Southern Living Heads Off the Eaten Path

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Southern Living Heads Off the Eaten Path

to Uncover the Best Roadside Culinary Wonders for New Book Acclaimed Southern Writer Fannie Flagg Pens Foreword

For the most mouthwatering meals, the smallest hole-in-the-wall joints often offer the biggest flavor.  Combine these dives and diners with a travel writer who knows the South—from Dallas to D.C.— like the back of his hand with insightful facts about the South’s best- and least-known destinations, and you’ve got Southern Living Off the Eaten Path.  Whether it’s jumping in your car and heading to the Pie Lab in Greensboro, Ala. or hitting the kitchen to recreate a magical apple pie, this treasure trove of best-kept Southern secrets will inspire culinary action.

 

Southern Living Heads Off the Eaten Path

to Uncover the Best Roadside Culinary Wonders for New Book Acclaimed Southern Writer Fannie Flagg Pens Foreword

For the most mouthwatering meals, the smallest hole-in-the-wall joints often offer the biggest flavor.  Combine these dives and diners with a travel writer who knows the South—from Dallas to D.C.— like the back of his hand with insightful facts about the South’s best- and least-known destinations, and you’ve got Southern Living Off the Eaten Path.  Whether it’s jumping in your car and heading to the Pie Lab in Greensboro, Ala. or hitting the kitchen to recreate a magical apple pie, this treasure trove of best-kept Southern secrets will inspire culinary action.
Southern Living Off the Eaten Path ($21.95 US) is written by award-winning travel writer Morgan Murphy and features a foreword by Southern novelist Fannie Flagg of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café fame.  Touching upon Southern history, hilarious yarns and travel adventures, Off the Eaten Path shares the origins of 75 well-loved restaurants and features 150 recipes from their coveted menus.
Take the trip and discover:
• Restaurant Features: Recipes, location and GPS coordinates, fun facts and a “Don’t Miss” tip about each restaurant’s signature dish.
• “Rubbernecker Wonders”: Reviews of kitschy roadside attractions worthy of gawking, such as the legendary Cadillac Ranch in Texas.
• Food Finds: Purveyors along the route who offer the very best local products—from honey and barbeque sauce to cornbread dressing and spices.
• Food Festivals: Annual food events to hit up during your travels.
Travel writer, food critic and humorist Morgan Murphy, former Southern Living Travel Editor, has written for Forbes, Vanity Fair, Esquire and The New York Post, among other notable publications. He holds an MBA from Oxford and has won several journalism awards, including the coveted Society of American Travel Writer’s Gold Award.  An officer in the U.S. Navy, Lt. Commander Murphy just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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