Peach Street to Lobster Lane: The new American food adventure guide, perfect for summer reading

Felicity Cloake cycles across America to explore the country's regional food culture beyond stereotypes. Despite warnings from friends and family about the dangers and challenges of the journey, she sets out on a coast-to-coast adventure by bike during an election year. Throughout her travels, Cloake discovers diverse American cuisine and the stories behind iconic regional dishes, including crawfish stew, sauerkraut balls, Memphis barbecue, Mission burritos, Italian beef, and Tex-Mex gyoza. She encounters warm hospitality and local pride across the country's varied landscapes and communities. The book documents her journey mile by mile and meal by meal, presenting America as a complex nation with welcoming people and rich culinary traditions rooted in regional identity and generosity.