Nobody does comfort food like Midwesterners. Whether it’s coconut cream pie or savory cheese soup, spare ribs or cornbread, there’s a restaurant in the Heartland that makes it best. Dawn Simonds compiled this essential guidebook to more than 230 unique restaurants, where home cooking is an art. All of these restaurants share a dedication to cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients and serving delicious food in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Simonds offers colorful descriptions of the restaurants and their owners, assessments of the food, price guides, directions for getting there, and other important details. With Best Food in Town as a guide, readers are certain to find restaurants to satisfy any comfort food craving.

"A woman's search for the world's greatest Chinese restaurant proves that egg rolls are as American as apple pie"--Provided by publisher.

In this delightful scrapbook, fans of Ray's popular "$40 A Day" show can join her as she revisits over 50 cities, complete with color photos and selected recipes from her favorite restaurants.

"Finally! A restaurant guide for people who know there's life outside Manhattan". -- Bank Director magazine If you're heading to a big city, you'll have choices galore, all types of restaurants located in all parts of town. If your destination is a medium-sized city, you'll have a variety of great restaurants from which to choose. And even if you're passing through a smaller town, Where The Locals Eat identifies the best that town has to offer. Where The Locals Eat is the directory you'll need when you travel anywhere in the United States. It's for people who care about food, and want to sample the best restaurants, wherever they travel. Who knows better than the locals where to get a great meal? It's so logical, it's amazing no one thought of it before: Ask them where they eat! The researchers at Magellan Press spent more than two years talking to local -- business and professional people -- in nearly one thousand towns and cities, and finding where they go out to eat. What's the best place for barbecue? Where's a great place to take the family when relatives come to town? What restaurant hits the spot for pizza? For hamburgers? Or for impressing the boss? Where The Locals Eat is the most comprehensive and reliable restaurant guide on the market. It features the very best food America has to offer. With nearly 10,000 recommended restaurants, no other directory even comes close. And, unlike many guides, it's not limited to gourmet restaurants or big cities. Where The Locals Eat will point you to the best restaurants in Boise, Idaho and Trenton, New Jersey, as well as those in New York and Los Angeles. You'll want Where The Locals Eat with you wherever you go. If youdrive, put it in the glove compartment. if you fly, slip it in your briefcase. Whether you're heading to Austin or Boston, pack it before you go. And if you want to eat where the locals eat...this is the book for you.

Chosen by National Geographic Traveler and other guides as one of the best B & Bs in Ohio and the Midwest, the Murphin Ridge Inn is as famous for its old-fashioned charms and exquisite food as it is for its bucolic setting in the rolling farmland of Southwestern Ohio's Amish country. A Taste of the Murphin Ridge Inn captures the magic of this beloved hideaway, from the rustic 1826 farmhouse to the Foggy Bottom Pancakes. Owner Sherry McKenney reflects on the changing seasons on the ridge, the joys of running a bed and breakfast, and the lush herb and vegetable gardens that supply the restaurant with fresh fare. She also shares the secrets of her kitchen, offering more than 130 of the recipes visitors have requested through the years. If you've ever spent an evening stargazing from the inn's front porch, or set out hiking with Red Dog as the sugar maple leaves drift down on a crisp autumn day, this book will awaken fond memories. If you haven't yet discovered this heaven in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the delicious recipes and musings n A Taste of the Murphin Ridge Inn will transport you to a place where the cooking is from scratch and the welcome is genuine. Book jacket.

The American West is home to some of the best backpacking trips in the world, and within California and Nevada are several outstanding destination trails. Hikers from all over the country, and around the world, travel to this area every season to undertake some of these classic trips of a lifetime and enjoy the breathtaking scenery. Best Backpacking Trips in California and Nevada was written to help the accomplished hiker through the entire process of planning a multiday excursion. The book covers all aspects of the trip, from traveling to the area to successfully fulfilling the dream of backpacking in one of the most beautiful regions in the West. The guide includes thirteen detailed trail descriptions, along with information on additional resources, governing agencies, and permits and fees. It also provides listings of the nearest airports, outdoor retailers, campgrounds, transportation, and amenities and attractions. Accompanying the specific information on each trip are captivating historical vignettes and entertaining personal essays, enhancing the reader’s understanding of the area. Whether journeying from near or far, Best Backpacking Trips of California and Nevada is the most complete resource for turning a dream trip into reality.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.