When we launched off in June on the 14,000 mile road trip that is the bookapalooza, one of my fears had nothing to do with whether Rebecca's talks about Mainstreaming Torture would be well received.
My great fear was that I wouldn't be able to find anything green to eat on the road. I remembered a trip to rural Colorado in 2001 when there seemed no escape from burgers and fries and, for an exotic variation, over-cooked pasta. So I resolved to record whatever salads might be available across the country.
Good news: just about every town and even highway rest stop served something like a salad. A durable change has come to mid-America almost everywhere.
Here are some of the salads we found on the road:
If you can afford it -- and often the toll is no more than for a burger -- you don't have to starve for live food on the highways anymore!
My great fear was that I wouldn't be able to find anything green to eat on the road. I remembered a trip to rural Colorado in 2001 when there seemed no escape from burgers and fries and, for an exotic variation, over-cooked pasta. So I resolved to record whatever salads might be available across the country.
Good news: just about every town and even highway rest stop served something like a salad. A durable change has come to mid-America almost everywhere.
Here are some of the salads we found on the road:
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| At a local cafe in Woodland, CA |
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| Whitefish, MT |
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| A chain outlet in New York City's financial district |
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| At Chop Fresh you select the ingredients and an army of workers churns out your choices cheaply. Great lunch! |
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| No surprise that a random cafe in a New Orleans' French Quarter can provide a salad ... |
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| But who expected something this good from a Newk's in Hattiesburg MS? |
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| Here's a fruity turkey salad from Knoxville TN |
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| West Memphis AR was the closest thing to food desert we encountered, but even there a truck stop Denny's produced this -- complete with Texas toast. |
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| The salad I liked most was from Central Foods in Spokane. Simple, subtle, and surprisingly good dressing. |
If you're traveling through Texas or southern California, "Next Generation Salad Bar" Salata is a great choice! www.salata.com
ReplyDeleteThey all look good. I love salad but am often apprehensive in ordering it in restaurants because there is no way to know if they run water over it before serving. I am sensitive to the packaged kind too; so it's always a question when I get it as to how I'll feel afterward.
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