Monday, December 8, 2008

Iowa Restaurant Awarded Best Breakfast

The Machine Shed Restaurant in Davenport, Iowa, was chosen as "The
Best Breakfast in America" by the Travel Channel's Food Paradise
series.

The Machine Shed will be featured on the Food Paradise episode airing
Wednesday, December 17 at 8 pm. The host travels the country in
search of the best food in America by mealtime.

Highlights and discussions on the 30-year history, secrets behind the
delectable dishes, and interesting facts and stories about the Machine
Shed will be included. Guests, staff, managers, and the owner, Mike
Whalen, were interviewed for this segment.

The Machine Shed Restaurant is very high volume and in one week
averages 14,400 eggs, 450 lbs. of bacon, 350 lbs. of sausage, 500
cinnamon rolls, and 15,000 orders of bread. The most popular
breakfast dishes are "The Hired Man's Breakfast" and the "Farmer's
Daughter." The heartiest Breakfast is "The Hungry Man's Breakfast."

The Hired Man's breakfast features two cooked-to-order eggs, choice of
meat, choice of hash brown casserole, home fries, or shredded hash
browns and choice of toast, English muffin, biscuit and gravy, or
buttermilk pancake.

The Farmer's Daughter breakfast features one cooked-to-order eggs,
choice of meat, choice of hash brown casserole, home fries, or
shredded hash browns and choice of toast, English muffin, biscuit and
gravy, or buttermilk pancake.

The Hungry Man's breakfast features three cooked-to-order eggs,
American fries, country sausage, thick-cut bacon, slice of ham, two
buttermilk pancakes, choice of potato, and choice of toast, English
muffin, biscuit and gravy, or buttermilk pancake.

Bringing food from the farm to the table, The Machine Shed restaurant,
7250 Northwest Boulevard (Exit 292, Northwest Boulevard, Interstate
80), in Davenport has been dedicated to the American farmer. Since it
opened in 1978, their dedication to the farmer means that they began
by and continue to use only the best beef, pork, and poultry. They
cook from scratch using fresh ingredients that continues to win
numerous awards.

The Machine Shed can also cater your event and can easily
accommodate motorcoaches, group tours, and private functions in their
banquet room.

Please check your local schedule for airtime.

For more information about The Machine Shed and their entire
breakfast menu, visit http://www.machineshed.com. Davenport, Iowa,
was the original location. Currently, there are five other Machine Shed
restaurants in the Midwest. The Machine Shed is part of Heart of
America Restaurant and Inns.

Located on the Mississippi River in the Midwest, the Quad Cities is
comprised of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa; Rock Island and
Moline/East Moline, Illinois; and surrounding communities. For more
information, visit http://www.visitquadcities.com.

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