Roadfood Wing of the Smithsonian?

That's what Nora Ephron suggests in her stupendously nice review of "Two for the Road" in the New York Times Book Review of May 28. We've been big fans since her early "Crazy Salad" days as a journalist in New York. I guess the feeling is mutual!

Why not? I had been to Julia's home several times as a member of the Boston AIWF. If she put her ENTIRE kitchen in the Smithsonian, I think the Sterns as authors of numerous books and experts on Roadfood (how many million miles?) certainly qualify for a place in the Smithsonian. After all, it is "Americana" at it's best.

I agree wholeheartedly with Lisa.

Link to the review: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/books/review/28ephron.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Nora did an excellent write-up. It's almost enough to make me forgive her with "When Harry Met Sally." ;)

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Originally posted by MandalayVA

Nora did an excellent write-up. It's almost enough to make me forgive her with "When Harry Met Sally." ;)

Not to mention the remake of Bewitched ...

Curiously, the Smithsonian is sponsoring a traveling exhibition "Key Ingredients, America by Food". It is currently in Hayden, Idaho and Butte, Montana. More information can be found at www.keyingredients.org This exhibit, which I read about in the Horizon Air in-flight magazine, seems to be about the cultural, regional and industrial influences on American food.i.e roadfood.

The Kansas Museum of History in Topeka has a nice area devoted to roadfood.

Keith

I think it would be a great idea! Be intresting if they did it by various eras to see what has changed, and what has stayed the same...