizza


ShoeBootie’s Cafe – Murphy, N.C.
Lobster Bisque
Farmers & Distillers – Washington D.C.
Washington’s club and fries


Emeril’s Nola – New Orleans, La.
Deconstructed King cake