Jane and Michael Stern: Hooo-wee, you will be traveling through some of the most delicious country anywhere in this nation. In Atlanta, I would start my trip with fried chicken, pot likker and plates full of southern style vegetables at Mary Mac's Tea Room. If you like classic old-style diners, check out the Silver Skillet: ham and red eye gravy for breakfast, and some of the best lemon icebox pie anywhere. Then, of course, who can leave Atlanta without a visit to the Varsity, the worlds' largest drive-in, for a slaw dog or two? I don't know the route you are taking to Ashville, but I suggest you plot it so you can stop in Statesville at Keaton's for barbecued chicken -- it is fried, then dipped in hot, hot sauce, emerging with a taste like no other. Charleston is an eater's paradise: seafood at Hyman's, great southern food of all kinds at Jestine's, and if you want an upscale version of Southern food, check out Magnolia's. Even more upscale, and pretty pricey (but very, very good) is 82 Queen. Oh, and the Hominy Grill must not be missed—for breakfast, lunch, or supper. In Savannah, be sure to have lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Boarding House. For many more tips along the way, check out Roadfood.com. There are state-by-state listings and maps showing where the restaurants are, as well as discussion forums where you can ask for suggestions.

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Cicero, N.Y.: I am taking a trip in mid Sept. up the coast of Maine to Bar Harbor. Would you suggest some GREAT lobster shacks/pounds on the Maine coast?

Jane and Michael Stern: It's almost hard to find a bad lobster on the route you are taking. Heading downeast from the New Hampshire border, one of our favorites is The Maine Diner in Wells. It's not a scenic lobster pound, but the grandma's-recipe lobster pie is memorable. One of the most beautiful settings is at The Lobster Shack in Cape Elizabeth: dine on picnic tables overlooking Casco Bay. And at Five Islands Lobster Co. in Georgetown, while you are eating steamers, lobster, corn, and potatoes—a full shore dinner, cooked to order—you can watch the lobstermen bring in their catch. If you want to go a little more formal (utensils and washable plates), try Mabel's Lobster Claw in Kennebunkport. Just down the road from Mabel's is the Clam Shack, where you will get one of the best lobster rolls on the coast and where, next door, they will boil up an excellent lobster for you (but bring your own wine, side dishes, etc.).

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Bethesda, Md.: I am going to Renninger's Antique Show in Kutztown, PA at the end of September. Any suggestions for that area—Bethlehem, Allentown, Lancaster?

Jane and Michael Stern: How about the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market. Our friends Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle checked it out and recommended the pierogi, donuts, sausages, and chicken pies. There are all kinds of things to eat, but Bruce and Sue referred to it as a "meat-eater's mecca, a carnival for carnivores," including meaty slab bacon, etc. Don't forget the shoofly pie, too. The market is open Thursday through Saturday, and while much of the food is for taking home, there are plenty of opportunities to feast on the spot.

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New York, N.Y.: What kind of ice cream recommendations do you have for an upcoming trip to New England?

Jane and Michael Stern: As you may know, New England eats more ice cream per capita than any other region, not to mention it being home of the original Howard Johnson's as well as of Ben & Jerry's. Recently a team of ice cream fanatics from Roadfood.com sampled 50 of the top independent ice cream shops in the region. Some of their top choices are Tubby's in Wayne, Maine, for Cinnamon Trail flavor, Sundae School in Dennisport, Massachusetts, for Bass River Mud flavor, and Buttonwood Farms in Griswold, Connecticut for chocolate-covered Graham Cracker ice cream. Two personal favorites are The Big Dipper just outside Waterbury, Connecticut, for its toasted almond, and the Ridgefield Ice Cream Shop on Route 7 in Ridgefield for its purer-than-pure custard. The most intense ice cream you ever will eat is Rich Chocolate, at Dr. Mike's, in Bethel, Connecticut. In New Hampshire, check out Bishop's in Littleton; in Rhode Island, Gray's of Tiverton (get the ginger ice cream). And the Boston area is a hotbed of ice cream greatness, including Christina's and Toscanini's, both in Cambridge.

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Wellesley, Mass.: I will be traveling with another adult on Sept. 7 on I -35 north between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. Any good restaurants? A life-long foodie