Jonathan Smith is a web designer, graphic designer, and photographer in Harrisburg, PA.

I left Harrisburg around 7am this morning for a motorcycle ride to western Pennsylvania. I met up with my friend Daneen and we headed west towards Bedford. Then we took route 99 north. After stopping for gas for the second time and after around 180 miles, I used Urbanspoon on my trusty iPhone to locate a place for lunch. Clem’s showed up and was only about 5 miles away.

I could smell the BBQ as we pulled up. Dismounting from the bikes I could see the cook beside the building piling some wood on the fire as the flames grew. Time to go inside and see what this place is all about.

The female employees meet the upmost standards! It didn’t hurt that she leaned over towards me revealing her, umm… yeah… as she rang up our order. But on to the food!

Ribs, chicken, fresh cut fries, a roll, and Jones soda. As an added bonus, they have vinegar on the table. Fresh cut fries with vinegar! I couldn’t finish my meal so I packed up the rest and placed it in my side case for later. I will definitely make the trip back out here for BBQ.

Living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania I’m surrounded by the influence of the Pennsylvania Dutch. And I’m curious why there is not a German restaurant here. With the local markets in the area, the abundance of farms and butchers, there is a huge, fresh supply of vegetables, fruits, fish, beef, pork, and poultry.

What I envision is an establishment where a person can order schweinsbraten, wiener schnitzel, reiberdatschi, potato dumplings, grilled trout, goulash, apple cake, apple strudel, potato bread, and many other German foods. All of these can be made by ingredients provided by locals in the immediate area.

Sounds like a great idea to me.

Tonight I made Lomo Saltado. And this is how I did it.

First I started with some new york strips which I cut into thin slices. I then marinaded them in rice vinegar with salt, pepper, and some garlic powder.

Next came the pepper, onion, and tomato. I’m not a fan of onions but I decided I would cook this with onion for flavor.

I sliced the onion, pepper, and cut the tomato into wedges.

Then I brought a large pan to a high heat and used some oil to stir fry the steak. After the steak was browned I added the onions. After that cooked for a few minutes I added the peppers and the tomato.

While I was cooking the steak I had french fries in the over cooking. When these were done I pulled them out of the oven and stirred them in with the other ingredients. Not too long though! You don’t want the french fries to get too soggy.

Here’s my finished plate. Yum.