The Rock Cafe on old Route 66 in Stroud, Okla., is now featured as a recommended restaurant on Jane and Michael Stern's wonderful Roadfood.com site. Here is an excerpt from the Sterns' review of Dawn Welch's venerable restaurant: Among Dawn's menu innovations are a fabulous chicken fried steak she makes out of a pork cutlet … Continue reading Rock Cafe is featured on Roadfood site
Category: Food
Go see Route 66 cookbook author
Marian Clark, who wrote "The Route 66 Cookbook" and "The Main Street of America Cookbook," will be at Oak Tree West Fine Collectable Books at 26 E. Dewey Ave. in Sapulpa, Okla., from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, according to the Sapulpa Daily Herald. She will talk briefly about the Mother Road and sign copies … Continue reading Go see Route 66 cookbook author
Food Network gets a taste of Route 66
The Pontiac Daily News reports that the historic Odell Station on Route 66 in Odell, Ill., will be featured on The Food Network's show, "A Blast from the Past." Famed chef Bobby Flay made an appearance. The program also features members of the Illinois Route 66 Association and preservationist John Weiss. Flay used a barbecue … Continue reading Food Network gets a taste of Route 66
In Funks Grove, it’s spelled “sirup,” not “syrup”
The Daily Vidette, which is the student newspaper of Illinois State University, has posted a story on its online edition about Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup, which is a family business near the tiny Route 66 hamlet of Funks Grove, south of Bloomington. The story explains the unique spelling of the maple product: A sign … Continue reading In Funks Grove, it’s spelled “sirup,” not “syrup”
Your own taste of New Mexico
Rani and Raja have posted their own stories and photos from a trip on New Mexico's Route 66. This blog entry is special because it concentrates on New Mexico's chiles and provides a recipe on how to make your own green chile sauce.
Sweet incentive
As we reported here a few days ago, Shellee Graham will make a presentation at the opening of her exhibit, "Return to Route 66: Photographs from the Mother Road" from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday in the rotunda of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis. There are other incentives to go, according to the St. … Continue reading Sweet incentive
Clanton’s Cafe, Rock Cafe featured in Gourmet magazine
Jane and Michael Stern, of Roadfood fame, have contributed an article in the February issue of Gourmet magazine. The Sterns write about one of Oklahoma's favorite dishes -- chicken-fried steak -- and two acclaimed Route 66 restaurants that serve it -- Clanton's Cafe of Vinita and the Rock Cafe of Stroud. Gourmet doesn't have the … Continue reading Clanton’s Cafe, Rock Cafe featured in Gourmet magazine
Kristy’s closes its doors
Kristy's Coffee Shop, which occupied a former Denny's on Route 66 in Gallup for 40 years, has closed. The Gallup Independent reports that the restaurant's longtime owner, Barbara Stanley, decided to retire in December. The story contains some great anecdotes, including this gem: Stanley said officials for Denny's weren't exactly unhappy to see the restaurant … Continue reading Kristy’s closes its doors
Alton Brown loses appetite for Route 66
Alton Brown a few months ago said he was going to a shoot a new Food Network series, "Feasting on Asphalt," about roadfood on Route 66. However, Jen at Very Big Blog reports that Brown is passing on the Mother Road for another old highway. ... He said when we saw him talk that he's … Continue reading Alton Brown loses appetite for Route 66
Rivett’s Route 66 Cafe changes hands
Ken and Glenda Rivett of the Rivett's Route 66 Cafe in Sapulpa, Okla., are taking off their aprons and giving them to Allen and Susan Shamburg of Grand Junction, Colo., on Tuesday, according to the Sapulpa Daily Herald. The Rivetts are retiring after operating the breakfast-and-lunch restaurant for seven days a week for 10 years. … Continue reading Rivett’s Route 66 Cafe changes hands