Roadfood: The Coast-To-Coast Guide to 700 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Mu

by Jane Stern and Michael Stern

Book Overview

For road warriors and armchair epicures alike, the seventh edition of Roadfood is the key to finding some of the tastiest treasures in the United States. The indispensable companion for savvy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767928296
• ISBN13: 9780767928298
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Length: 573 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Bible for those who hate chain restaurants!

Whenever we travel, we consult Jane and Michael Stern's excellent "Road Food" a guide to some great eats. They have steered us to some wonderful barbecue in the South, incredible lobster rolls in Maine, outstanding burgers in the Midwest, and some of the best desserts we have ever had. Over the years their tips and insights have helped keep many small, mom-and-pop operations alive. If you are sick of the mainstreamed, homogenized, corporate food of the national chains, this guide will help you find the true dining gems. Long live slow food! Three Guys From Miami -- authors of "Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban," and Three Guys From Miami Celebrate Cuban."

Road trip!

Few things can make the tedium of a long drive more bearable than the prospect of a decent place to eat along the way, and the restaurants listed in this guide are destinations in their own right. Helpfully arranged by sections of the country, road food aficionados will find more than enough to keep them busy. Personally, I wanted to take off and tour Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, as well as old haunts in Virginia. Being in the opposite corner of the country, though, I found a number of interesting looking places here to check out (as well as one or two I've already been to, and so I can attest to the reliability of the Stern's reviews).I should note, though, that family members in Cody, Wyoming tell me that Franca's, which the Sterns list in this book, has in fact been closed for several years. So *caveat lector.* Things can change quickly in the restaurant world. Nevertheless, this is both a great reference and a fun title just for entertaining (if stomach growl-inducing) reading. If you're out on the road, be sure to keep a copy of this guide in your glove compartment.

Good for trips and at home

I just love this book. We do some traveling, and when your out on the road, its potluck if you are going to get something tasty, or not. We have found a couple of places we have really enjoyed with this book. For many of you, I think you will discover places that are just down the road that you may have missed that you will enjoy as well. The layout is easy to read, the descriptions are right on the money, and the book is very enjoyable. Its one that you should definately check out.

They've covered it all!!!

Jane and Michael blow my mind!How they can cover so much of this country amazes me!! I am a South LA. native, but now live in CT.In the new 2002 Edition of "Roadfood" they reviewed my local favorite in my hometown, as well as the local "gourmet" hot dog vendor in my "adopted" town of 22 years!!! Both are A+ in MY book!!! Neither are fancy, gourmet food, yet there's something special about both!! They're a fun place to go with good food, no frills, smaller price tag, and NO GETTING DRESSED UP!!! Both may require a "wait" - NO reservations!! My daughter and I recently stood in line at the hot dog vendor on Patriots' Weekend for 30 minutes!! But the ONLY hot dog my daughter, who is 27, has ever eaten in her LIFE is Chez Leonard's!!!