| When you spend your work days traveling the nation's | | | | Web sites To Start Your Search: |
| highways, finding a good meal is almost as good as | | | | 1. Road Food - Jane Stern and Michael Stern have |
| getting a great hotel deal that saves you cash on your | | | | been sharing their amazing road food finds for years in |
| business lodging. | | | | magazines and on radio and TV. Now there's a whole |
| Whether your workforce travel keeps you in the cab | | | | team on their Web site dedicated to "the most |
| of a truck, on your way to the next sales call or | | | | memorable local eateries along the highways and back |
| heading to another meeting, undiscovered road food | | | | roads of America," you can feel pretty confident that |
| treasures can make your day. | | | | the site will direct you to just what you're hungry for. |
| What Is Road Food? | | | | The Web site provides a state-by-state guide to great |
| Road food typically is defined as restaurant food | | | | road food, along with user reviews, maps and |
| served at a spot that is locally owned (often run by | | | | directions so you can find a spot close to your |
| family members), features food made to order and | | | | business lodging. Check out the recipes they've picked |
| served fresh (often with a grill as prominent fixture), | | | | up on their travels, too! |
| and provides good value for the money. Whether you | | | | 2. Diners, Drive-ins & Dives - The Food Network's |
| call it a mom-and-pop shop, a local institution or simply | | | | personable Guy with the spiky blond hair is Guy Fieri, |
| "good eatin'," road food restaurants often are seen as | | | | and his sporty red convertible takes him to the nation's |
| gustatory landmarks in towns large and small. | | | | "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" across the U.S. Guy |
| Finding Hidden Food Gems | | | | knows good eating - and what he doesn't find on his |
| Some are always on the lookout for homemade fruit | | | | own, he's led to by TV viewers who urge him to |
| pies or the seldom seen pineapple upside down cake. | | | | check out local favorites. From new takes on old |
| Others want to taste an area's best fried chicken, | | | | favorites to traditional comfort foods, this site lists the |
| biscuits and gravy, or sweet corn just picked earlier in | | | | restaurants featured by episode, complete with |
| the day. | | | | addresses and Web sites. |
| Thanks to the Internet, there are many portals to the | | | | Food & Lodging Bargains |
| restaurants that are dishing out great home-cooked | | | | Once you've found one great road food spot, likely |
| dishes to hungry travelers. You will find bargains, | | | | you'll start looking for another. Other good sources are |
| curiosities and some that are sure to rate a stop | | | | travel guidebooks and city magazine listings. |
| every time you're in town. | | | | |