In Switches frontman Matt Bishop's final blog entry, the daring rock'n'roll foodies search high and low for lobster in the Portland, Maine before returning to the UK for a few weeks rest in preparation for yet another musical and gastronomic onslaught: SXSW.

2/23, Portland, Maine: Dogfish Cafe

Fuck you, Jim Gaffigan -- my whole life is a lie.

Seriously now. The only way I justified eating like shit was from listening to your comedy, and now my world has been turned upside down from what I saw on Monday (March 3). We were walking to our van from the hostel, which was a bit of a walk. We walked past a guy who dropped his shoes out of his gym bag, and Steve [Hamelin, drummer] grabbed them for him. The guy said thanks and went into the Whole Foods. While we were walking away, Steve looked back and said, "I think that was Jim Gaffigan." I said, "that can't be right." Jim Gaffigan...with gym shoes. Jim Gaffigan...walking into Whole Foods?

Hit the City of Brotherly Love with Switches frontman Matt Bishop and his pack of foodie rockers as they pursue the ideal Philly cheesesteak and proper local brew to wash it down.

2/22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Blarney South Bar and Grill

I think I should make a few things clear, aside from my slightly misleading (but super eye-catching) headline, about this blog before I start. First, there may be some colorful language used at some points in this blog. I can promise at least one c-word.

Roll with Switches frontman Matt Bishop and his daring, rock'n'roll foodies as they test out Canadian staple poutine and get tipsy on a Bloody Mary-esque cocktail called the Ceasar.

2/13, Toronto, Ontario: Sneaky Dees

A freezing blizzard and a seriously cold venue failed to thwart our desire to sample some typical Canadian grub. After the gig, Thom and I took a taxi across this snow filled city to hit my favorite grimy rock bar in Toronto, Sneaky Dee's. We were recommended the Canadian fast food staple poutine (essentially fries caked in gravy and cheese curds), which I washed down with my favorite Canadian cocktail, the Caesar, a Clamato-based drink very similar to a Bloody Mary, the ingredients being:

As we discovered backstage at Lollapalooza '07, Matt Bishop, frontman of London-based rockers Switches, has an endless appetite for American cuisine. So when Bishop's band returned to the states this winter to support their new LP, Lay Down the Law, SPIN.com tapped Bishop to pen a food blog about his band's gastronomic escapades through the U.S. From Texas BBQ to New England clam chowder, Bishop's findings are tummy rumbling to say the least.