![]() He indicated the menu would be completely revamped and all meals would be prepared in a scratch kitchen. Armando not only introduced himself, he created immediate capital for his new venture. Had owner Armando Martinez not created a post on Nextdoor, chances are we would never have heard of the Turquoise Desert Tap Room. It’s not a new restaurant though it’s a place we hadn’t previously even heard of despite the proximity to our home. On a lazy August Sunday morning I surprised her by taking her to an eatery almost exactly two miles from our home. She obviously doesn’t enjoy drives of great distance as much as our debonair dachshund The Dude and his dad do. Her counter-argument usually involves “ all the great restaurants within a couple miles” of our Rio Rancho home. Now you know what my argument will be next time my Kim complains about my “end-of-the-Earth” drives to visit a restaurant we haven’t previously visited. Even that distance pales in comparison to humpback whales who travel as much as five thousand miles to get their fix of plankton, shrimp and salmon. Schuler drove over 1,400 miles and through 16 states. To sate his cravings for his favorite pizza in Massachusetts, Mr. Even the most prolific driving diners don’t have anything on David Schuler of Mississippi. Only five percent said they would travel more than one-hour. ![]() The limit for another 26-percent was 30 minutes to an hour. A 2016 online survey conducted by Statista asked 719 adult respondents “ What is the maximum length of time that you would drive to a place to eat?” More than half (51-percent) of the respondents indicated they would travel 16 to 30 minutes to a restaurant.
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