Backroads

Dec 5, 20239 min read

The Day NASCAR's Underdogs Went Rogue

Imagine that the best sixth men in NBA staged their own All-Star game after the season, and they did it in style: a pick-up game at a...

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Mar 31, 20215 min read

Classic vs. Modern Era: A question of competition

Imagine smelling a mixture of exhaust fumes, burnt rubber, grease, and gasoline, laced with a residue of cigarette smoke and intensified...

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Mar 17, 20213 min read

A Taste of Prairie Magic

This week’s great road-trip food comes from Chadron, Nebraska (pop. 5,591) Flat and full of endless corn fields. If you ask someone to...

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Feb 10, 20215 min read

Winning a Game of Chicken

This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from the outskirts of Pittsburg, Kansas (pop. 20,178) The night manager at the Comfort Inn in...

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Feb 3, 20213 min read

Midpoint and an Oasis

This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from Adrian, Texas (pop. 120) One lonely tumbleweed bounced across my path as I squinted into...

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Jan 27, 20213 min read

A Timeless Toast to an Unplugged Breakfast

This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from Luther, Oklahoma (pop. 1,221) The drive from the outskirts of Oklahoma City to Joplin,...

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Jan 20, 20213 min read

Kibbie at the Crossroads

This Wednesday’s great road-trip food comes from Clarksdale, Mississippi (pop. 15,304) “Would you like some more?” The question took me...

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Jan 13, 20213 min read

Bait Shop Brisket: The sandwich that wrecked my plans

Every Wednesday we’ll publish a brief story about great road-trip food, the kind you’ll discover along two-lane roads in small towns. In...

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