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Filling Up

Gas station food is nourishment at its most basic: stuff to keep you going and keep you awake. It's also a snapshot of our collective cravings and a window into the diversity of American culture along this country's many roads.

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Gridlock and Cheese-Stuffed Gorditas on Austin’s Taco Mile

Rundberg is a story that’s told via its expansive Taco Mile, the area’s gauntlet of mostly Central but also South American food truck offerings

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The Teenage Wasteland of Cumberland Farms

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The 16 Best and Worst Jerky Brands for Your Next Road Trip

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Musubi and Pork Adobo With a Side of Petrol

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Filling Up

A celebration of eating at America’s gas stations, with all the sweet, salty, crunchy, and caffeinated things you need to top off your tank

The American Dream in the Back of a Sunoco

America’s Forgotten Filling Stations

Welcome to the Potato Chip Capital of America

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A Safe Place to Fill Up

To be able to stop at almost any Southern gas station and have a good, inexpensive meal is an American tradition rooted in Black survival and entrepreneurship

I Found the Formula for Road Trip Bliss, and It’s Gardetto’s and Sour Punch Straws

Need a Bottle of Natural Wine? The Gas Station Has You Covered.