One Tank Trips Road Food [Paperback]

Neil Zurcher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

Nobody knows road food like Neil Zurcher. After all, in 20 years on the go as a TV travel reporter heÕs enjoyed a lot of meals away from home! In his third book of "One Tank Trips" (based on his popular FOX8 TV news series), Zurcher shares the most delicious destinations for short getaways from Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.

These include OhioÕs remaining drive-in restaurants, authentic diners, unusually scenic picnic spots, pick-your-own berry farms, restaurants with unusual specialties or themes, farm stands, cheese factories, restaurants that accommodate special diets, annual food festivals, and more. All destinations are just a "One Tank Trip" awayÑmeaning that Clevelanders can easily reach them on a tank of gas or less.

The menu includes a roster of where to find the very best . . . fresh fish, ice cream, pies, chicken wings, hamburgers, steaks, pizza, chili, ribs, burritos, corned beef, bison, ostrich, and other favorite foods.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A glove-box menu for interesting, fun dining that should appeal to every member of the family." -- TheStarBeacon

"A great resource for people who have many out-of-town visitors or anyone who enjoys new dining experiences." -- LakeCountyTribune

"Literally stuffed with interesting tidbits of information about the gustatory landscape of Ohio" -- Alliance Review

"No matter your taste, 'One Tank Trips Road Food' has plenty of food for thought." -- News Herald

About the Author

Neil Zurcher has been uncovering delightful getaways close to home for almost two decades. His popular ÒOne Tank TripÓ reports are now the longest-running local travel segment on television. Two other books of his trips are available: Neil ZurcherÕs Favorite One Tank Trips and More of Neil ZurcherÕs One Tank Trips. Both have been local bestsellers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers; 1st edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886228302
• ISBN-13: 978-1886228306
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,623,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, December 2, 1999

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Ted Driscol (Lorain, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Tank Trips Road Food (Paperback)

In the preface, the author mentions that the book is about "food & fun". That's true, however, to me, the main appeal is his diligent research into, sometimes obscure, areas, in order to find restaurants(and derivatives thereof) that combine good food, fine service, and fascinating atomosphere! The reader will be amazed to find so many interesting places, nearby, that they have not yet discovered. All places included in the book are in Ohio, with the exception of a few in Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. Mr. Zurcher takes you on journeys which include special places, such as...an 18th Century tavern that serves food from a 200 year-old recipe...a 19th Century bed-and-breakfast/tavern that includes beautiful and serene landscapes...an honest-to-goodness fifties drive-in restaurant with a chronologically-correct juke box(I loved it!)...a diner inside a Harley-Davidson dealership...a restaurant that features an antique-car museum and antiques in general...a tuba museum/restaurant...fine Amish restaurants(discover Amish history while in the area)...an actual castle with a restaurant that serves exotic food such as buffalo and ostrich...tearooms with elegant atmosphere and beautiful, rustic surroundings. He, in addition, provides a virtual "who's who" of purveyors of pizza, ice cream, cheese, hot dogs, popcorn, and more! Neil Zurcher's presentation is clever, concise, and really easy to read...the book will entice you onto the road. For a modest amount paid for the book, the reader receives a whole lot more than a "tankful" of memories and interesting dining experiences...TED DRISCOL

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neil Zurcher's One Tank Road Foods, November 25, 1999

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Kevin J. Ruic - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Tank Trips Road Food (Paperback)

Having read Mr. Zurcher's two previous One Tank Trip books and having found them thoroughly enjoyable I approached this third edition with great delight. It certainly did not dissapoint me. I found the publication absolutely entertaining and full of great stories and places to eat. What a great surprise to open what I thought to be a book on restaurants and find myself laughing from cover to cover. The way the author intertwines reality with good old front porch stories and humor is nothing short of editorial wizardry. The book is a masterpiece of education and entertainment. I personally will not only use it as a where to go to eat bible but will undoubtedly re-read it for it's entertainment qualities. I highly reccomend the book and think it should be in every home, car and christmas stocking. Thank you Mr. Zurcher for the hours of delight. I can't wait for the next one.