Road food

For the album by The Guess Who, see Road Food.

Road food is a cuisine concerning food prepared especially for hungry travelers who arrive by road. Most road food establishments are casual dining restaurants.^[1] American road food is associated with "comfort food" such as the hamburger, hot dog, fried chicken, barbecue, and pizza.^[2] Road food establishments can include fast food, cafes and barbecue shacks.^[3]

Road food was the topic of the book Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern originally published in 1977. Jane Stern also had an ongoing, James Beard Award-winning road food column in Gourmet magazine.^[4] Road food has been the subject of several television series, including the three-season series Feasting on Asphalt created by James Beard award winning food author Alton Brown, and Al Roker's Roker on the Road.

Notes and references

Notes

↑ Stern 2011, p. xvii"The vast majority of Roadfood restaurants require no reservations and are come-as-you-are"
↑ Olmstead 2012.
↑ Rodell 2013.
↑ Random House.

References

Jane and Michael Stern (2011). Roadfood. Clarkson Potter. ISBN 9780307591258.
Olmstead, Larry (July 6, 2012), "Road-trip eats: best food off the interstate", USA Today |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
Rodell, Sara (November 2013), "The South's Best Road Food", Southern Living |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
Author profile: Jane Stern, Random House, retrieved 2013-11-30

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