Plenty of microbreweries operate on or near Route 66 to help travelers quench their thirst after a day of motoring on America's most famous highway. But in Flagstaff, Ariz., a new microbrewery actually takes its inspiration from Route 66 itself. The Mother Road Brewing Co. offers at least three beers that take their inspiration from … Continue reading A beer for the road
Category: Food
“Man vs. Food Nation,” Route 66 edition
The Travel Channel's "Man vs. Food Nation" recently did a Route 66 segment that included Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St. Louis, Idle Spurs Steakhouse in Barstow, Calif., and Elote Cafe in Tulsa. Here's the full episode, in two parts: https://youtu.be/Z1Q7Rk29aYg https://youtu.be/qF5K4aO8Xv0 The segment includes Elote's formidable Puffy Taco Challenge.
The Albuquerque collection of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”
A few segments of the Food Network's popular show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" have escaped my attention. Here's one I've collected of the ones that are on Route 66 in Albuquerque. The Standard Diner: https://youtu.be/_LPgr7-t8a0 Monte Carlo Liquors & Steak House: https://youtu.be/vhNBX7ONvUI Sophia's Place: https://youtu.be/nfAtYaKPmsM
A culinary tour
The Food Channel (not to be confused with the Food Network) posted this clip about many restaurant signs along the Mother Road and some non-food landmarks as well. https://youtu.be/UZOQqv9dWd8
Food magazine devotes entire issue to Route 66
Popular Plates magazine is devoting its current issue to food and restaurants along Route 66. This particular magazine boasts the added cachet of employing Michael and Jane Stern, authors of the popular "Roadfood" book and website, as the editors. The magazine is 96 pages and costs $9.99. It will be on sale at bookstores and … Continue reading Food magazine devotes entire issue to Route 66
Pinto Bean Museum opens soon in Edgewood
The Historic Pinto Bean Museum opens next weekend during the annual Harvest Festival inside the Wildlife West Nature Park complex just off Route 66 in Edgewood, N.M. The museum was funded in part by a grant from the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area. The Harvest Festival weekend starts the evening of Friday, Aug. 26. Roger Alink, … Continue reading Pinto Bean Museum opens soon in Edgewood
“Serving homemade food from scratch”
I'm glad to see this finally show up on YouTube: the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Drives" paid a visit to Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe on Route 66 in Victorville, Calif., a few years ago. https://youtu.be/n3ILD8Tfbd4 The food is fabulous, and the retro atmosphere at the restaurant almost matches it.
Using video to sell books
This sounds counterintuitive, but publishers and authors are using videos and other multimedia to help promote the written word. That includes Ron Chavez, former owner of the famed but long-closed Club Cafe on Route 66 in Santa Rosa, N.M. He posted a video on YouTube today to promote his 2008 collection of short stories and … Continue reading Using video to sell books
A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
For an all-too-brief period, Terry Wrinkle resurrected Wrink's Market, the longtime Route 66 business in Lebanon, Mo., owned and operated by his late father Glenn Wrinkle. When Terry shut down the business in 2009, the future of the building looked cloudy. However, in recent weeks, the old Wrink's Market has found new life with D.C. … Continue reading A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
Illinois-only store opens in Carlinville
A store that specializes only in Illinois-made products operates in a former post office building on the historic downtown square of Carlinville, Ill., according to the Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Carlinville -- and its square -- had an alignment of Route 66 from 1926 to 1932. It's called Market on the Square, run by a … Continue reading Illinois-only store opens in Carlinville