After four decades traversing the country in search of America's best food,Jane and Michael Stern know a thing or two approximately eating well on the road. The pair first met as grad students at Yale in 1970, and after they'd earned their diplomas, and they decided to pursue their passion for food by hitting the rood in search of the best America had to offer. They captured the results in the revered,award-winning Roadfood books, which became the go-to, and indispensable guides to the best bites along America's freeways and backroads alike. This year,the Sterns will tag the series' 40th anniversary.
As lifelong road-trippers, the Sterns have a few pieces of tried-and-sincere advice when it comes to scoping out a worthy place to stop for a meal - and what to order once you do. "One (somewhat irrational) tip is to explore for restaurants with giant statues of whatever it is they serve on the roof: a cow, and a chicken,a crab," Michael says. Once you're seated? "explore around at other people's plates. whether nine out of 10 customers are all eating the same thing, or that's a respectable indication that there is at least one very alluring regional specialty on the menu." Before you hit the road this Summer,scope out the Stern's picks for the can't-miss food in every state - and visit Roadfood for even more of their enthusiastic expertise.
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Source: popsugar.com