Peach Street to Lobster Lane: Coast to coast in search of real American cuisine

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When the nations taster-in-chief Felicity Cloake announced her dream to cycle across America, the reactions were mixed: Youll die, warned a Californian colleague. Youll be murdered, added her mum. Friends panicked: But what will you eat

Determined to prove theres more to American cuisine than the cartoonish glamour of burgers and doughnuts (though she tries those too), Felicity embarks on the ultimate coast-to-coast adventure, tackling Americas highways, byways and pieways by bike in election year, counting campaign flags and uncovering local favourites such as crawfish boil and sauerkraut balls. From Memphis barbecue to Mission burritos, Italian beef to Tex-Mex-Chinese breakfast dumplings, she dives headfirst into iconic American dishes and the fascinating stories and journeys behind them.

Drawn to the sheer scale, boundless energy and rich contrasts of a country as complex as its cuisine, Felicity takes us along for the ride in the very best way mile by mile, meal by meal. Funny, surprising and irresistibly mouth-watering, Peach Street to Lobster Lane is the ultimate freewheeling foodie adventure.

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Felicity Cloake is the multi award-winning author of the Guardians long-running How to Make the Perfect series, the New Statesmans food column and seven books, including One More Croissant for the Road and Red Sauce Brown Sauce, which won the Fortnum and Mason food book of the year award in 2023. Peach Street to Lobster Lane, sees her travel across America exploring the nations food culture.