Jane and Michael Stern answer some questions about Roadfooding for BudgetTravel.com.  Their best advice?  “Probably the biggest mistake is looking for something familiar. For us, the whole point of traveling is to experience the place we are, and that means eating the food people there eat, the way they eat it. That could range from Indian pudding in a Maine diner to carnitas tacos from a truck in South Tucson. In other words, be adventurous! Try new things! Meet new people!”

The photo shows fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, broccoli casserole, and fried green tomatoes at Mary Mac’s Tea Room in Atlanta, GA (Roadfood.com review), where they say they would begin a Southern culinary journey.