We need to hang out.

There was a small café in Rome, Orgeon, a really small town in the desert. I think they had four stools and one table. People drove there just for pie. They probably closed down by now. Running a small café in a remote place is tough going.

When my wife and I lived "Up Nord" in the land of bullshit and beer farts we used to travel quite a distance for a great piece of pie. We would hop on the bikes and go to Osseo to have a piece of one of the Best Pies in Wisconsin at Norski Nook. At that time, Norski Nook was on BOTH sides of the road in two separate buildings. I haven't been there in over 25 years, so things have probably changed. It was a long ride for us, but worth every mile. A piece of pie and a cup of coffee is one of life's little pleasures that we should all enjoy.
We also used to go down to the Goblers. It was East of Madison at Johnson Creek. They had about the best hot turkey sandwich in the world. That too was a long drive that was worth every mile. Sadly they closed.

I know the original is in Osseo, but I had friends and relatives in Chetek, so Rice Lake was not far. By the way, lefse is not on the menu at most restaurants in Norway.

Lutefisk is not bad with a little butter, but you can have my portion of Lefse. The Norwegians probably have a much better bread, but don't tell people about it, and let the strangers eat Lefse as a practical joke.

The hotels always have a breakfast with at least two kinds of bread. Slice it yourself and top it with butter (of course!) or salmon, herring, jam, ham etc. If you get lefse, it usually comes with melted brown cheese. Not my favorite. I saw lutefisk at the seafood markets, but they had 100 other fish varieties, so I ignored the lutefisk.

It's about 180 miles from home. I have family there as an excuse to make the trip.