Andrea Weigl, Raleigh New & Observer

"Interstate Eateries: A Guide to Down-Home Cooking Along North Carolina's Interstates, 2nd Edition," by D.G. Martin. $6.95, available at A Southern Season
Martin, another Chapel Hill author, tells you where to eat while on the road in North Carolina, from Prissy Polly's Pig-Pickin' Barbecue near Kernersville to Ernie's Buffet in Dunn.