Michael Stern

Jane and Michael Stern drive around America looking for good food and exploring popular culture. Their collaboration has yielded over forty books, including the restaurant guide Roadfood, the cookbook Square Meals, the memoir Two for the Road and, most recently, 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late. In addition, they have written the pop-culture best-sellers Elvis World and The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste, and Michael Stern's Douglas Sirk. In 2006, Jane Stern's memoir, Ambulance Girl, was made into a Lifetime TV movie directed by and starring Kathy Bates. The Sterns write a monthly column about their discoveries in Gourmet magazine, contribute weekly to Public Radio's "The Splendid Table," and host the interactive website, Roadfood.com.