🚗 Road trip food confession: we finally quit fast food on the highway for good.

The last straw? Brisket sandwiches packed with inedible gristle at one of America's most overhyped travel centers — and a management team that treated our complaint like an inconvenience.

We now pack our own food for every drive. Our make-ahead egg salad sandwich on brioche has become a road trip staple.

Full recipe and the honest story behind the switch on the blog.

https://imitationofmink.com/skip-the-drive-thru-why-i-started-packing-my-own-road-food/

Why I Stopped Eating Fast Food on Road Trips (And What I Pack Instead)

After a gristle-filled BBQ sandwich and rude managers at a famous travel stop, we finally made the switch to packing our own road food. Here's what we bring now — including a creamy egg salad sandwich recipe that blows anything on the highway out of the water.

Imitation of Mink