At the age of nineteen, Stephan Schacher undertook a typical sightseeing tour of the United States, from coast to coast on the Kerouac trail, visiting the cities and monuments, both natural and man-made, along the legendary Route 66. Almost 20 years later, he decided to take a second trip across North America. This time, however, things would be done a little differently: Driving from upstate New York to Northern Alaska, almost 11,000 kilometers across Canada and the United States, he decided to photograph every meal along the way, as well as every waitress who served it. His culinary adventure is documented here with a wealth of visual materials.

What may sound like a goofy, drunken college idea dreamed up at three o’clock in the morning became a serious undertaking for Stephan Schacher. Eating exclusively in roadside diners, the author blazes a low-brow culinary trail across the continent, braving greasy hamburgers and questionable seafood platters.
Making meticulous records of his mileage, food expenditures, and the times of arrival and departure, the artist is able to painstakingly recreate his entire journey in facts and figures to complement the irresistibly personal experience of the solitary roadside meal.