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

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

Switches frontman Matt Bishop and guitarist Ollie Thomas prepare for the band's anticipated New York City gig by chowing down on a slice of the Big Apple's finest pizza.

2/21, New York City: Famiglia's

Before the biggest night of the whole tour, playing New York City's Terminal 5, we had some engagements to make and en route stumbled across Famiglia's, a typical fast paced New York Pizza joint, visited by many American politicos, including the Schwarzeneggers and the Clintons. So it's obvious that by eating this pizza you definitely get a chance at going into battle against war-crazed machines at some level. There was no terminator pizza so buffalo mozzarella basil and tomato was Ollie's choice, whilst I opted for a pepperoni war zone. Pizza will never be the same again. Bring on the robots!

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.

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.