Flying Pig Pt. 2.

The first thing I usually do when checking into a hotel in a new city is asking the person at the front desk where, the cool, eclectic, hipster, artsy, mom & pop places are to get coffee and breakfast.  The Anchor Grill in Covington, KY was the first find.  (btw, for those who don't know, Covington, KY is right across the border from Cincinnati.  Right over the river.)

The Anchor Grill.  Covington, KY

The Anchor Grill has been in existence for decades in Covington.  Everyone I asked said that the Anchor was the place they usually went to after a night of drinking.  I was there in the morning and it was pretty quiet.  Mostly older locals who knew the staff by name and vice-versa. 

The Anchor.  mural

When I asked, the waitress said that "Goetta" (pronounced getta) was the thing to get.  I had NO idea what goetta was.  Goetta is a Cincy thing.  You can't really find it anywhere else.  It a mixure of ground pork, beef, onions, pin oats and spices.  It looked like thinly sliced meatloaf.  It was a creation of German immigrants during the great depression.  It was de-lish, let me tell you.

crossing the river into Ohio.

 

Flying Pig

above: left & right sides of the expo.

Fleet Feet Cincy.  Owner Frank DeJulius working the expo tent w/ manager Meredith.

One of our Balega reps, Amy Brown, telling the Balega story.

Flying Pig cookies for expo workers.

Jeff & Becky picking up their first pairs of Balegas!  Blister Resist.  They were a lot of fun.

The legendary Mike Moran holding down the fort at the Mizuno booth.

Tunnel vision.  Cincinnati, OH

I'm a fool for cool coffee houses.

 So after getting my coffee at the above coffee house I spotted this structure across the street.  The owner happened to be doing some gardening in the yard and asked her about it.  Her husband was an artist and architect and with the help of some of his students built the thing.  It took him 10 yrs. and was his studio until he was killed in a car accident.  His wife said she's fixing it up and will hopefully be moving in.

view from convention center.