2007-01-09 15:17:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
My family travels long distances several times a year to visit relatives. We're so tired of the greasy, calorie-stuffed chain restaurants!
We usually get off the highway and go into a smaller town nearby. We look for a small restaurant with LOTS of cars parked in its lot. A bonus is if there are police and sheriff patrol cars in the restaurant lot!!
We've found amazing food at low cost that way. Family diners are the way to go!
You can also check out an awesome website, http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/whereweeat/
Jane & Michael Stern have a road food column in Gourmet magazine, and they're a regular on "The Splendid Table" food program on NPR.
"Jane and Michael Stern write the monthly column "Two For The Road" for Gourmet magazine, an ongoing, cross-country guide dedicated to ferreting out the best in American food. The Sterns' relentless quest takes them all over the country - checking out the offbeat and often going off the beaten path to places as varied as Mom's Cafe at the crossroads in Salina, Utah, to the foremost knish palaces of New York. The Sterns are the authors of more than 20 books, including Roadfood, Eat Your Way Across the USA, and Chili Nation: The Ultimate Chili Cookbook with Recipes from Every State in the Nation, and also run the Web site roadfood.com."
Enjoy!
2007-01-09 16:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Diners are an alternative but not if you want healthy. Pack a cooler (preferably one you can pug into your car battery) full of food that don't need to be heated up. But that wont go bad in a matter of minutes either. As you get low find out where the nearest grocery store or wal-mart is and stock up. Avoid sugary drinks because you will only get thirstier. Fruits and veggies, pre-sliced are cheap and they will fill you up.
2007-01-09 15:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by pixie_thing 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sit down restaurants. Get a chance to stretch your legs, read the local paper, etc.
2007-01-09 15:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cooler packed with ice every morning. buy sandwich supplies and keep them in the cooler. buy a $20 hot plate and bring cans of soup.
2007-01-09 15:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by dzwomper 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if your talking about a planned trip, pack some lunch meat, cheese, drinks, etc..... into a cooler and stop and prepare when ready
2007-01-09 15:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by b_eazy01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
local sit-down restaurants.
2007-01-09 15:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by sd_waterman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋