All about Roadfood
Roadfood is created by and for people who love to eat, cook and travel, and debate where the best pancakes are.
The mission
Roadfood’s mission is to help you find excellent meals as you travel along highways, small towns and big cities. Additionally, Roadfood restaurants are almost always casual and affordable. These eateries are diners, small-town cafes, seaside shacks, drive-ins, barbecues, and bake shops. The best of them are colorful places enjoyed by locals and savvy travelers.
Similarly, our intention that Roadfood lead the way to great local flavor, the best dishes that are the highlight of any road trip.
History
First, Roadfood was published as a guidebook in 1977 by Jane and Michael Stern. Next, Roadfood.com was created to expand the mission of sharing memorable local eateries along highways and back roads. This new website strives to be a great resource on any device, and a place where a community of food lovers from all over the country share road-trip reports, delicious food photos, and opinions on all things culinary.
About Jane & Michael Stern
Jane and Michael Stern were trailblazing guides for over 40 years. After meeting at Yale, where they came to study art, they began a collaboration that has yielded over forty books.
Additionally, Jane and Michael Stern drove around America looking for good food. They worked to both preserve and celebrate regional American dishes from coast-to-coast.
Finally, The Sterns won three James Beard journalism awards for their monthly column in Gourmet magazine. This magazine took readers to the best restaurants in small towns and cities all around the country.
From 1997 to 2009, when Gourmet Magazine ceased publication, Jane and Michael Stern traveled America writing a monthly column. Their reports earned them three James Beard Journalism Awards. Here is a complete collection of those columns.
Smithsonian : The Jane and Michael Stern Collection
In 2016, the Sterns donated a number of culinary artifacts to the Smithsonian Museum. Also, these artifacts have since been grouped together in what is now called the “Jane and Michael Stern Collection.” You can find their exhibit page here, and read more about their induction here.
ROADFOOD, 10TH EDITION
Most importantly, road warriors and armchair epicures have the fortieth-anniversary edition of Roadfood. Additionally, it is an indispensable guide to more than 1,000 of America’s best local eateries.
“The bible for motorists seeking mouthwatering barbecue or homemade pie.” – USA Today
ROADFOOD IN THE NEWS
The 8 Best Seafood Spots in New England
13 Ways to Make the Most of Your Summer Weekends
Second Annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend
Jane and Michael Stern, The Art of Nonfiction No. 8
50 Foods, 50 States: The Must-Eat Roadfoods Across America
The Ultimate Guide to Road Trip Food Strategy
What America Eats: Thanksgiving Recipes Across the U.S.A.
The Definitive Oral History of the Lobster Roll
CONTACT US
We’re hungry for more! Please feel free to drop us a line anytime. We love to hear your suggestions, comments and/or questions!
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Our Team
Follow the link below to discover the excellent people who made Roadfood the website it is today!
Meet Our Team