In the July issue of GQ, Alan Richman writes about his 23,750 mile trek around the U.S. in search of the best burgers in the country. He ate 162 burgers in 93 eateries and came up with a top 20 list.

Unfortunately, the closest establishment to me is way down in Hollywood, Florida - just a few minutes drive from where I used to live - but of course I knew nothing about this place back when the information could have done me some good! Anyway, this very intriguing treck got me wondering about what I would be willing to travel the country tasting. Now mind you, I'm already a sucker for travel, goofy ideas about travel, and writing about travel - so I'm on board even if we're eating ostrich eggs.

But for the rest of you - think about it: What could you put up with eating ad nauseum for weeks on end? Richman claims he ate as many as six burgers a day and never grew tired of the fare; what would make you say the same?

I could easily exhibit that kind of fortitude for ice cream, but I'm not sure I could tackle anything else, realistically. Not for cake, pie, or hamburgers. All too heavy, I just couldn't eat them multiple times a day. Soda, fruits, and vegetables, yes, but there's not enough varieties and differences per restaurant for that to work. Popcorn? No. Licorice? No, and not enough different establishments. Pasta? No, I'd get tired of it. Bread? My wife could do that, easy, but not me. Pizza? Maybe for two weeks, but not two months.

Perhaps the difficulty of this test is somehow connected to my passion for ordering something different off the menu everytime I go to a restaurant. I'm just never in the mood for the same thing, nor do I want to get stuck in a rut. This is off the subject, but I once had a bacon streak going. In this streak, I managed to eat some form of bacon every day for something like twelve days in a row. I even think I did five straight meals with bacon...

Meatloaf? Nah. Salad? Perhaps I could do that, given an assortment of meats, leaves and toppings. I like salads, but I've been trying to eat at least one a day since May and I think I've probably had 30 total, so that little plan isn't working...

Fish? I think I could do fish. I just don't often have the opportunity to eat it so I've never been "tested," plus the cost is higher on that puppy, than it would be on other fantasy food forays. Okay, so I have three potential foods I could base trips on... Ice cream, salad and fish.

So what have you come up with?