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 enlarge | Authors: Jane Stern, Michael Stern
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 92219
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 061887268X
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780618872688
ASIN: 061887268X
Publication Date: May 9, 2007
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 A Joy to Read. February 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I loved this book. If there was ever a comfort book to complement comfort food, this book is it. The Stern's are a charming pair with wonderful senses of humor and great attitudes. I loved that they approached eating in the middle of nowhere with the same zest that urban foodies approach a dinner at Charlie Trotter's or Tru. I love that the Stern's love food, the people that cook it and the fantastic stories that come with a great meal from the heart.
 food for all that eat November 3, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book describes a couple who are in love with travel and food. For the person who travels via the auto, it is a delight. The recipes intertwined with the travel for the most part are marvelous. I adore the pork tenderloin recipe. Easy reading. Most enjoyable.
A Fitting Salute to American Roadside Dining September 3, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is my first "taste" of one of the Stern's books, and the read was a fast, wry, humorous journey into the back roads of America and its roadside eateries. The Sterns venture deep into rural areas where probably many Northeasterners have not dared to tread, and they do it with grace, aplomb, wit and a sincere and mutual appreciation for kitsch of all kinds (including unusual Americana only available in prison gift shops), and for genuine down-home, regional, American fare. I fully appreciated being the recipient of the Stern's tried and true methods for scouting out outstanding food. If I am ever on the road, off the beaten path, I will certainly take the Stern's advice. If I happen to spot a giant pig or cow (which signifies the specialty of the house) on the roof of the eatery, and if said pig or cow is dressed in a tuxedo and carries a walking stick, I will pull over immediately, because there is an excellent chance that there are untold gastronomic treasures hidden within, just waiting to be consumed and never forgotten. The book provides a glimpse into rural America and a way of life that is foreign to many, including myself. It is a glimpse into towns with less than a population of 500, towns whose inhabitants are so isolated from one another that farmers' wives depend on the "radio homemaker" for helpful hints and to satisfy their need for some kind of daily human contact and connection, towns whose inhabitants look forward all year to the state fair where they can show off their preserves, pies and livestock, with roomy overalls being the preferred mode of dress to allow for expansion which will result from the requisite sampling of the delicious, carb-overloaded foods typically featured at these events, towns with cafes where personalized mugs are hung, waiting for their owners to fill them for their daily cup of Joe, and where everyone really does know your name and the number of dairy cows you have. I find it refreshing that the Sterns have turned dining-out snobbism on its face, and they have elevated the status of American roadside dining. Yes, the Sterns have dined at Lutece and Four Seasons, but they would much prefer to dine at a rib joint in Tennessee, marveling and fully appreciating the wonder of a menu with barbeque sauce hardened and aged in the corners. Although I would never eat the fat and cholesterol-laden food they adore, where everything seems to be fried and smothered in gravy or sugar, I thoroughly enjoyed traveling down America's back roads with the Sterns.
Roadside Dining as an Epicurean Delight Thanks to the Tenacious and Mobile Sterns July 1, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
It would seem impossible for one long-married couple, no matter how satiated their palettes may be, to cover the vast highways and byways of this country to serve up a fair assessment of the best road food available out here. However, authors Jane and Michael Stern, both aged 59, true kindred spirits and the most mobile of lowbrow epicureans, have over 72,000 meals under their belts and three million miles on their odometer. In their journeys, they have visited many of the diners and roadside cafes that many of the rest of us speed by en route to the big cities. From these experiences comes this light, eminently readable tome. The dead giveaway is the teal cover with the picture of the plastic ketchup and mustard squeeze bottles. This should give you an indication that this is no bible for the food snob.
The Sterns' focus is strictly on the homemade regional food served up by independent restaurants, and they make every mouthful quite a palpable experience. It astounds me that they would go through twelve meals a day to taste everything they wanted to, but in their goal to survey the variety of options across the country, that's exactly what they did. Yet, at the same time, the book is about their evolving relationship whose mutual passion for truck stop dining started when they were both Yale graduate students in the early 1970's. Consequently, what we have is a conglomeration of dining recommendations, select recipes (for example, concoctions like Drunkard's Soup and Sweet Tea) and a wry memoir of how despite their differing personalities and tastes, they became so attuned to the best that the road has to offer for the hungry traveler. It's all quite entertaining and certainly a lot healthier than trying all the artery-clogging temptations they extol here with colorful vibrancy.
I am never disappointed .... June 26, 2006
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
with any of the Sterns books. Look forward to all the new one they might have, and have collected all the ones previously published. And I have eaten at many of the restaurants they feature and have recommended to friends and family who might be traveling. Great books!
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