Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the "Roadfood" books and proprieters of Roadfood.com, announced that they will have their memoirs, "Two for the Road," in bookstores on May 5.
In their e-newsletter, the Sterns say:
Some of the chapters that follow in the book include "Twelve Meals a Day" (how to enjoy the most amount of food while traveling), "The Inedible Complex" (the WORST Roadfood meals we ever found), "Surviving the Night" (adventures and misadventures in motel living), "States of Insanity" (strange escapades in Rhode Island and Kansas) and "What Would Jesus Eat?"
There's also this book description from the Amazon.com site:
Two for the Road offers a front-seat view of smoke pits with velvet-soft pulled pork on the tables, boardinghouse-style restaurants whose lazy Susans are filled with fried chicken, yeast rolls, turnip greens, and coconut custard pie, and cafes where customized mugs for regulars hang on pegboards.
Along the way, the Sterns meet unforgettable characters, endure meals from the Hall of Infamy, and gradually formulate their own rules of the road. When you want to find a great restaurant, forget the yellow pages and the concierge: ask the local cop or barber. Run like hell from anything called "World Famous." Sure bets: the place with a giant plastic animal on the roof or pictures of Jesus on the walls.
Each chapter ends with the Stern"s best recipe finds, from white clam pizza to Elvis's favorite pound cake.
Whether the book has any Route 66 content is beside the point. This is a book I'm certain that most roadies would enjoy.