198 Pilots Advice to Reduce Travel Stress; Jane & Michael Stern's 'Road Food USA'

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🗓️ 7 March 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Around the USA, there are hundreds of affordable, unpretentious, "yum" places serving home cooked meals. Jane and Michael Stern share some of their findings about the best Road Food they've found around the country. They provide a few suggestions for places where you can enjoy authentic regional food specialties. Also, get a view from the cockpit on ways to help reduce the stress factor for your next flight. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	From Finding the Best Buttery Lobster Roll in Maine to ordering biscuits and gravy in Tennessee.
0:06.0	Our guest today on Travel with Rick Steve's know how to experience the local flavors of America.
0:11.0	The way we identify ourselves so many of us is by our food heritage.
0:16.5	It's a great way to really discover the culture of this country with your taste buds.
0:21.1	For more than 30 years Michael and Jane Stern have been on the
0:23.9	road, sampling the local specialties in every state in the Union and writing home
0:28.0	about it. They join us today on Travel with Rick Steves to spill the beans about
0:31.8	some of the most memorable comfort food they've found driving across the USA.
0:36.0	We might even get them to weigh in on some touchy topics of regional pride, like barbecue and chili.
0:42.0	Every part of the country has its own chili, but truly Texas is king.
0:47.7	And we'll check in with a jet pilot who offers his insider tips for reducing the stress and
0:51.7	anxiety that often come with flying.
0:54.2	Come along for some fun discoveries in the hour ahead.
0:56.8	It's Travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.8	Hi, I'm Rick Steves.
1:02.1	If you've ever been frustrated by the food choices you find off the interstate,
1:05.8	then we'd like you to meet Jane and Michael Stern, America's Road Food Experts. They'll inspire
1:11.2	us in just a little bit to experience some of the best flavors of America for ourselves.
1:16.0	Let's start off today with a call to a listener who lives just outside Rockford, Illinois,
1:20.0	and also happens to be a pilot for a major airline.
1:23.0	He wrote us recently to offer some insider tips for reducing the stress that often comes with flying.
1:28.0	We caught up with him on his cell phone between flights. We have Mike on the line in Poplar Grove, Illinois. Mike,
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