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Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings takes you on the ultimate road trip and into some of the South's most tucked-away diners, drive-ins and dives with food critic and travel writer Morgan Murphy as he cruises the roads less traveled in 16 Southern states. More than a cookbook, Second Helpings charts the best Southern foods at off-road diners, roadside food stands, and independently owned restaurants from Texas and Appalachia to the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, gathering up a bellyful of recipes, laughs, and Southern lore along the way. Second Helpings devours the South in five big bites, each chapter charting a tasty trail through one Southern sub region. Each of the five recipe chapters covers three to four states, eight to 12 eateries, and 24 to 32 restaurant recipes that will inspire your own home cooking.
About the Author
Bestselling author and television personality Morgan Murphy knows food. His latest book, On the Road Again (Time Inc. 2015) , immediately hit #1 on Publisher's Weekly. His other titles, Bourbon & Bacon (Time Inc. 2014) , Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings (Time Inc., 2013) , Off the Eaten Path (Time Inc., 2011) , and I Love You--Now Hush (Blair, 2010) , have made him one of the culinary world's best-known food critics. Millions have read Murphy's trademark wit in Vanity Fair, Forbes, Esquire, Garden Design, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Post, and Southern Living.
Murphy has appeared on The TODAY Show, Fox & Friends, CNN, Sirius/XM, and NPR. He holds an MBA from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College. Murphy is passionate about public service and serves as a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, where he is currently assigned to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Commander Murphy is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, where he was awarded the Meritorious Defense Service Medal and the Afghan campaign medal, among others.
Morgan lives in Birmingham, Ala., where he serves on the boards of the Downtown Kiwanis Club, the St. Andrew's Society of the Middle South, and Independent Presbyterian Church.
