The Story (so far)...

Steve Paine has described this trip as "taking an inside joke to the most ludicrous extremes." We couldn't sum it up better ourselves.

It all began with Alex Zechiel recommending to his father the restaurant "Jefferson's" as a legitimate dining establishment where they could eat. To Alex's knowledge, such a place didn't exist, but it was funny to try and convince his dad that it was real. Upon succeeding in his endeavor, the inside joke was born: Jefferson's was a fine place to eat.

Over the course of the ensuing weeks, various details about the restaurant came into being, including the infamous "Jeff Ninnytitcher," an employee of Jefferson's who's normally a pretty cool guy, but who can also be a gigantic douche.

Eventually, Victor Williams let curiosity get the better of him, and did a Google search for "Jefferson's Restaurant." This is what he found. Word quickly spread that the restaurant actually existed in five locations in the South and Midwest, and within 36 hours, we had determined that it was our duty, no, rather, our privilege to journey to this Mecca, and thus the idea for the trip was born.

On January 1st, 2008, we will depart across the country in our decorated minivan with the sole purpose of attending five Jefferson's in five days. Along the way, we will be listening to a lot of "Jefferson Airplane," and at the restaurants, we will only be paying with two-dollar bills and nickels, both of which feature Thomas Jefferson. We will keep this site updated with photos and commentary if possible, so as to allow you to enjoy our journey as much as we do.